The conflict between third parties of Bundesliga and of Series A ended this Tuesday with a hard-fought and well-deserved victory (1-0) for Bayer Leverkusen before a conjecture inter, thanks to a goal from the French side Nordi Mukiele in the 90th minute The ones Xabi Alonso They suggested more than the Italians, who conceded their first goal and their first defeat here Champions after six days played.
Important qualifying leap for the Germans, now second after equaling 13 points to the team of Simone Inzaghi (4th)which brings them a little closer to the round of 16 directly in a competition that does not resume until the end of next January.
The German team had a dominant start against the Italians and in the 3rd minute they had a good chance to take the lead on the scoreboard, but the striker shot a volley. Nathan Tella It crashed into the crossbar.
The one in Xabi Alonso They did not let up in the attack and in the 18th minute they had a double chance Grimaldo and Xhakawhich cannot defeat the purpose of a granite Inter, which also did not surprise Palacios (26′).
The students of Simone Inzaghi They were very much in control Florian Wirtz. The young star of Bayer Leverkusen He tried it in the 35th minute of the first half with a shot that dropped a helpful and solvent. summer.
The German team dominated the ball with more than 60% possession and achieved more in the first 45 minutes. However, he was unable to translate his superiority on the scoreboard against a highly organized team. Inter who conceded very little.
Soon the fight resumed, the ambitious Leverkusen He came close to scoring again. Frimpong received great help from the talented Wirtzbut his shot, rather forced, went beyond the goal defended by summer.
Triple change at Inter
after entering Dimarco, Simone Inzaghi He chose the triple change. Lautaro Martínez, Barella and Asllani They appeared with the intention of ‘destabilizing’ the Germans, still holding the ball, but not taking too much risk. while, Xabi Alonso He was reluctant to move the bank. His first substitution came in the 83rd minute.
The Interistas were content with the point, without risking the slightest in a match in which they did not shoot even once on target. The Germans’ control completely collapsed in the 90th minute, then Mukiele chased down a loose ball inside the area and shot summer. This time, football did justice to the merits of both.
match lineup
17
23
3
34
4
12
30
25
19
10
20
1
36
30
95
6
31
16
7
99
9
20
BayArena
Yann Sommer1
89′
Matteo Darmian36
Charles Augustus30
26′
55′
Alessandro Bastoni95
Stefan de Vrij6
Yann Bisseck31
Davide Frattesi16
65′
Piotr Zielinski7
82′
Mehdi Taremi99
84′
93′
Marcus Thuram9
65′
93′
Hakan Calhanoglu20
24′
65′
Replacements
Joseph Martinez13
Alessandro Calligaris40
Federico Dimarco32
55′
Mike Aidoo50
93′
Tajon Buchanan17
93′
Christian Asllani21
65′
82′
Henrikh Mkhitaryan22
Nicolò Barella23
65′
Marko Arnautovic8
84′
Lautaro Martinez10
65′
coach
Xabi Alonso
Simone Inzaghi
Source: La Verdad
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