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22:01 That is all for the Liveblog
Check the main site for more post-match coverage. We’ll see you tomorrow for Napoli vs. Barcelona.
21:56 FT: PSV 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Marko Arnautovic missed several sitters, but eventually gave Inter a precious 1-0 first leg Champions League Round of 16 lead over Atletico Madrid https://t.co/tnM4d0s4lZ #FCIM #InterAtleti #InterAtleticoMadrid #InterAtletico #UCL pic.twitter.com/SSonqfswDr
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
21:54 FT: Inter 1-0 Atletico Madrid
21:53 Carlos Augusto booked
Carlos Augusto into the book for a shirt tug to prevent the counter.
21:51 Inter corner
Frattesi was there, but couldn’t turn.
21:50 Dumfries attack
Dumfries shrugs off Lino and wins a corner.
21:49 Stoppages
Into 5 minutes of stoppages.
MARKO ARNAUTOVIĆ MAKES NO MISTAKE THAT TIME! 💥
The San Siro is rocking 🤯 pic.twitter.com/74wp7lFTfi
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 20, 2024
21:48 Erk!
Sommer error, Morata should make the most of it, but he slips and can’t get decent purchase on the finish!
21:47 Inter sub
Lautaro Martinez off, Alexis Sanchez on.
21:46 Morata chance!
Ball whipped in by Lino, Morata does get the header, but De Vrij made himself annoying!
21:45 Frattesi booked
Another promising Barella chance in the box, but again the Atleti defence closes around him like a clam protecting a pearl. Frattesi goes into the book for a foul on Lino.
21:44 Arnautovic goal
Third time lucky! 🙌
Marko Arnautovic puts his missed chances to bed by grabbing the opening goal! 💥#UCL pic.twitter.com/LATxKjL1RW
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 20, 2024
21:43 Morata booked
Morata into the book for tripping Pavard, who had already gone.
21:42 General chaos
Inter pouring forward, Arnautovic knocks it back for Lautaro, Barella gathers and runs out of room, back-heel flick and then nobody knows what’s happening, Atleti get it clear.
21:40 Savic booked
Savic booked less for the foul on Lautaro, more for the endless protesting and moaning.
21:39 Lino close!
Lino with an absolute scorcher from outside the box and it flashes inches wide of the near post!
21:38 Inter 1-0 Atletico Madrid: Marko Arnautovic!
Thank goodness it was him, after those misses earlier! Inter throw-in not dealt with very well by Reinildo, Lautaro Martinez goes through and forces a tough save from Oblak, but Arnautovic meets the rebound and Lino fails to clear it off the line!
21:37 Atleti sub
Correa on, Griezmann off
21:36 Save on Lautaro!
Big chance for Inter! Lautaro got in front of the defender for a header on a Calhanoglu cross from the right, but Oblak was able to catch it!
21:34 Calha charged down
Arnautovic doing better with the assist from the left, it comes to Calhanoglu, whose shot is charged down – but was scuffed anyway, it has to be said.
21:32 Another Arnautovic chance
Dumfries rolls across from the right, Arnautovic does not get there for the tap-in from six yards, but the Atleti defender with his body.
21:31 Inter change
Frattesi on, Mkhitaryan off. Barella moves to the right.
21:30 That Arnautovic chance
So close to 1-0! 🫣
Marko Arnautovic with a great opportunity to give Inter the lead… 👀#UCL pic.twitter.com/Ggwm5ju4Tr
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 20, 2024
21:29 What is wrong with Calhanoglu?
He’s misplacing passes all over the place. Barella sprints back to prevent a very dangerous Lino counter.
21:28 Inter changes
The Inzaghi Special: Carlos Augusto and Dumfries on, Dimarco and Darmian off.
21:27 Atletico changes
Pablo Barrios and Reinildo on, Hermoso and Molina off
21:26 Morata error
Atleti free kick flikced into the box, Morata goes over very easily under pressure, then he blocks the ball under him and that is not allowed.
21:24 Inter threaten
Barella cross skims the heads of Arnautovic and Lautaro Martinez.
21:23 Witsel getting treatment
Witsel getting treatment for over-stretching in that move. And Arnautovic looking like he can hear everything that InterFanatic is no doubt shouting at him right now.
21:21 ARNAUTOVIC, NO!
