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Champions League. Group B. Fourth round
Milan. “Giuseppe Meazza”
“Inter” – “Real” 0: 2
Goals: Azar 7 (pen.), Hakimi 59 (own goal)
“Bury“: Handanovic, Skrinjar, De Fry, Bastoni (D’Ambrosio 46), Hakimi (A. Sanchez 64), Vidal, Gallardini (Sensei 78), Young, Barella, L. Martinez (Perisic 46), Lukaku (Eriksen 86)
“Real“: Courtois, Carvajal, Nacho, Varane, Mendy, Modric, Kroos, Edegor (Casemiro 58), Vázquez, Díaz (Rodrigo 58), Hazard (Vinicius 78)
Warnings: Gallardini 19, Vidal 33, Sensei 86
Removing: Vidal 33 (second yellow)
Chief referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Yesterday Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte called the match final. The Italian press spoke of a last chance for Inter without appeal. About the fundamental intersection. “Now or never”. And after Gladbakh “Borussia” victory, the feeling of the final only intensified. Especially for Italians who haven’t won yet. They had a good chance of defeating the Spanish, given the lack of preparation of Benzema, Ramos, Valverde and Casemiro. But the rest of the players and Zidane showed an excellent disposition. And the difference between teams is in experience and the difference between coaches is in skill.
“Real” beat “Inter” by one goal. Not even in a hurry. It was as if an adult team were playing against children. Possession geniuses Modric and Kroos, with the help of Edegor, easily outplayed the weak in this Gagliardini, Vidal and Barella, reaching 60 percent in the first half. And at 8: 2 in strokes. The guests did not put much pressure, but in the center of the field they intercepted immediately. And they got where they wanted. The central Nacho was immediately caught in the area by Barella. Vasquez from the right side of the penalty hit the shelf. Diaz hit his head too weakly, instead of hitting Mendy, he got her nowhere.
In the middle of the first half, the Madrid team released the reins a bit and allowed the rival to get closer. And a couple of times it’s bad to break through from a distance. The ball bounced off Lukaku’s head into nothingness. Although they could have paid, when Modric took Vidal’s hand, and then the Chilean was also slightly hooked. The referee decided otherwise. Perhaps because of Arturo’s theatrical fall. And then everyone forgot about the penalty, when the latter started yelling at the referee, he almost hit him and he was ejected with justice. And this made it possible to quietly bring the half to the end and quietly start the second. That’s right, without giving the ball, but also with care.
Conte tried to change the game with substitutions. He even abandoned the scheme with three central defenders, which he had once promised to drop “right on top of my corpse.” Perhaps his team of ten even looked better. And in one of the episodes in the Courtois penalty area, the referee asked the VAR for help. But I decided to continue. And soon the replacement of Zidane worked. Vásquez ran down the right wing and shot the forgotten Rodrigo, who scored the winning goal in Madrid. Hakimi was late. Then the game could be over. Although Perisic didn’t want to. Courtois drew it out with one hand.
“Inter” is behind “Miner” by two, “Real” – by five, and “Borussia” – by six points. It will not leave this group. Another failed season for Conte in the Champions League. This tournament is not for him. And it’s not about arbitration at all. And for “Real” this tournament is their own to the core. Who else but “creamy” and his mentor can play here? A year ago, they already left the group after the first two days without victories. And now, after the first “dry” Champions League game in a year, after the first win at the “San Siro” over “Inter” or “Milan”, they are close to that.
