LEIPZIG. Inter snatched a late win Salzburg 1-0 after L. Martínez scored a penalty (85′).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Joey Kooij. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.92 degrees Celsius or 49.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Salzburg was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Salzburg was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Inter found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Salzburg shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Inter shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Salzburg received 2 yellow cards (Oscar Gloukh and Strahinja Pavlovic). Regarding the opposition, Inter received 2 yellow cards (Hakan Calhanoglu and Yann Bisseck).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Salzburg will stay with 3 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Inter will have 10 points like Real Sociedad to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Salzburg – Formation
Salzburg
51'
46'
Salzburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Gerhard Struber decided to play with the following team: Daouda Guindo , Alexander Schlager , Amar Dedic , Samson Baidoo , Strahinja Pavlovic , Andreas Ulmer , Mads Bidstrup , Nicolás Capaldo , Luka Sucic , Oscar Gloukh , Roko Simic and Karim Konaté .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Gourna-Douath , Nico Mantl, Fernando , Mamady Diambou , Petar Ratkov , Amankwah Forson , Leandro Morgalla, Jonas Krumrey and Dorgeles Nene .
Salzburg could not rely on the presence of Lucas Gourna-Douath (injured).
Substitutions
Salzburg made 4 changes: Andreas Ulmer for Lucas Gourna-Douath (46′), Roko Simic for Petar Ratkov (79′), Oscar Gloukh for Amankwah Forson (87′) and Karim Konaté for Dorgeles Nene (87′).
Best player: Alexander Schlager
The most impressive player for Salzburg was the goalkeeper: Alexander Schlager. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Inter – Formation
Inter
85'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Yann Bisseck , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Davide Frattesi , Hakan Calhanoglu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Carlos Augusto , Marcus Thuram , Alexis Sánchez .
They had on the bench: Lautaro Martínez , Stefan de Vrij , Marko Arnautovic, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Kristjan Asllani , G. Stabile, Emil Audero, Denzel Dumfries, Nicolò Barella and Federico Dimarco .
Inter could not rely on the presence of Nicolò Barella (injured).
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Alexis Sánchez for Lautaro Martínez (68′), Yann Bisseck for Stefan de Vrij (46′), Carlos Augusto for Federico Dimarco (87′), Hakan Calhanoglu for Kristjan Asllani (61′) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Nicolò Barella (68′).
Best player: Yann Sommer
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was the goalkeeper: Yann Sommer. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Napoli – FC Union Berlin – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – Benfica – 3-1
- FC Bayern München – Galatasaray – 2-1
- FC Copenhagen – Manchester United – 4-3
- Arsenal – Sevilla – 2-0
- PSV – Lens – 1-0
- Real Madrid – Sporting Braga – 3-0
- Salzburg – Inter – 0-1