Oh that had to be a goal, it had to be! Arnautovic cuts inside, give and go with Lautaro, Witsel doesn’t intercept and the Austrian fires over from six yards!
21:20 Attendance
Attendance is 73,709
21:18 Koke well over
Koke blasts well over after more good work from Lino, who is the danger man down their left.
21:18 Corner easy for Sommer
Atleti starting to get a bit more aggressive with the introduction of Morata.
21:16 Atletico Madrid chance!
Oof. Llorente sent clear on a through ball, De Vrij sprints back and JUST makes the tackle, sending the ricochet onto Sommer for a corner.
21:16 Thuram updates
Marcus Thuram was forced off at half-time in the Champions League Round of 16 against Barcelona with an adductor issue, so Inter brought on Marko Arnautovic https://t.co/9M2d7fCiaZ #FCIM #InterAtleti #InterAtletico #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
21:15 PSV 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Luuk de Jong
21:14 Atletico Madrid chance!
Lino with a good run down the left, give and go with De Paul, is alone with Sommer, but fires wide from a tight angle!
21:13 Morata on
Morata on, Saul Niguez off. Barella still getting treatment.
21:12 Hermoso booked
First yellow card of the game, Hermoso into the book for stamping on Barella’s foot. He proper stamped on him.
21:11 Arnautovic chance
Darmian whips a ball into the box, Arnautovic header flashes not far wide! It was perhaps intended for Dimarco, which is why the Austrian is apologising…
21:07 Big Arnautovic chance!
Gah! Inter play out from the back, ball rolled across from the left by Dimarco and Arnautovic is a bit late to get there, comes sliding in and balloons over from 12 yards!
21:06 Foul on Oblak
Dimarco corner causes a bit of chaos, but eventually Pavard pushes Oblak.
21:06 Inter chance
Ball intercepted, Lautaro shot deflected for a corner.
21:03 2nd half kicks off: Inter 0-0 Atletico Madrid
Savic on, Gimenez off for Atleti.
21:03 Thuram injury
Sky Sport Italia say it is a twinge in the right adductor, will be evaluated over the next few days.
21:01 Arnautovic on
Arnautovic on, Thuram off due to injury.
Savic also not fully fit, he’s doing some stretching exercises to check.
20:55 Thuram probably out
Marko Arnautovic is warming up. So is the entire Atletico Madrid bench, but Savic with more intensity.
20:48 Half-Time: Inter 0-0 Atletico Madrid
Thuram is shrugging his head. Not sure he’s coming back out.
20:47 Thuram does not look ok
Thuram touching the inside of his thigh. It’s almost half-time, so will hang on until then for further evaluation.
20:45 Inter chance!
Better! Inter win the ball back, Lautaro rolls across for Thuram, he then finds Barella, who gives it back to Thuram, the Frenchman’s strike is smothered by Oblak. And Thuram immediately went down with a problem…
20:44 And again
Mkhitaryan tracks back to intercept a potential Atleti move, Inter try to counter, but again Calhanoglu misplaces the pass for Thuram.
20:43 Calhanoglu having a bad night
Calhanoglu misplacing a lot of passes and now handball. Simeone wants him booked, which is ridiculously harsh, it was in midfield.
20:42 That was a dangerous counter
Atleti knew the Inter short corner routine, intercepted it and went on the counter-attack. Another reason to dislike short corners.
20:40 Nooooooooo Lautaro!
Thuram intercepted a wayward pass, ran forward, rolled across to Lautaro, who took a touch and then scuffed it horribly! Deflection at least gets a corner. A corner that Inter take short and make a total mess of with Calhanoglu.
20:38 Inter shot on target!
Barella cross from the right, Lautaro Martinez gets in front of Gimenez with a glancing header and smothered by Oblak!
20:37 Atleti throw-in
Long throw-in, Witsel can’t steer it the right way for his team.
20:35 Hmm
Remember everyone assuring Atleti don’t just defend and counter nowadays? Don’t think we believe that at all…
20:34 Lautaro chance
Long ball over the top, Thuram nods it down for Lautaro on the half-volley from outside the box, not far off target!
20:32 PSV 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund lead in Eindhoven and it's Donyell Malen against his former club 👀#UCL pic.twitter.com/n4ERviNcKY
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 20, 2024
20:30 Lautaro pass intercepted
Dimarco probably offside anyway, but the Lautaro through ball was blocked too.
20:27 Kanye West is here
In case anyone cares.
