After Inter Milan’s dominant 2-0 victory against AC Milan in the thrilling semifinal derby on Wednesday, Inter Milan now has a foot in the Champions League final. AC Milan was eliminated from the competition.
Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals for Inter Milan, giving them the advantage going into the second leg of the most important Milan derby in a generation, which will take place on Tuesday.
At the San Siro, the team captained by Simone Inzaghi was able to come away with a victory that was well-earned because they were the ones who generated the majority of scoring chances and seldom gave Milan any chances to score.
Inter are still big favorites to reach the final of Europe’s premier club tournament for the first time since they last won it 13 years ago. Despite the fact that Hakan Calhanoglu crashed a shot off the post and Edin Dzeko lost a fantastic opportunity early in the second half, Inter might have won by a greater margin.
Inter would be able to exact some measure of revenge on Milan for eliminating them in the semi-finals and the quarter-finals in both 2003 and 2005 if they were to make it all the way to the final.
The showdown for the championship will take place in Istanbul on June 10 against either the current champions Real Madrid or Manchester City. On Tuesday in Spain, the first leg of the semifinal was played to a tie score of 1-1.
Milan, who also hit the post via Sandro Tonali, have their work cut out for them if they want to have a shot at being named European champions for the eighth time. They will hope that Rafael Leao is available for next week’s pivotal matchup. Milan also hit the post.
Inter were able to play more on the front foot since they knew their opponents did not have the speed of the Portugal winger in their arsenal because Milan did not have their top player, Leao. This prevented Milan from having their primary attacking threat.
The San Siro was almost completely packed an hour before the game was scheduled to begin, and fans from both sides were yelling at and insulting each other as they waited for the massive displays that are customary for this matchup to be erected.
But once the game got off, there was really only one team on the pitch, and despite playing as the away club, Inter appeared to be the more composed and dynamic side as a result of their recent hot form in attack and their string of five consecutive wins.
The away team scored first, and it was a magnificent goal by Dzeko that accomplished it in the eighth minute. It didn’t take long for them to go on the board.
The Bosnian attacker avoided Davide Calabria and then perfectly volleyed the ball in response to Hakan Calhanoglu’s inswinging corner, which left the Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with little opportunity to save the ball.
Inter marched for Milan with their heads held high and their fans falling all over one other with excitement at the Curva Nord. Three minutes later, Mkhitaryan extended their lead, giving them a comfortable advantage.
Federico Dimarco was sent scampering down the left side, and his low cut-back was initially left by Lautaro Martinez, and then collected by Mkhitaryan, who slammed in his fifth goal of the season. The play began when Federico Dimarco was let free to go down the left wing.
Without Leao, Milan was unable to produce anything of note and almost avoided going three goals down after only a quarter of an hour when Calhanoglu nearly quiet the booing of his old supporters with a long-range shot that crashed off of the post.
After that, Martinez was awarded a penalty, but after consulting the pitch-side monitor, the referee Jesus Gil Manzano decided it was not warranted to award the penalty.
When Dzeko was one-on-one with Maignan in the 53rd minute, he squandered a wonderful opportunity to secure the match and maybe the tie. Ten minutes later, when Milan’s fans released a salvo of fireworks and explosives, Tonali bowed his head in anguish after reaching the bottom of the post with a shot.
Inter comfortably held off their competitors for the final half an hour and then soaked in the cheers of their followers who are dreaming of a trip to Turkey. However, that was Milan’s last meaningful chance of the game. Inter then went on to win the game and take home the three points.Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who plays for Inter Milan, celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal. Photo: Reuters
After Inter Milan’s dominant 2-0 victory against AC Milan in the thrilling semifinal derby on Wednesday, Inter Milan now has a foot in the Champions League final. AC Milan was eliminated from the competition.
Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals for Inter Milan, giving them the advantage going into the second leg of the most important Milan derby in a generation, which will take place on Tuesday.
At the San Siro, the team captained by Simone Inzaghi was able to come away with a victory that was well-earned because they were the ones who generated the majority of scoring chances and seldom gave Milan any chances to score.
Inter are still big favorites to reach the final of Europe’s premier club tournament for the first time since they last won it 13 years ago. Despite the fact that Hakan Calhanoglu crashed a shot off the post and Edin Dzeko lost a fantastic opportunity early in the second half, Inter might have won by a greater margin.
Inter would be able to exact some measure of revenge on Milan for eliminating them in the semi-finals and the quarter-finals in both 2003 and 2005 if they were to make it all the way to the final.
The showdown for the championship will take place in Istanbul on June 10 against either the current champions Real Madrid or Manchester City. On Tuesday in Spain, the first leg of the semifinal was played to a tie score of 1-1.
Milan, who also hit the post via Sandro Tonali, have their work cut out for them if they want to have a shot at being named European champions for the eighth time. They will hope that Rafael Leao is available for next week’s pivotal matchup. Milan also hit the post.
Inter were able to play more on the front foot since they knew their opponents did not have the speed of the Portugal winger in their arsenal because Milan did not have their top player, Leao. This prevented Milan from having their primary attacking threat.
The San Siro was almost completely packed an hour before the game was scheduled to begin, and fans from both sides were yelling at and insulting each other as they waited for the massive displays that are customary for this matchup to be erected.
But once the game got off, there was really only one team on the pitch, and despite playing as the away club, Inter appeared to be the more composed and dynamic side as a result of their recent hot form in attack and their string of five consecutive wins.
The away team scored first, and it was a magnificent goal by Dzeko that accomplished it in the eighth minute. It didn’t take long for them to go on the board.
The Bosnian attacker avoided Davide Calabria and then perfectly volleyed the ball in response to Hakan Calhanoglu’s inswinging corner, which left the Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with little opportunity to save the ball.
Inter marched for Milan with their heads held high and their fans falling all over one other with excitement at the Curva Nord. Three minutes later, Mkhitaryan extended their lead, giving them a comfortable advantage.
Federico Dimarco was sent scampering down the left side, and his low cut-back was initially left by Lautaro Martinez, and then collected by Mkhitaryan, who slammed in his fifth goal of the season. The play began when Federico Dimarco was let free to go down the left wing.
Without Leao, Milan was unable to produce anything of note and almost avoided going three goals down after only a quarter of an hour when Calhanoglu nearly quiet the booing of his old supporters with a long-range shot that crashed off of the post.
After that, Martinez was awarded a penalty, but after consulting the pitch-side monitor, the referee Jesus Gil Manzano decided it was not warranted to award the penalty.
When Dzeko was one-on-one with Maignan in the 53rd minute, he squandered a wonderful opportunity to secure the match and maybe the tie. Ten minutes later, when Milan’s fans released a salvo of fireworks and explosives, Tonali bowed his head in anguish after reaching the bottom of the post with a shot.
Inter comfortably held off their competitors for the final half an hour and then soaked in the cheers of their followers who are dreaming of a trip to Turkey. However, that was Milan’s last meaningful chance of the game. Inter then went on to win the game and take home the three points.