Inter found strong resistance in Bern, but in stoppage time they managed to beat the Young Boys through Marcus Thuram and win 1-0, marking their second win in the first three games of the Champions League.
Inter’s impressive run in the new and renewed Champions League continues. After drawing to Manchester City and beating Red Star in Metza, on Wednesday night (23/10) they won the competition by beating Young Boys 1-0 in Switzerland.
The game was very strong and both teams could have been ahead of the score, with the Nerazzurri having the best chance in the 48th minute, with Arnautovic’s penalty (saved by Von Balmos) and finding their redeeming goal in the 90+ 3. ‘, through a great collaboration between Martines-Dimarcos and a great performance by Turam.
The game
It was an even first 45 minutes in Bern, with Inter having more time on the ball (58%) and Young Boys having far more attempts (14-3), with the Italian champions having the biggest chance in this period. .
It was created in the 33rd minute, with Augusto heading in a vertical pass for Taremi and the Iranian forward back-heeling to Bisek, who made the save in his only four with Von Balmos but was beaten by the home keeper. .
Shortly after the start of the second half, the Nerazzurri had yet another chance to score, but this time they were also hit by the wall put up by the Young Boys’ goalkeeper.
Ajam brought down Dumfries in the box and the referee showed the bullet, Arnautovic doing the action only to see Von Balmos drop into the left corner and save, then saying no to Dumfries who made it a rebound.
Conversely, Young Boys pulled one back in the 60th minute when Monteiro hit the post with a right-handed strike, Simone Inzaghi pushing up Martins and Thuram for the final piece and the defense in stoppage time.
Specifically in the third of the four minutes of stoppage time, with Martines stepping on the ball with his heels and Dimarco turning from the left, with Thuram jumping on the first post and writing the final 0-1, which signed the Nerazzurri’s second win in the first three Champions League games.
- YOUNG BOYS: Von Balmos, Bloom (86′ Atekame), Lauper, Benito, Atjam, Lacomi (77′ Elia), Ugrinic, Virginius (59′ Koley), Imery (59′ Male), Monteiro, Ganvula (86′ Iten)
- INTER: Sommer, Pavard (76′ Bastogne), De Fray, Bisek, Dumfries, Fratezi, Barela, Mikitarian (61′ Zielinski), Augusto (54′ Dimarco), Taremi (76′ Turam), Arnautovic (61′ Martines)
Schedule and results of the 3rd game day
Tuesday, October 22
- Monaco – Red Star 5-1 (20′, 70′ Minamino, 45’+4′ Embolo, 54 Shingo, 90’+7′ Aklious / 27′ Edition)
- Milan – Bruges 3-1 (34′ Pulisic, 61′, 71 Raiders / 51′ Sabe)
- Arsenal – Shakhtar 1-0 (29′ car. Riznik)
- Aston Villa – Bologna 2-0 (55′ McGinn, 54′ Duran)
- Girona – Slovenia Bratislava 2-0 (42′ Gutierrez, 73′ Huanpi)
- Juventus – Stuttgart 0-1 (90+2′ Bilal Tour)
- Paris – Eindhoven 1-1 (55 Hakimi / 34′ Long)
- Real Madrid – Dortmund 5-2 (60′ Riedinger, 62′, 84′, 90+3′ Vinicius, 83′ Vasquez / 30′ Mullen, 34′ Gittens)
- Sturm – Sports 0-2 (23′ Santos, 53′ Giokeres)
Wednesday, October 23
- Atalanta – Celtic 0-0
- Brest – Leverkusen 1-1 (39′ Les Melou / 24′ Virch)
- Atlético – Lille 1-3 (8′ Alvares / 61′ Zegrova, 74′ pen. 89′ David)
- Barcelona – Bayern 4-1 (1′ 45′ 56′ Rafinha, 36′ Lewandowski / 18′ Neuer)
- Benfica – Feyenoord 1-3 (66′ Akturkoglou / 12′ Oueda, 33′ Milabo, 90+2′ Milabo)
- Manchester City – Sparta Prague 5-0 (3′ Foden, 58′ 68′ Haaland, 65′ Stones, 88′ pen, Nunes)
- Leipzig – Liverpool 0-1 (27′ Nouns)
- Salzburg – Dinamo 0-2 (49′ Kulenovic, 84′ Petkovic)
- Young Boys – Inter 0-1 (90+3′ Turam)
The next day
Tuesday, November 5
- 19:45 Eindhoven – Girona
- 19:45 Slovenia – Dinamo Zagreb
- 22:00 Bologna – Monaco
- 22:00 Dortmund – Sturm
- 22:00 Celtic – Leipzig
- 22:00 Lille – Juventus
- 22:00 Liverpool – Leverkusen
- 22:00 True – Milan
- 22:00 Sports – Manchester City
Wednesday, November 6
- 19:45 Club Brugge – Aston Villa
- 19:45 Shakhtar – Young Boys
- 22:00 Sparta Prague – Brest
- 22:00 Bayern – Benfica
- 22:00 Red Star – Barcelona
- 22:00 Feyenoord – Salzburg
- 22:00 Inter – Arsenal
- 22:00 Paris – Atletico
- 22:00 Stuttgart – Atalanta
The equality criteria
- Goal difference
- Better attack
- Away from home better attack
- Win
- Win away
- Points earned against League Stage opponents
- Goal difference against League Stage opponents
- Better offense than League Stage opponents
- Lower control points