On Tuesday, football fans are in for two very intriguing second leg matches of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, where it will be decided who will advance to the semifinals. In Milan, the local team "Milan" will face the French champions "Lyon", while in Spain, "Villarreal" will try to secure a minimal victory that would be enough to eliminate Milan's "Inter" club from the further competition. (First leg matches ended 0-0) Whether the season will be successful for the "Milan" team or a complete disaster depends on whether they will manage to defeat the "Lyon" footballers in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, as a loss in the Italian championship last Saturday took away Milan's hopes of fighting for the Serie A champions title. Completely out of form, the "Milan" players lost 1-0 to "Lecce" on Saturday and are now nine points behind leaders "Juventus" with six rounds left, so the rossoneri will try everything to reach the Champions League final for the third time in four years. The Champions League winners triumphed six times in 2003, but last year they dramatically lost in the final to the "Liverpool" footballers. The previous week's goalless first leg match between "Milan" and "Lyon" put Milan in a difficult position as they would need a victory to advance. Meanwhile, "Lyon" would advance with a draw with more away goals, giving them the advantage. In the match against "Lecce" and in last week's match against "Lyon", Milan's attackers wasted numerous opportunities, but "Milan" coach Carlo Ancelotti did not make a big deal out of two consecutive "dry" matches. "We're just not having luck right now. On Tuesday, the team will be motivated and look different," the strategist said. In Saturday's Italian championship match, the forwards Andrei Shevchenko and Filippo Inzaghi as well as Brazilian goalkeeper Kaka had the chance to rest. Ancelotti's headache with defenders should also have passed, as Brazilian Cafu and team captain Paolo Maldini had already played against "Lecce". It is also expected that Dutch national team defender Jaap Stam, who is recovering from a muscle injury, will take the right-back position in the starting lineup. In contrast, the weekend match for the defending French champions, "Lyon" footballers had a different setup. Only a goal from Tiago against "Troyes" allowed "Lyon" to secure a ticket to next year's UEFA Champions League tournament and is a serious step towards defending their champion title. "Lyon" coach Gerard Houllier also gave his team leaders, forward Sylvain Wiltord and defenders Cris, Eric Abidal, and Francois Clerc, a rest. "Inter" (First leg ended 1-2) It seems that Champions League debutants "Villarreal" will seek to use their own historical weapon - the defensive playing style called catenaccio against "Inter". "I...
Review of Tuesday's second leg quarterfinal matches
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