UEFA Champions League

Atlético Madrid vs Internazionale, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Atlético Madrid
  • 9': Julián Álvarez
  • 90'+3': José María Giménez
FT
2 - 1
Internazionale
  • 54': Piotr Zielinski
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Giménez heads Atlético Madrid to late win over Inter Milan

José María Giménez scored a header deep into stoppage time as Atlético Madrid snatched a 2-1 home victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
  • 1': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
  • 1': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Ange-Yoan Bonny.
  • 9': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Inter Milan 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 11': VAR Decision: Goal Atletico Madrid 1-0 Inter Milan (Julián Alvarez).
  • 15': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
  • 15': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 18': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
  • 18': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 20': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Juan Musso.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
  • 31': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 33': Offside, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto is caught offside.
  • 34': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid).
  • 36': Offside, Inter Milan. Ange-Yoan Bonny is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 37': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 40': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid).
  • 42': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 42': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yann Bisseck.
  • 44': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
  • 44': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
  • 44': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
  • 45'+3': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Inter Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Inter Milan 0.
  • 46': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a through ball.
  • 47': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
  • 47': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a through ball.
  • 50': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Juan Musso.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 54': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Inter Milan 1. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange-Yoan Bonny.
  • 55': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Nahuel Molina.
  • 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Johnny Cardoso.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  • 62': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena.
  • 63': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 63': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Bisseck.
  • 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by José María Giménez.
  • 67': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan).
  • 67': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Álex Baena.
  • 68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  • 69': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nico González with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
  • 75': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan).
  • 77': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 78': Handball by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
  • 79': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nico González.
  • 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a cross following a fast break.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Luis Henrique (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
  • 81': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nico González.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
  • 84': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Inter Milan 1. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Inter Milan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Inter Milan 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 5
51.5 Possession 48.5
17 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
451 Accurate Passes 416
527 Passes 490
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
31 Long Balls 46
14 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 8
27 Effective Clearances 23
27 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Wanda Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 68,069

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 5 +13 15
2 Paris Saint-Germain 5 +11 12
3 Bayern Munich 5 +9 12
4 Internazionale 5 +9 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
17 Dávid Hancko
2 José María Giménez
5 Johnny Cardoso
3 Matteo Ruggeri
16 Nahuel Molina
8 Pablo Barrios
4 Conor Gallagher
10 Álex Baena
20 Giuliano Simeone
19 Julián Álvarez
Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
Giacomo Raspadori, Mario de Luis, Koke , Thiago Almada, Nicolás González, Carlos Martín, Antoine Griezmann, Salvi Esquivel, Marc Pubill, Alexander Sørloth, Javi Galán, Clément Lenglet.

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
25 Manuel Akanji
95 Alessandro Bastoni
31 Yann Bisseck
7 Piotr Zielinski
23 Nicolò Barella
20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
32 Federico Dimarco Yellow Card
30 Carlos Augusto
14 Ange-Yoan Bonny
10 Lautaro Martínez
Internazionale Substitutes:
Petar Sucic, Christos Alexiou, Pio Esposito, Josep Martínez, Stefan de Vrij, Francesco Acerbi, Alain Taho, Matteo Cocchi, Luis Henrique , Marcus Thuram, Andy Diouf, Davide Frattesi.

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