Kanye West, Rich The Kid et Playboi Carti sont à Giuseppe Meazza pour la Champions League ce soir. 🌟🏟️
— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) February 20, 2024
20:25 PSV 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Malen goal
20:24 Inter keeping possession
It’s a tactical stalemate so far, Atleti into defensive mode.
20:21 Hermoso horrible
Hermoso hits a volley from the edge of the area that is so bad, it goes for a throw-in.
20:20 Witsel decisive
Inter, please stop misplacing so many passes. Meanwhile, De Vrij on the attack in the final third, tries to roll across and intercepted by Witsel.
20:17 It’s a tactical mirror
It is man-to-man all over the pitch. Bastoni cross just beyond Barella at the back post.
20:15 Penalty appeals
Lautaro Martinez shot deflected off Witsel, ricochets onto the arm of Molina. The referee sees it and considers this to be a natural movement. It was borderline, but just about got away with that.
20:14 Another bad pass
That is the second time Mkhitaryan has misplaced a pass during an attacking move.
20:13 Atleti chance
Burst down the left, cross perhaps fingertipped by Sommer, comes back to Lino, whose right-foot curler is wide of the far post.
20:12 Inter counter
Promising Inter attack with Mkhitaryan, but made a no-look pass to Bastoni. He should’ve looked, as there was an Atleti player to intercept.
20:12 Old teammates
Primi scatti di #InterAtleticoMadrid 📸#ForzaInter #UCL #InterAtleticoMadrid pic.twitter.com/PpAB89AE8u
— Inter (@Inter) February 20, 2024
20:10 Calhanoglu wide
Long Inter throw-in cleared as far as Calhanoglu, hits it into the ground on the volley and wide.
20:09 High press from Inter
Bastoni, a defender who plays like a creative midfielder, is pressing Witsel, a midfielder playing as a defender, near the corner flag.
20:07 De Vrij clears
Dangerous Atleti cross in from the left, De Vrij intercepts and then there is a Witsel foul on Lautaro.
20:05 Inter threaten
Barella sprints down the right, rolls across for Thuram, perhaps a bit overhit and that did not help Thuram’s first touch. Took it straight out of play.
20:05 Thuram nods off target
Free kick taken quickly, Bastoni long ball for the Thuram header.
20:04 The Chaaaampions
¿Qué es la Champions League? ✨
🙄 Insertamos vídeo:
🎥 @marqoss pic.twitter.com/wPqR3qhE4z
— Relevo (@relevo) February 20, 2024
20:02 We have kick-off in Inter vs. Atletico Madrid!
Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Inter bench: Di Gennaro, Audero, Dumfries, Arnautovic, Klaassen, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Stankovic, Alexis Sanchez
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Lino; Griezmann, Llorente
Atletico bench: Moldovan, Antonio Gomis, Gabriel, Depay, Correa, Savic, Riquelme, Vermeeren, Morata, Reinildo, Barrios
Ref: Kovacs (ROU)
20:01 A minute’s silence for Andreas Brehme
A true Inter legend. And a lovely man.
Andy Brehme, forever a Nerazzurro ♾🖤💙 pic.twitter.com/UvzpRGSn8V
— Inter (@Inter) February 20, 2024
Ref: Kovacs (ROU)
19:58 All together now
THE CHAAAAAMPIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!
19:58 The teams are on the pitch
Here we go.
19:57 Analysis of Inter
Thierry Henry breaks down what makes Inter's attack with Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez so lethal ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/tHXuZBc3LA
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 20, 2024
19:56 A lot of Atleti fans still outside
Some delays reported in getting the visiting fans inside the arena. It is sold out.
Se va llenando el Meazza, los hinchas del Inter se hacen notar. Recuerdo que está todo vendido.
Los del Atlético van entrando poco a poco, pero hay mucha gente fuera y estamos a 17 minutos del inicio.
Para que entren los visitantes, la policía cierra y da paso.@relevo pic.twitter.com/Gvf4Dr83Nk
— Marcos Durán (@marqoss) February 20, 2024
19:55 Acerbi is there
Injured, but he waited outside the locker room to give all his teammates high fives as they came out.
