Kick-off on 21.04.23 14:00.

In the quarterfinals, the Lions defeated their peers from Liverpool at Alkmaar, 1-0. The Green and Whites created twice as many dangerous attacks (69-34), but they did not lead to frequent sharpness near the opponents' goal (shots 6-5, on target 2-2). The Cheese Farmers defeated Real Madrid U19, 4-0 in the previous stage. Beukers scored a brace. The keeper of the team from North Holland, Owusu-Oduro, made five saves. Watch Sporting - AZ Alkmaar game online, the sides did not cross paths in the UEFA Youth League. The Portuguese team topped Group D (fourteen points) in the group stage. In that stage, the Lisbon club played with Tottenham (2-0, 2-1), Eintracht (1-0, 1-1), and Marseille (6-0, 1-1). In the Round of 16, the Lions did not notice Ajax, winning 5-1. Ribeiro scored seven goals, while Fatawu and Mateus Fernandes scored three goals each. The Green and Whites have participated in the tournament four times but reached the semifinals for the first time.

In the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons, Sporting did not make it out of their group. Their debut in the playoffs happened in the 2017/18 season when the Portuguese lost to Salzburg, 2-5, in a playoff game. Last year, the Lisbon team won their group, then defeated Dynamo Kyiv, 2-1, and lost heavily to Benfica U19, 0-4, in the quarterfinals. Watch the Sporting - AZ Alkmaar game online. AZ went through the path of national champions. In the first round, Alkmaar dealt with the youth team of Shamrock from Ireland (5-0, 1-1), in the second - barely passed Red Star (2-2, 1-1, 4-3 on penalties). In the Round of 32, the Cheese Farmers defeated Frankfurt 5-0, and in the next stage, they also confidently beat Barcelona 3-0. Meerdink scored seven times, and Poku scored five goals.

The youth team from North Holland debuted in the tournament only last season. The team also advanced through the path of champions. In the playoff game, AZ eliminated Villarreal (3-3, 4-3 on penalties), and in the Round of 16, they were eliminated by Juventus (0-0, 4-5 in the post-match lottery). Watch the Sporting - AZ Alkmaar game online.