| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | 1 minute of extra time added on at the end of the first half. |
| 42' | Bobo Vieri takes the set piece, which comes off the Barça wall. |
| 41' | Free kick to Inter on the edge of the Spanish box after Javier Zanetti is fouled. |
| 37' | Barcelona protest after a Gamarra challenge on Kluivert in the Inter box. |
| 34' | Di Biagio replaces Kallon. |
| 33' | Barcelona are given a free kick for a presumed foul by Vieri on Puyol. |
| 32' | Di Biagio is also warming up as a possible replacement for Kallon. |
| 31' | Saviola combines with Gabri, whose shot from the edge of the box flies high past the near post. |
| 30' | Barcelona on the attack. Zanetti and Toldo make crucial interventions to deny Kluivert and Saviola. |
| 28' | Dalmat’s in dazzling form! Once again he ghosts three opponents, but his final pass is mistimed. In the meantime, Oba Martins looks set to replace a limping Kallon. |
| 26' | Dalmat provides an assist for Kallon, who takes the ball to the by-line but can’t prevent it from going out for a goal kick. |
| 25' | Superb play by Dalmat, who cuts through the Spanish rear guard like butter. The final shot is on-target, but lacks power. Bonano saves. |
| 23' | Morfeo mistimes a chipped cross intended for Vieri from the edge of the Barcelona box. The crowd applauds. |
| 22' | De Boer's overhead kick in the Inter box goes to Kluivert. Toldo makes a clean save from the Dutchman's header. |
| 20' | Morfeo is booked by Meier for a challenge on Gabri. |
| 19' | Kallon beats two opponents on the right wing. The Sierra Leone striker’s cross goes straight at Bonano. |
| 17' | Spotting Bonano off his line, Kallon tries a lob from the right wing. Just over… |
| 16' | From a position inside the Inter box, Rochemback shoots an angled shot over the bar. |
| 14' | Bonano jumps high to punch clear a Dalmat left-wing cross. Morfeo’s follow-up attempt is cleared. |
| 12' | Kluivert requires attention to his right leg after going down in the Inter box. |
| 9' | Puyol is booked by Meier for a horrendous tackle on Kallon, who was in full flight down the left wing after a pass from Pasquale. |
| 8' | The crowd roars as captain Javier Zanetti is sent crahsing to the ground. Free kick. Zanetti is applauded seconds later for getting back to snuff out a Barça attack. |
| 5' | Cannvaro neutralises danger from Kluivert, who gets himself into a scoring position. |
| 4' | Bonano fumbles a Zanetti cross. Bobo is ready to pounce, but the Barça custodian makes up for his mistake. |
| 3' | Toldo anticipates Kluivert and clears with a header. |
| 2' | Christian Vieri beats his marker and fires a long pass forward from Cannavaro into the net. The flag goes up for offside. |
| 1' | Welcome to a jam-packed San Siro for tonight’s big match. Inter, playing in their traditional black and blue shirts, kick off against the Spaniards, who are wearing their gold and blue away strip. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Full time. 0-0 at the San Siro between Inter and Barcelona. Newcastle beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 in the other Group A match. See you on Sunday for Juve vs. Inter. |
| 49' | Gabri is yellow-carded for shooting after the offside flag was raised. |
| 45' | 5 minutes of injury time added on at the end of the ninety minutes. |
| 44' | Riquelme shoots wide. In the meantime, Frank De Boer is ready to come back on the pitch. |
| 43' | Cristiano Zanetti is warned by Meier after intentionally holding back Gabri. At the other end, Barcelona win a free kick from a central position outside the Inter box for a foul by Cannavaro on Kluivert. |
| 40' | Gabri carves out a chance for himself after finding space to the right of the box. His shot goes over. |
| 38' | Morfeo and De Boer both require treatment. The Nerazzurri midfielder has a muscular problem, while the Dutchman's knee is bleeding. |
| 32' | Puyol is stretchered off after a collision with Frank De Boer in the Barcelona area. |
| 32' | Inter substitution - Conceiçao replaces Guly. Barcelona replace Puyol with Andersson. |
| 30' | Barcelona on the counter-attack. Excellent defending by Fabio Cannavaro, who neutralises dangerous from Saviola. |
| 27' | Javier Zanetti’s in a class of his own. With sheer elegance, the Inter captain disposseses Motta on the left wing. Applauses all round |
| 26' | Kluivert is through on goal after the offside flag stays down. The Dutchman’s shot is weak and Toldo saves. |
| 25' | Conceiçao is warming up on the touchline. |
| 21' | Barcelona substitution – Riquelme on, Rochemback off. |
| 19' | Di Biagio plays a precision though ball to Vieri, whose shot falls to Martins at the far post. The Nigerian youngster shoots over. |
| 17' | Morfeo plays a first time cross into the box, the ball falls loose to Vieri at the far post who controls the ball then miskicks his shot. |
| 15' | Dalmat can’t continue. Nerazzurri doctor Franco Combi requests a substitution and Obafemi Martins is thrown into the fray for his European debut. |
| 14' | Dalmat requires attention from the medical staff after he falls awkwardly outside the Barcelona box. |
| 13' | Barcelona captain Cocu is deservedly booked for the challenge on his Inter counterpart. |
| 13' | Mendieta replaces the injured Cocu. |
| 12' | Nerazzurri on the attack again. Bonano beats Bobo to Javier Zanetti's high ball. |
| 10' | Cocu leaves the pitch on a stretcher. The Inter captain is obviously made of steel. |
| 9' | The two captains remain on the ground following a collision. |
| 8' | More magic from Dalmat, who dances past a couple of opponents then curls a shot towards the far post which Bonano does well to save. |
| 4' | Incredible miss by Bobo Vieri, who from close range heads wide of the post from Pasquale's pin-point cross. |
| 3' | Bonano gets down to save a shot from Di Biagio. |
| 2' | Barça get the second half underway. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!! |
| 1' | It's 0-0 after forty-five minutes of play at the San Siro. Newcastle lead Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in tonight's other Group A match. See you in the second half. |