19:52 Inter vs. Atletico Madrid line-ups
Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Inter: Di Gennaro, Audero, Dumfries, Arnautovic, Klaassen, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Stankovic, Alexis Sanchez
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Lino; Griezmann, Llorente
Atletico bench: Moldovan, Antonio Gomis, Gabriel, Depay, Correa, Savic, Riquelme, Vermeeren, Morata, Reinildo, Barrios
Ref: Kovacs (ROU)
19:52 POLL
POLL: Who wins #Inter vs. #AtleticoMadrid ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AZTvLUO54H#InterAtletico #FCIM #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
19:51 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #Inter vs. #AtleticoMadrid ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AZTvLUO54H#InterAtletico #FCIM #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
19:51 Beppe Marotta
Inter CEO Beppe Marotta hints the Suning project will continue amid reports of refinancing and is asked whether Simone Inzaghi can ‘become the Sir Alex Ferguson’ of the Nerazzurri https://t.co/0r0W2MWFzn #FCIM #InterAtleti #InterAtletico #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
19:50 Morata
Despite his injury, Morata JUST about outran the San Siro sprinklers 💦😂 pic.twitter.com/dd2YMqzkVL
— LiveScore (@livescore) February 20, 2024
19:40 Something to keep an eye on
Inter stars Lautaro Martinez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Kristian Asllani are all one yellow card away from suspension in the Champions League https://t.co/qoBpzXa9gp #InterAtleti #FCIM #InterAtletico #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
19:35 Current teammates
Focus 💫🖤💙#ForzaInter #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL pic.twitter.com/pPkReypth7
— Inter (@Inter) February 20, 2024
19:34 Former teammates
— Sports Digitale (@SportsDigitale) February 20, 2024
19:33 Beppe Marotta
Inter director Beppe Marotta hails the ‘experience’ this side has accrued over the years, the tactical intelligence of Simone Inzaghi and warns Atletico Madrid ‘now have quality players' https://t.co/Nz0loiMr4a #FCIM #InterAtleticoMadrid #InterAtletico #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
19:31 Warming up
The teams are warming up, it’s 11 degrees C, which is by no means cold for this time of year.
19:26 Matteo Darmian
Matteo Darmian warns Atletico Madrid do not just defend and counter, as they ‘play good football’ and Inter must be focused in tonight’s clash https://t.co/HrZlIlFBkO #FCIM #InterAtleticoMadrid #InterAtletico #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
19:22 Welcome to Milano
🔙 @ChampionsLeague
🔜 #InterAtleti pic.twitter.com/ldmdnJzzYT— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 20, 2024
19:13 Sombre tone at pitchside
Inter legends Riccardo Ferri and Beppe Bergomi are still working on this match, but are distraught at the news of Brehme’s death. He really was just a lovely person and they assure they would keep in regular contact, he still had a house in Italy and they would meet up.
19:08 Arrival of the two buses
Fischi per gli ospiti, cori e applausi per i padroni di casa. San Siro è pronto per #InterAtleticoMadrid: l’arrivo dei pullman delle squadre allo stadio.
🎥 @ivanfcardia pic.twitter.com/nQhjku1Q6r
— TUTTOmercatoWEB (@TuttoMercatoWeb) February 20, 2024
19:01 Inter are mourning
Inter will be wearing black armbands after the sudden death of Scudetto winner Andy Brehme, who died today at the age of 63.
18:56 POLL
POLL: Who wins #Inter vs. #AtleticoMadrid ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AZTvLUO54H#InterAtletico #FCIM #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
18:55 Inter bus
The Inter bus is having to crawl very slowly through a HUGE crowd of fans outside San Siro. The Atleti bus already arrived.
18:54 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #Inter vs. #AtleticoMadrid ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AZTvLUO54H#InterAtletico #FCIM #InterAtleticoMadrid #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
18:53 Inter vs. Atletico Madrid
#Inter vs. #AtleticoMadrid line-ups:
Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu start as Inter host Antoine Griezmann’s Atletico Madrid, with Alvaro Morata only fit for the bench https://t.co/XR5F7I6WPu #InterAtletico #InterAtleticoMadrid #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) February 20, 2024
18:50 Inter vs. Atletico Madrid line-ups
Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Lino; Griezmann, Llorente
Ref: Kovacs (ROU)
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League Round of 16 as Inter host Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.
It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT.
The second leg will be at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday March 13.
So far in 2024, the Nerazzurri have won all eight competitive matches and are now nine points clear at the top of Serie A with a game in hand.
Atleti had one point from three matches before their 5-0 hammering of Las Palmas at the weekend.
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