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After an early double strike: Inter defeats Milan in Champions League derby and looks to Istanbul

2023-05-11T05:35:50.063Z

Highlights: Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored in the first half for Inter Milan. Milan will have to make up a two-goal deficit next week. Milan are on the verge of being eliminated from the Champions League. Inter Milan deservedly wins the derby in the premier class and has one foot in the final in Istanbul. The visitors laid the foundation for success with an early double strike by Dzeka and M Khitaryan. The second leg will take place next Tuesday in Milan.



In the semi-finals of the Champions League, Milan are defeated by their city rivals Inter and are on the verge of being eliminated from the Champions League. Everything you need to know about the game can be found in the ticker.

  • Champions League: AC Milan – Inter Milan 0:2 (0:2)
  • Local duel for a place in the Champions League final: Inter took an early lead.
  • Milan were only able to build up pressure for a short time after the break: after several chances, Alupech was also added.

Summary: Inter Milan deservedly wins the derby in the premier class and has one foot in the final in Istanbul. The visitors laid the foundation for success in the first half with an early double strike by Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. After that, their game was characterized by both a disciplined defense and a punctually dangerous offense.

At the beginning of the second half, AC Milan managed to seize the game once again and so the Rossoneri came up with several good opportunities, including a post hit. In the last twenty minutes, however, this pressure phase subsided and in the end Stefano Pioli's team will have to be content with "only" having to make up a two-goal deficit next week.

AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan (0-2)

AC Milan: Maignan - Calabria (Kalulu 82), Kjaer (Thiaw 59), Tomori, Theo - Tonali, Krunic, Saelemaekers (Origi 60), Bennacer (Junior Messiah 18), Brahim Diaz (Pobega 82) - Giroud
Inter Milan: Onana - Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni - Dumfries, Dimarco (de Vrij 71), Barella, Calhanoglu (Gagliardini 78), Mkhitaryan (Brozovic 63) - Martinez (Correa 78), Dzeko (Lukaku 70)
Goals: Dzeko (8'), Mkhitaryan (11')
Spectators: 75,000

90th minute + 4: It's over, that's it! Inter deservedly wins the 189th Milan city derby 2-0 and is in an excellent position for the second leg next Tuesday!

90th minute + 1: Pobega pulls off again from the edge of the penalty area with a direct acceptance. However, this is not a problem for Onana, who can stay here centrally.

89th minute: As in the first half, there are another four minutes of injury time. At least defensively, the hosts look solid enough not to concede another goal. However, Inter's efforts are also manageable.

86th minute: A free kick from Theo from a promising position goes over the goal. In the meantime, it is not only becoming apparent that Inter will win, but also that Milan will go into the second leg with the mortgage of a two-goal deficit.

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82nd minute: Now Milan are pulling out the last stops. Pobega replaces Brahim Diaz and Kalulu replaces Calabria.

78th minute: And another double substitution for blue and black. Correa comes in for Martinez, Gagliardini comes in for Calhanoglu. Calhanoglu is greeted with numerous whistles as a farewell – a change to the archenemy is never popular.

The final quarter of an hour is underway – Milan are chasing the deficit

74th minute: Milan are now struggling to create chances again. A cross from the half-field is intercepted by Onana without any problems. Otherwise, they will currently stick to the guests' sixteen at the latest.

70th minute: Inter make another substitution. Lukaku is now up front, replacing Dzeko, and de Vrij is now in for Dimarco.

69th minute: Acerbi with an offensive sign of life. However, his finish comes far too centrally and is easily intercepted by Maignan.

Chances and Alupech – Milan are running out of time

62nd minute: Post shot! At Milan, bad luck is now also added. A tight finish from Tonali narrowly misses the goal and goes to the left beams.

60th minute: Piolo reacts and makes a double substitution. Oirigi and Thiaw come in for Kjaer and Saelenmaekers. Inter also make a change and take Mkhitaryan out for Brozovic.

58th minute: Inter are again speculating on the spaces offered by Milan's advancement. Kjaer can just about win a running duel for the ball against Martinez.

53rd minute: And grasp, it rings again on the opposite side! Bastoni plays Dzeko free in the penalty area, but the Bosnian fails in a one-on-one with Maignan. Milan might not have recovered from this setback after they had missed two chances.

