| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half time. Werder Bremen 0-0 Inter. |
| 47' | Inter break but Mertesacker beats Adriano to the ball in his own box. |
| 46' | More heroics from Julio Cesar. The Inter keeper palms clear Fring's fast cross from the right, before Zanetti hooks to safety. |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Pizarro's flicked header from Özil's corner forces a brilliant parry from Julio Cesar. The Brazilian thwarts Prödl from Werder's second corner. |
| 44' | Quaresma wins the ball in the Werder third and looks for Mancini with a through pass, but overhits it and Wiese gathers. |
| 40' | At the other end Maicon blocks and clears Hunt's low cross for Rosenberg. |
| 39' | Hunt makes a clearance from Cambiasso's right-wing corner. |
| 36' | On the opposite flank Özil glides past Cordoba before firing wide. |
| 35' | Muntari boots clear after Pizarro looks for openings down the right. |
| 34' | Quaresma blasts wide from a tight angle. |
| 33' | Rosenberg fires wide after latching on to Özil's through ball but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 29' | Adriano's curling free kick is high over the Werder bar. |
| 28' | Torsten Frings is booked for a foul from behind on Quaresma. |
| 27' | Julio Cesar makes a smothering save to deny Rosenberg a chance from Özil's through ball. |
| 24' | Wiese saves Cambiasso's cross into the six-yard box. |
| 22' | Dangerous cross from the right by Franjes, but there's no team-mate on hand. Comfortable save for Julio Cesar. |
| 21' | Boenisch intercepts a long ball into the Werder area and heads back to his keeper, denying Mancini a clear chance on goal. |
| 19' | Adriano races on to Mancini's through ball but Wiese is out quick to neutralise the threat. |
| 19' | Maicon's attacking throw-in is cleared by Mertesacker. |
| 18' | After a quick check from Inter doc Franco Combi, Marco is okay to continue and play resumes at the Weser Stadion. |
| 17' | Materazzi remains on the ground after a clash of heads with Rosenberg. |
| 16' | Pizarro's shot on the turn takes a deflection off Cordoba. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 15' | Brilliant defending by Cordoba. The Colombian outpaces Rosenberg to a ball down the left, shields it and then plays to safety. |
| 15' | Quaresma's curling cross from the left is saved by Wiese. |
| 13' | Adriano gets the slighest of touches to Cambiasso's left-wing free kick but the Brazilian's effort is wayward. |
| 10' | Frings has a low shot from distance saved by Julio Cesar. |
| 10' | Cordoba intercepts Özil in the box after a dangerous return pass from Rosenberg. |
| 9' | Adriano serves Mancini with a first-time pass but Frings has read the move and the Bremen captain intercepts. |
| 6' | Julio Cesar saves Ozil's inswinging cross from the right. |
| 5' | Frings slices wide as Werder are taking the game to Inter in these opening minutes. |
| 4' | Cambiasso blocks a shot from Boenisch. |
| 3' | Another corner for the home side. Frings' cross is headed clear by Zanetti at the near post. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Weser Stadion in Bremen for our last match of the 2008/09 Champions League group stages. |
| 1' | Attacking start by the Germans as Werder win an early corner, which is cleared by Julio Cesar. |
| 1' | Werder kick off. FORZA INTER!!!! |
| 1' | Zlatan Ibrahimovic will warm the bench tonight for the first time this season. Joining him are Orlandoni, Maxwell, Figo, Jimenez, Balotelli and Davide Santon, the 17-year-old Italy U20 international who is likely to make his debut against the Germans. |
| 1' | Captain Zanetti is set for another milestone. After making his 600th appearance for Inter in September's Serie A match against Lecce, the ever-dependable Argentine will tonight equal Bergomi's all-time record of 117 European appearances for the club. |
