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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Borussia Mönchengladbach delivers the first ball of the match. Following the dramatic Champions League loss to Inter Milan, Borussia now need a point at Real Madrid. As in the first leg, star forward Lukaku proves to be a scare for Gladbach with two goals.
After the match point awarded to the historic round of 16, Matthias Ginter and his teammates lunged towards referee Danny Makkelie, gesturing wildly. The referee had not previously caught on when he withdrew Alassane Plea’s alleged compensation after studying the video. Instead of a belated sense of accomplishment, Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Inter Milan 2: 3 (1: 1) in the end. Now there is a “final” in the Champions League at Real Madrid.
Tore: 0: 1 Darmian (17.), 1: 1 Supplication (45. + 1), 1: 2 Lukaku (64.), 1: 3 Lukaku (73.), 2: 3 Supplication (76.)
Mönchengladbach: Sommer – Lainer, Jantschke (46th Zakaria), Ginter, Wendt (78th Wolf) – Kramer – Lazaro, Neuhaus – Stindl (70th Embolo) – Plea, Thuram; Coach: Rose.
Milan: Handanovic – Skriniar, de Vrij, Bastoni – Darmian (60. Hakimi), Brozovic, Young (87. Perisic) – Barella, Gagliardini – Lukaku, Martinez (71. Alexis Sanchez); Coach: Conte.
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
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“We are disappointed. We were close to another result,” said coach Marco Rose, who could not understand the retired 3: 3 in the 83rd minute. Swiss Breel Embolo is said to have hindered Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic in the Pleas graduation. “The constellation of offside in Breel is not that he hinders the goalkeeper. So it doesn’t matter if he jumps. You can give the goal,” Rose annoyed DAZN. Florian Neuhaus led the way for next week’s group final: “But we still have one game left, then we will do it against Real.”
There is enough for the colts, who remain leaders in the table due to the surprising 0-2 defeat of the real team at Shakhtar Donetsk and will at least hibernate in the Europa League, one point ahead. Matteo Darmian (17th) put Inter in the lead, just before half-time Alassane Plea (45th + 1) tied. Then Milan striker Romelu Lukaku (64./73.) Struck twice. Plea (76.) also did it with his second goal.
Inter are having a restless night
Rose returned to offer his best team after the rotation at 4: 1 against Schalke. Captain Lars Stindl, Stefan Lainer and Christoph Kramer returned to the starting lineup, while Nico Elvedi withdrew due to a muscle injury. The Inter-convoy, on the other hand, had had a restless night: according to police, strangers burned several batteries of fireworks and other pyrotechnic material in front of the Lombards’ hotel around 4 a.m.
Gladbach pushed early from the start. However, Inter used the aggressive approach to become dangerous in turn play. First Toni Jantschke blocked twice against Lautaro Martínez, before the Argentine hit the outside seconds later (6th). After a shot by veteran Ashley Young (15th) went to safety, Darmian made Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer look bad from close range with a shot to the leg two minutes later.
Even after the opening goal, the guests continued to show enthusiasm, Gladbach, on the other hand, initially seemed a bit knocked out. Nicolo Barella’s long shot went just above the goal. Only after half an hour did Gladbach Zug take aim at the goal: Stindl tried directly from a difficult position with a free kick (31), moments later Lazaro did not receive any pressure on the ball when he finished.
Handanovic saves Inter several times
Unimpressed by the colts’ first offensive signs of life, Inter continued to show their counterattack qualities. However, on Martinez’s second chance, Sommer was at work. In the cold and wet conditions of Borussia Park, a very fast-paced game developed in which Gladbach also got better and better. In Borussia’s best double chance, Inter goalkeeper Handanovic was there against Lainer’s long-range shot and Stindl’s header (36th). Handanovic did even better seconds later when Thuram shot low, which he dodged brilliantly with his fingertips. Then Plea nodded coldly after a touching Lazarus cross with her head.
Inspired by the draw, Gladbach came off the break better. The switch to a more offensive 3-5-2 did the hosts good at first. With a great opportunity to take the lead, Thuram slid the ball over his head (51.). As a result, the colts were lucky when Martinez hit the post out of nowhere, and then Belgian international Lukaku scored in typical fashion. Rose put everything on a card and brought in another striker in Breel Embolo. Lukaku shattered all hopes with his double pack. The plea returned to give hope in the final phase, which in the end decided inches before the French.
