Inter beat Arsenal narrowly 1-0 in the Champions League derby of the evening. Thus, the negative series of the “gunners” in the Premier League and in the Champions League tournament continues.
The Nerazzurri started the match very strongly and quickly started to create chances. Already in the second minute, centering on Taremi found Dumfries in the box. He fired a powerful shot and the ball rattled the crossbar. On the home team’s next attack Chalhanoolu shot from a serious distance, with the ball not far from the right post Paradise.
Simone Inzaghi’s team dominated the start and it came to another situation where Dumfries broke down the right and crossed, but the visitors’ defense were able to handle it. Gradually Arsenal leveled the game and the match turned into a tactical battle with no goal situations.
Londoners made a series of crosses, as in one of them Sommer had a decisive intervention and was able to overtake Merino. Saka tried several breakthroughs and once got a shot that did not trouble the goalkeeper.
The hosts managed to organize two good counterattacks at the end of the half and the second resulted in a goal. Lautaro Martinez was stopped for a foul by Saliba. After centering Žielinski deflected the ball and it hit the hand of Merino. The referee awarded a penalty, a Chalhanoolu was accurate from the penalty spot.
At the break, Arteta took out Merino also played in the second half Gabriel Jesus, a Arsenal played more aggressively and more attacking. Already at the beginning of the second part, there was a good attack and a shot Martinelli, who went to the outside of the net.
Shortly after, the Londoners were able to use their traditionally strong static positions. Saliba was left uncovered after a cross but failed to get a shot in, squandering a glorious chance.
The Nerazzurri played more and more cautiously and fell back quite a bit, mainly defending. In the 58th minute Dumfries stopped the ball on the goal line after a corner kick and a scramble, and then Sommer deflected a shot at Havertz.
Inzaghi saw that changes were needed and made a triple substitution, bringing on barrel, Thuram and Mkhitaryan in place of Brothers, Lautaro Martinez and Zielinski.
Arteta was booked for touching the ball before it had gone out of play. His team possessed the ball for large periods, but could not find gaps in the opponent’s defense.
In one of the rare attacks of Inter after the break Dumfries had a chance to shoot but it was off target. In front of the other door Havertz had an excellent chance to equalize after a bit of a fluke the ball reached him in the penalty area. Brilliant performance of Bisek deflected the shot and the ball went wide of the goal.
RESULTS: Feyenoord – Salzburg 1:3, Red Star – Barcelona 2:5, PSG – Atletico M 1:2, Sparta Prague – Brest 1:2, Stuttgart – Atalanta 0:2, Inter – Arsenal 1:0, Bayern – Benfica 1:0
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