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Stephen Killen

Jamie Carragher interview attempt leaves Micah Richards and Thierry Henry in stitches

Micah Richards was left in stitches after former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher's interview with AC Milan star Rafael Leao.

Stefano Pioli's side booked their place in the Champions League semi-final as their first-leg advantage over Serie A rivals Napoli carried them over the line after a 1-1 draw in Naples.

Olivier Giroud opened the scoring before the break with Victor Osimhen equalising in second-half stoppage time but it wasn't enough to take the tie beyond regulation time as the Italian league leaders were dumped out of Europe. In the CBS Sports Golazo studio, Carragher was joined by the ex-Manchester City defender as well as Thierry Henry and Andriy Shevchenko with Kate Abdo presenting.

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Speaking to the Portuguese talisman over the prospect of facing their city rivals Inter Milan - who play Benfica in the Champions League second leg on Wednesday - the Liverpool legend said: "When you see the games tomorrow, obviously your big rivals Inter Milan are in the other semi-final. Would you like that? Would you like a semi-final with your biggest rivals?"

However, it didn't quite resonate with the 23-year-old who didn't catch the question, asking the Champions League-winner to repeat his question.

"They [the crew] have the same problem," Carragher added before repeating the question with a slight tweak as his pronunciation of Internazionale. But his efforts didn't work as the presenter was forced to interject with the question as the rest of the panel burst into laughter.

"Thank you Leao," started Abdo. "You're not alone by the way, this show goes out to America and you understand how the whole of America feels when Jamie Carragher talks. They have similar problems understanding his accent."

Richards, who also appears on Sky Sports with the 43-year-old, had his head on the desk and could be seen wiping away tears after the encounter.

He managed to restore enough composure to say: "No Jamie seriously...you go 'Internazionale' what? If he doesn't understand Inter, how is he going understand Internazionale?"

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