Milan vs Inter now in the live ticker: The second half is underway - will Milan come back again?

51st minute: Again the hosts! Tonali sends Junior Messiah on his way with a pass. Again, the finish goes from the right, left past the goal. Inter don't seem to have returned to the pitch yet.

49th minute: And Milan are back with an exclamation mark! Brahim Diaz wins the ball in midfield and marches towards the sixteen. His flick just misses the left post.

46th minute: The second half is underway! Both teams will continue to play unchanged for the time being.

46th minute: It's about to continue, the teams come back. What's coming from Milan now? At least now they play on the Curva Sud.

Milan vs Inter now in the live ticker: What else does AC Milan have to offer in the second half?

Half time: And then Gil Manzano blows the whistle at half-time. In a first half with a lot of intensity and pace, Inter had two flashes of inspiration that gave them an early 2-0 lead through Dzeko and Mkhitaryan. Milan, who were shocked at first, were slow to claim their share of the game and subsequently met defensively well-ordered and disciplined Interisti. In addition, the guests were always waiting for switching situations, so that a higher leadership would not have been surprising. What else can Stefano Pioli give his team for the second half? We'll get back to you right after the break.

45th minute: Four minutes of second serve are displayed.

45th minute: Saelemaekers tries to dribble and actually gets into the penalty area, but is put there and doesn't even get into a promising finishing position. Inter makes the spaces very tight.

37th minute: Just under 10 minutes left until the break. Milan would be well advised to create something compelling offensively. However, too negligent action could quickly give them a 0-3 defeat.

35th minute: Inter continue to fire cheerfully. One shot by Dimarco can still be blocked, the next by Martinez goes over. The guests are still unstoppable.

Milan vs Inter now in the live ticker: VAR withdraws penalty kick

32nd minute: No penalty!

31st minute: Penalty for Inter? Kjaer touches Martinez minimally in the penalty area. The scene is checked.

Ex-Dortmund player Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the second goal for Inter. © Antonio Calanni/dpa

Milan vs Inter now in the live ticker: Furious start to the semi-final derby at San Siro

29th minute: Brahim Diaz and Bastoni exchange derby-typical noddings. Inter continue to defend aggressively and always put a body between the ball and the opponent before it can become dangerous.

24th minute: ... and after winning the ball, Inter quickly switches. However, Dzeko grimaces at the conclusion.

23rd minute: For the first time, there is something like calm in the game. Inter are now pulling back a little further and letting Milan come.

18th minute: Now Milan have to make a substitution. Bennacer can't continue, Junior Messiah is coming for him. A savior is truly what Milan needs right now.

16th minute: And again Inter becomes dangerous. This time it was Calhanoglu whose hammer hits the right post from around 20 yards. A second degree from Mkhitaryan can defuse Maignan.

Milan vs Inter now in the live ticker: Inter takes an early lead with a double strike

13th minute: And almost the direct answer. Milan's first corner kick is immediately dangerous, but the header lands over the goal. The hosts won't be stuck here yet.

11th minute: And the double strike! What's going on here!? A cross pass from the left lands with Mkhitaryan, who marches unchallenged in the sixteen and finishes ice-cold. What a damper for Milan.

8th minute: GOAL for Inter! With the first corner, the blue-blacks strike. Completely free, Dzeko finishes in the middle and leaves no Maignan no chance.

Milan vs Inter now in the live ticker: The first half is underway

6th minute: However, a real flow of the game may not yet come about. Both teams try to press high and disrupt early.

3rd minute: The game starts with intense duels. Inter gets to feel their away game through whistling concerts with every possession of the ball.

1st minute: Let's go! Inter kicks off and opens the game.

Milan vs Inter live ticker: Who will take the first step towards the final in the derby?

Update, 20:58 p.m.: It's served. Both teams enter the pitch and are welcomed with great choreography. Now we hear the Champions League anthem and then the Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano will finally blow the whistle.

Update, 20:49 p.m.: The tension is rising! Both teams are now in the dressing room. We'll get back to you right before kick-off.

Update, 20:29 p.m.: A good half an hour before kick-off, the stands gradually fill up. There should be no doubt that the San Siro will be at maximum capacity today with 75,000 spectators. While the teams are still warming up, the corners are already engaged in singing duels.

