Inter Milan strolled into the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 on Tuesday (Mar 11) after seeing off Feyenoord 2-1 to go through 4-1 on aggregate. A thumping early strike from Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty gave Inter comfortable passage to the last eight, where the Italian champion will face Bayern Munich.
Inter Milan reached the Champions League quarter-finals with victory over Feyenoord at San Siro Stadium.
Marcus Thuram jinked into the box and fired into the top corner as Inter went 1-0 up on the night and 3-0 ahead on aggregate.
Hakan Calhanoglu was penalised for clattering into the back of Jakub Moder and the former Brighton midfielder scored from the spot to give Feyenoord hope.
The Turkey international made up for his error after the break, converting a penalty after Thomas Beelen fouled Mehdi Taremi in the box.
Thuram fired a shot narrowly over the crossbar as he tried to increase Inter's lead in the absence of captain Lautaro Martinez who was on the bench.
Simone Inzaghi's side will face Bayern Munich in April as they continue their quest to reach a second Champions League final in three seasons.
The Dutch side posed the occasional threat to Inter but the Serie A leaders were largely comfortable on the night.
Yann Sommer dived low to his left to palm Hugo Bueno's long-range effort away and Givairo Read had a shot blocked as Feyenoord had 14 attempts on goal but only made one count.
