One other evening of Champions League motion has been and gone and there’s a complete lot to unpack, particularly on the San Siro the place Inter Milan managed to tug off a shock 1-0 win over Barcelona of their pursuit of the final 16.
Hakan Calhanoglu acquired the aim simply earlier than half time and at present, we’re going to speak about a couple of issues that stood out from this titanic encounter.
Smash and seize
Along with registering simply 5 pictures and three corners throughout the 90 minutes, Inter additionally solely had 28% possession – which they’d’ve anticipated towards Barca. Nonetheless, for higher or worse, they managed to carry out and used a full of life environment in Milan to their benefit in one of the best ways doable. It was a smash and seize on the large stage and given the way it went down, who can blame them for being ecstatic?
Barca’s fury
Pedri thought he’d managed to equalise within the second half when he put the ball at the back of the web, just for it to be pulled again on account of a handball declare towards Ansu Fati – regardless of the incident stemming from Onana pushing it straight onto his hand. You might argue it made up for Barca not conceding a penalty within the first half once they most likely ought to’ve however both manner, Xavi was completely livid.
An enormous second half
When speaking concerning the ‘second half’ we’re referring to the second half of Group C this season which we anticipate to be fairly chaotic. Bayern Munich are prime of the desk with 9 factors and Viktoria Plzen are rooted to the underside with nothing to point out for it, leaving Barca and Inter to scrap it out for second place. Xavi famous they’ve acquired ‘three finals forward’, and Simone Inzaghi will undoubtedly really feel the identical manner contemplating the strain that’s been on his shoulders.