Champions League today in the live ticker: Line-ups for the Milan derby

Update, 20:09 p.m.: By the way, both clubs come into the game with a lot of tailwind, because they each achieve successes against their Roman opponents. Milan celebrated a 2-0 win against Lazio and thus ensured that they lose second place in the table. Inter, meanwhile, beat AS Roma, also 2-0. Thus, the dress rehearsal of Leverkusen's Europa League opponents has failed.

Update, 19:46 p.m.: The lineups are here! First, let's take a look at the Milan staff, who, by the way, are the first to play at home at San Siro today: Maignan - Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, Theo - Tonali, Krunic, Saelemaekers, Bennacer, Brahim Diaz - Giroud. Rafael Leao is therefore not there.

The "guests" of Inter, on the other hand, compete as follows: Onana - Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni - Dumfries, Dimarco, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan - Martinez, Dzeko. Thus, Dzeko is preferred to Lukaku, Robin Gosens is at least on the bench after recovering from a shoulder injury.

Update, 19:28 p.m.: Hello and welcome to the live ticker for the Champions League semi-final first leg on tz.de. In about 90 minutes, the kick-off whistle for the derby between Milan and Inter will sound at the San Siro. As soon as the team line-ups are announced, we will inform you!

Lively activity at the San Siro before the game © IMAGO/Spada/LaPresse

Milan vs Inter in the live ticker: Milan city derby in the Champions League semi-finals


Milan – Something very special awaits football fans in the second semi-final of this year's Champions League season: For the third time after 10 and 2003, Milanese clubs AC and Inter will duel in the Champions League on Wednesday (2005 May, 10.20, DAZN). The duel is emblematic of the return of the two clubs to the top of European football.

Derby della Madonnina
Competitive wins Inter70
Draws in competitive matches60
Competitive wins Milan58

Milan derby today in the live ticker: AC and Inter back at the top of Italy's football

Both had to say goodbye to both the national and the international top at times, due to the superiority of the northern Italian neighbor Juventus. Not only has this suffered in the meantime, but both Inter and AC can also rely on Chinese investors in the background, who have helped them to gain new competitiveness on an economic level.

Inter's last major triumph on the European stage will be painfully remembered by FC Bayern fans in particular. In 2010, Inter beat the German record champions with a brace from Diego Milito. In addition, Inter returned to the Italian football throne as champions in 2021. In the following season, they also won the Coppa Italia.

The last meeting between AC Milan and Internazionale was three months ago. At that time, Inter prevailed. © imago/Matteo Bazzi

Milan derby in the semi-finals live today: Christian Vieri sees Inter as favourites

Last season, Milan also ended an eleven-year dry spell in terms of the Scudetto and became champions for the first time since 2011. Progress in the current round would also give Milan their twelfth place in the final of Europe's most important club competition, which the Red-Blacks could celebrate with an eighth cup victory.

Before the game, someone who knows both teams all too well and laced up his boots for both clubs spoke out. For Christian Vieri, it is clear that Inter will go into the duels as favourites, as he stated in the Gazetta dello Sport – especially since Milan may have to compete with Rafael Leao. The striker is in danger of being sidelined due to an adductor injury, and a decision will not be made until the day of the match. Especially in Serie A, he has become an absolute constant in attack with 12 goals and 8 assists in 32 games. Without the 23-year-old Portuguese, Milan would be "only worth half", according to Vieri – to put it bluntly. The main burden in the storm would thus pass to 37-year-old Olivier Giroud.

Milan derby in the Champions League semi-finals – Gosens' involvement still questionable

On the other side, the 49-year-old sees Inter "in top form", equipped with an excellent attack around Romelu Lukaku, ex-Wolfsburg player Edin Dzeko and Argentina's World Cup winner Lautaro Martinez. The latter stands out with 23 goals and 10 assists in 49 competitive games. On the other hand, it is still unclear whether DFB player Robin Gosens will be there. Although he reported back on Monday (8 May) via Instagram after recovering from a shoulder injury, coach Simone Inzaghi still left it unanswered.

In addition to the two upcoming games, the clubs from the Lombard capital will also duel in Serie A in a direct duel for the Champions League. Inter are currently two points ahead in fourth place and occupy the last remaining Champions League place ahead of fifth-placed Rossoneri. Excitement is therefore ensured if both arch-rivals can still make life difficult for each other in two competitions. (nki)

Source: merkur

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