UEFA Champions League

Internazionale vs Borussia Dortmund, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Internazionale
  • 22': Lautaro Martínez
  • 89': Antonio Candreva
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2 - 0
Borussia Dortmund

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    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Hand ball by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 17': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 18': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 18': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij with a through ball.
    • 24': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 25': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
    • 28': Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 29': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
    • 30': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kwadwo Asamoah.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 32': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 32': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
    • 41': Offside, Inter Milan. Diego Godín tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
    • 42': Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Hand ball by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
    • 43': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
    • 45'+1': Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
    • 46': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 46': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
    • 48': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 48': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kwadwo Asamoah.
    • 54': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 56': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
    • 56': Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
    • 57': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
    • 60': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
    • 62': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 63': Foul by Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan).
    • 63': Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 65': Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 65': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Thomas Delaney.
    • 67': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 67': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Asamoah.
    • 73': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
    • 73': Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Manuel Akanji.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
    • 75': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 75': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Diego Godín (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 78': Foul by Diego Godín (Inter Milan).
    • 78': Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Diego Godín (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 79': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Cristiano Biraghi replaces Kwadwo Asamoah.
    • 80': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 80': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Penalty Inter Milan. Sebastiano Esposito draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 81': Penalty conceded by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 82': Penalty saved! Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Raphael Guerreiro replaces Thorgan Hazard.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
    • 86': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 86': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 87': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic following a fast break.
    • 90': Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Inter Milan. Borja Valero replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 90'+1': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Borja Valero (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 90'+2': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 2
    57.9 Possession 42.1
    5 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    567 Accurate Passes 403
    634 Passes 462
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 44
    39 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 14
    14 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 12
    5 Effective Clearances 23
    5 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 65,673

    Line-Ups

    INT Internazionale (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    37 Milan Skriniar
    2 Diego Godín Yellow Card
    77 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
    23 Nicolò Barella Yellow Card
    5 Roberto Gagliardini
    18 Kwadwo Asamoah
    87 Antonio Candreva
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    9 Romelu Lukaku
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Borja Valero, Matteo Politano, Cristiano Biraghi, Sebastiano Esposito, Alessandro Bastoni, Valentino Lazaro, Daniele Padelli.

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Roman Bürki (GK)
    33 Julian Weigl Yellow Card
    15 Mats Hummels Yellow Card
    16 Manuel Akanji
    6 Thomas Delaney
    28 Axel Witsel
    14 Nico Schulz
    5 Achraf Hakimi
    19 Julian Brandt
    23 Thorgan Hazard
    7 Jadon Sancho
    Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
    Lukasz Piszczek, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Raphaël Guerreiro, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marwin Hitz, Mahmoud Dahoud, Mario Götze.

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