2023-06-10 23:06:00
Istanbul, 10 Jun. – (time.news) – Inter wasted three sensational goals and surrendered 1-0 to Manchester City in the Champions League final played at the Ataturk stadium in Istanbul. The ‘citizens’ win the treble and their first Champions League in history. After a first half without great chances and De Bruyne’s injury, the match lights up in the second half: Lautaro doesn’t find the 1-0 in front of Ederson, in the 68th minute Rodri’s placement on an assist from Bernardo Silva bends the resistance of the nerazzurri. The crossbar denies Dimarco an equalizer, Lukaku wastes his header in the final. Guardiola’s team triumphed (for him third Champions League after the two victories against Barcelona), the honors of arms go to Inter.
Guardiola had to give up Walker from 1′ and sent Aké onto the field, Inzaghi chose Dzeko and Brozovic leaving Lukaku and Mkhitaryan on the bench. Inter tried to exert high pressure from the start, but City found the space in the 6th minute to build the first goal through Bernardo Silva, but his shot went just wide to Onana’s right. The Nerazzurri’s immediate reaction was Dimarco’s dangerous cross from the left, well rejected by Dias who anticipated Dumfries before hitting the net. An ingenuity by Ederson risks giving Lautaro a great opportunity, but the English defense manages to free. Inter’s first shot came from Brozovic in the 20th minute after Lautaro’s side, but the ball went very high. In the 24th minute Ederson risks the omelette: the Brazilian misses a pass badly and City loses the ball in the trocar, Barella tries to surprise the goalkeeper from a very long distance but the ball is very wide.
In the 28th minute Haaland lights up: he receives the ball in the area and unloads a violent left-footed man, Onana is good at standing up and blocking. On the developments City recovers the ball, kicks De Bruyne from the edge but his shot is deflected by Calhanoglu and blocked without problems by the Nerazzurri goalkeeper. On this occasion, the Belgian corrected a muscle problem in his right leg, resisted for a few minutes but gave up in the 35th minute and Guardiola was forced to insert Foden in his place. The English are unable to break through and so Akanji tries from a very long distance, high ball. The first half ends after two minutes of added time, with Inter managing to contain City’s maneuver well.
No changes for the two teams when the game resumed. An error by Onana triggered Bernardo Silva who didn’t take advantage of it. Inter reacted in the 55th minute through Calhanoglu, but his shot was rejected and none of the Nerazzurri picked up Dimarco’s cross. In the 57th minute Dzeko can’t take it anymore and asks for the substitution, Lukaku comes in to put LuLa back together. And in the 58th minute a sensational opportunity arrives for Inter: Bernardo Silva-Akanji mess, Lautaro takes the ball in the area but instead of serving Brozovic only decides to kick Ederson. On the reversal in front of Barella he extends Foden on the trocar and remedies the yellow, on the free-kick he hits Dias but sends out.
In the 67th minute a rebound triggers Haaland, but Bastoni saves everything by intercepting the Norwegian’s pass for Foden in the area. But in the 68th minute Manchester City pass: Akanji verticalizes for Bernardo Silva, a low cross rejected by Acerbi, the ball reaches Rodri who first scores to Onana’s left, 1-0 for the English. Inter reacts and immediately has a sensational chance to equalize: Dumfries side for Dimarco, header that hits the crossbar, Dimarco is the fastest to dive for the ball but his second header hits Lukaku in full denies him the goal, in an action that recalled the episode that had seen the Belgian involved in the Europa League final lost against Sevilla. Lukaku tries to make it up to you, but his shot deflected by Ruben Dias is blocked by Ederson. In the 75th minute Inzaghi changes the wingers by sending Bellanova and Gosens onto the field (out of Dumfries and Bastoni). In the 77th minute City are one step away from doubling the lead: sumptuous play by Foden who breaks free and enters the area, but kicks weakly and low shots in Onana’s hands. In the 82nd minute Stones raises the white flag, Walker comes in for him.
In the 84th minute Inzaghi played the cards Mkhitaryan and D’Ambrosio for Calhanoglu and Darmian. In the 86th minute Inter spoiled a very good restart, Gosens’ cross was uncatchable for his teammates. And in the 88th minute another sensational opportunity for the Nerazzurri: cross from the right by Brozovic, Gosens’s goal at the far post for Lukaku, header with a sure shot but Ederson saves on the line with his knee and Ruben Dias is good at avoiding the own goal and send the ball for a corner. Five minutes of recovery granted by the referee Marciniak. Final assault by Inter, in the 93rd minute Dimarco’s free-kick from the left and Barella’s rejection from the edge, out. Corner in the 96th minute, all from including Onana: Gosens heads but Ederson saves once again. Curtain.
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