| 1' | At the back it's Cordoba and Materazzi in the middle, Maicon and Burdisso on the flanks, and Julio Cesar between the posts. |
| 1' | José Mourinho has reverted to a 4-3-3 for tonight's match in front of a full house. Adriano will spearhead the attack alongside Quaresma and Mancini, with Zanetti, Cambiasso and Muntari in midfield. |
| 1' | Whatever the result, we're already through to the first knockout round. A win will see us qualify as Group B winners, a draw will suffice if Panthinaikos don't win at home to Anorthosis, and even a defeat will be enough if the Greeks are held to a draw. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Werder Bremen beat Inter 2-1 and book their place in the UEFA Cup last 32. Panathinaikos beat Anorthosis 1-0 in tonight's other Group B match, which means the Nerazzurri qualify for the Champions League last 16 as runners-up. |
| 49' | Julio Cesar makes a diving save from Werder sub Jensen. |
| 47' | Werder make another change, with Jensen replacing Özil. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time. |
| 44' | Werder Bremen make their first change. Schaaf brings on Niemeyer for Franjes. |
| 44' | Pizarro tries to restore Bremen's two-goal cushion but his shot from distance is wide of the target. |
| 43' | GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Ibra pulls one back with a magnificent 20-metre curling shot from Maxwell's short pass. WERDER BREMEN 2-1 INTER. |
| 43' | Balotelli is yellow-carded for foul play. |
| 39' | Fritz is booked for protesting. |
| 36' | GOAL. Rosenberg slides past Julio Cesar after Özil's low cross from the left. WERDER BREMEN 2-0 INTER. |
| 34' | Franjes heads behind Ibrahimovic's left-wing cross. Balotelli's corner is cleared by the Germans but Inter remain in attack and Balotelli heads over Quaresma's cross to the back post. |
| 32' | Inter on the rack in Bremen. Hunt fires a low shot inches wide. |
| 31' | Balotelli makes a headed clearance from a Werder left-wing corner. |
| 30' | Another save from Julio Cesar as Pizarro tries to score a second. |
| 29' | Julio Cesar blocks a shot from Franjes as goal-hungry Werder come looking for more. |
| 27' | Ibrahimovic runs at goal and shoots wide from the edge of the box. |
| 26' | Mourinho makes his third change: Balotelli for Muntari. |
| 25' | Hunt plays a free kick short to Özil, who forces a palmed save from Julio Cesar. |
| 24' | Sulley Muntari is booked for foul play. |
| 23' | At full stretch Burdisso blocks a shot from Werder danger man Özil. |
| 18' | GOAL. Claudio Pizarro pounces on the loose ball and tucks home after Julio Cesar's parry from Özil. WERDER BREMEN 1-0 INTER. |
| 17' | Maxwell is fouled by Pizarro in the Inter area after a mesmerising run into the box by Özil. |
| 13' | Julio Cesar pulls off a superb block from Pizarro's fiercely struck close-range shot. |
| 12' | Hunt gets a high cross in from the left. Julio Cesar outjumps Pizarro and makes the save. |
| 11' | Werder attack back and Özil has a shot blocked by Burdisso. |
| 10' | End-to-end stuff at the Weser Stadion as Inter win a right-wing corner. Cambiasso's cross. Burdisso climbs highest in the area and heads on goal, but Fritz clears off the line. |
| 9' | A let-off for Inter as Pizarro fails to connect with Rosenberg's inviting pull-back. |
| 9' | Quaresma's shot on the turn is wide as Inter hit Bremen on the break. |
| 5' | Cordoba blocks Rosenberg's cross for Pizarro as Werder launch a swift counter-attack after Quaresma's through ball for Ibra is intercepted by Mertesacker. |
| 4' | Good chance for Werder. Boenisch crosses from the left and Pizarro fires wide with just Julio Cesar to beat. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. |
| 1' | Rosenberg rifles wide after pouncing on a loose ball just outside our box. |
| 1' | José has made two changes: Ibra for Adri and Maxwell for Materazzi, with Burdisso switching to a central position. |