MILANO. Inter overcomes Atlético Madrid 1-0 after M. Arnautović scored just 1 goal (79′). Inter took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 73,709 spectators. The referee was Istvan Kovacs with the help of Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.43 degrees Celsius or 56.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 5 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 6
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 102 Attack 118
- 56 Dangerous attack 34
- 73 Ball safe 76
- 16 Free Kicks 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Inter was in firm control of the ball 56% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Inter shot 19 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 7 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Inter received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Augusto and Davide Frattesi). On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (Álvaro Morata , Koke, Mario Hermoso and Stefan Savic).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this encounter, Inter has 12 points like Real Sociedad to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid will stays with 14 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Inter will play away with Atlético Madrid on the 13th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Inter (0 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Inter on the 13th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Inter (0 draws).
Inter and Atlético Madrid will play the return match on the at the
Inter – Formation
Inter
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Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Denzel Dumfries , Marko Arnautović , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Davide Frattesi , Tajon Buchanan, Kristjan Asllani, Carlos Augusto , Yann Bisseck, A. Stanković, Alexis Sánchez and Emil Audero.
Inter could not rely on the presence of Marko Arnautović (injured).
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Matteo Darmian for Denzel Dumfries (69′), Marcus Thuram for Marko Arnautović (46′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (69′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davide Frattesi (72′) and Lautaro Martínez for Alexis Sánchez (88′).
Player of the match: Nicolò Barella
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Nicolò Barella even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 75 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
Also Atlético Madrid adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Axel Witsel , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Nahuel Molina , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Saúl Ñíguez , Samuel Lino , Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Horaţiu Moldovan, Gabriel Paulista, Ángel Correa , Rodrigo Riquelme, Arthur Vermeeren, Álvaro Morata , Reinildo Mandava , Antonio Gomis, Stefan Savic , Pablo Barrios and Memphis Depay.
Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of Stefan Savic (injured) and Ángel Correa (injured).
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: José María Giménez for Stefan Savic (46′), Nahuel Molina for Pablo Barrios (68′), Mario Hermoso for Reinildo Mandava (68′), Saúl Ñíguez for Álvaro Morata (54′) and Antoine Griezmann for Ángel Correa (78′).
Player of the match: Rodrigo de Paul
The most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Rodrigo de Paul.
His rating is with 70 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Inter – Atlético Madrid – 1-0
- PSV – Borussia Dortmund – 1-1
