And sometimes there are even more surprises in the quarter-finals. Because actually almost all matches are very difficult for us to predict now. Even if it is a match between clubs who are favorites or not. Because Inter Milan could lose surprisingly in the round of 16.
Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are at same level in quality but Inter Milan played better in both matches. The surprise is they failed to convert their better performances to final win in aggregated result. It is their failure and at Champions League level, in knock out matches, when their players wasted not only one but many opportunities, they deserved to lose that match.
Last season, many people didn't expect Inter Milan to go further, but they were able to go further. And this season the opposite happened, that is, many thought that Inter Milan would be able to go further, but in reality they even had to be eliminated early, namely in the round of 16.
The last season, Inter Milan were not considered too high but they went to the final match and even challenged Manchester City seriously in that final. This season is different, as Inter Milan shown their improvement and it's nothing wrong to say they become stronger in this season, in both Serie A and Champions League.
Being a stronger team than themselves one season ago but losing earlier, is not a comfortable result for Inter Milan. They will come back next season with ambitious target to go farther than round of 16.