A multistage centrifugal turbomachine comprising a rotor assembly comprising a shaft carrying a first and a second impeller, and a stator comprising a passage for a fluid flowing from an outlet side of the first impeller to an inlet side of the second impeller, the passage comprising a diffuser downstream the outlet side of the first impeller), a return channel upstream the inlet side of the second impeller, a bend connecting the diffuser and the return channel, and a plurality of stator blades being provided in the return channel, wherein a portion of the return channel is delimited by the first impeller, the plurality of stator blades extending at least partially in the portion of the return channel.