Inter Milan arrived in the round of 16 after defeating Victory Pilsen 4-0 in the fifth day of Group C of the Champions League. This situation also ensures Barcelona to the Europa League.
Inter-Viktoria Plzen took place at Giuseppe Meazza, Thursday (27/10/2022) early morning WIB. The Nerazzurri were up 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Edin Dzeko
Inter scored in the second half. Dzeko put his name on the scoreboard again and Lukaku completed Inter’s victory.
With this result, Inter signed the ticket for the round of 16, accompanying Bayern Munich who had already confirmed themselves. Barcelona will certainly not be able to enter the round of 16 before facing Bayern, especially if they manage to equal Inter’s points at the end of the group stage, still losing in the head-to-head matches.
Barcelona were confirmed to block third position and were expelled from the Europa League. Viktoria Plzen is licensed at the bottom of the standings and will not be able to match the points of the blaugrana with one game to go.
The course of the game
The game is progressing slowly in a very open way. Inter and Viktoria Plzen alternated in attack, but neither scored until the 15 ‘.
A golden opportunity for Inter in the 24th minute. Federico Dimarco comes out of an offside position and tackles the goalkeeper for a shot, but the ball is saved by goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek.
Until the half hour of play, Inter are still struggling to score. Attacks launched through crosses often still fail to snatch Viktoria Plzen’s door.
Inter’s stalemate finally breaks free in the 35th minute. Alessandro Bastoni’s cross was snatched away by Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s header. 1-0 Inter ahead.
Inter doubles in the 42nd minute. Dimarco’s cross was successfully grabbed by Edin Dzeko’s shot on goal.
The 2-0 is valid for Inter until the interval. this situation means that Barcelona have threatened to fail until the round of 16 before competing.
Inter did not slow down in the second half, even if Viktoria Plzen occasionally managed to make a good counterattack. The team, which was accompanied by Massimiliano Farris, because Simone Inzaghi was in prison, was able to create several opportunities.
Inter’s new shot translates into a third goal in the 66th minute. Lautaro Martinez’s low cross was caught by Dzeko. Inter lead 3-0.
Inter continues to attack. A goal from Romelu Lukaku, who came in for Dzeko, then arrived in the 87th minute to give Inter 4-0 to the end.
Align:
Inter: Onana, Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Hakan, Miki, Dimarco, Lautaro Martinez, Dzeko.
Viktoria Plzen: Stanek, Hejda, Pernica, Tijani, Havel, Bucha, Kalvach, Mosquera, Jirka, Vlkanova, Bassey.
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