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| 45' | Half time. Manchester United 1-0 Inter. |
| 45' | Back at the other end Rooney drifts into a central position from the left and unleashes a swerve shot that goes wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post. |
| 45' | Van der Sar saves Maicon's blistering shot from distance. |
| 44' | Giggs plays a low ball into the Inter box but it's too long for Evra. Julio Cesar gathers. |
| 42' | Balotelli overhits his cross for Vieira who was in space on the right. |
| 40' | Inter have stepped up a gear at Old Trafford as Ibrahimovic fires a low diagonal shot inches wide of Van der Sar's right-hand post. |
| 39' | Another chance for Inter. Stankovic collects Ibrahimovic's pass but fails to control. |
| 38' | O'Shea misses a glorious chance for a second after being put through on goal by Rooney. Julio Cesar is out quick to block. |
| 37' | Inter close through Stankovic. The Serbian forces a tipped save from Van der Sar with a splendid swerve shot from Ibra's flicked pass, but the ref gives a goal kick. |
| 36' | Samuel intercepts Giggs' through ball for Berbatov. |
| 34' | Giggs slaloms past three and United win a attacking throw-in after Santon's sliding tackle on Rooney. Seconds later Carrick has a weak long-range effort saved by Van der Sar. |
| 33' | Balotelli's free kick is cleared by the United defence. |
| 33' | John O'Shea is lucky to escape without caution after his third foul on Mario Balotelli. |
| 32' | Vieira trips Giggs and it's a free kick to Man U on the left wing. |
| 31' | Scholes overhits his long-range pass for Ronaldo. Santon sees the ball over the line for a goal kick. |
| 29' | Inter close to an equaliser. Ibra's downwards header from Maicon's cross bounces up on to the crossbar. |
| 28' | Free kick to Inter after an Evra foul on Stankovic. |
| 27' | Samuel combines with Balotelli down the left but his cross goes behind for a goal kick. |
| 26' | Inter hit United on the break but Rio Ferdinand cuts out Stankovic's ball for Ibra. |
| 24' | Nothing comes of Balotelli's outswinging corner as Stark spots a shove by Maicon. |
| 23' | Vidic beats Ibrahimovic to Maicon's dangerous right-wing cross. Corner. |
| 22' | United come back at Inter and Rooney shoots wide after stealing in at the near post. |
| 21' | Back at the other end Stankovic gets to the byline and makes a sliding cross before colliding into the pitch-side advertising boards. |
| 19' | United come storming forward on the counter-attack. Giggs gets into the box and crosses for Berbatov but Walter Samuel makes a brilliant interception. |
| 19' | Ibrahimovic goes down on the edge of the box after making contact with O'Shea, but for Stark there's no foul. |
| 18' | Maicon looks for Ibrahimovic with a right-wing cross but Vidic gets the better of the Swede. |
| 16' | Man United maintain their attacking momentum and Ronaldo blasts high and wide after a pass from Giggs. |
| 16' | Scholes touches back to Berbatov after a cross from Ronaldo. The Bulgarian's shot from the edge of the box is saved by Julio Cesar. |
| 15' | Another free kick to Inter after another O'Shea foul on Balotelli. Vieira's header from Mario's free kick is skywards. Van der Sar saves. |
| 12' | Scholes picks out Ronaldo on the left wing with a long-range pass but the Portuguese is a mile offside. |
| 12' | Mario Balotelli's inswinging free kick is on target, but it's an easy save for Van der Sar. |
| 11' | Free kick to Inter out on the left wing after a foul by O'Shea on Balotelli. |
| 10' | Dimitar Berbatov is flagged for offside as he collects a through pass from Giggs. |
| 8' | Vieira swings in a cross and Zlatan controls with his chest but can't find space for a shot. United clear. |
| 6' | Ronaldo whips in a cross after collecting Berbatov's cut-back, but there's no team-mate on hand in the area. |
| 4' | GOAL. Man United take the lead through Nemanja Vidic, who rises in the area and powers home his header from Ryan Giggs' cross. MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 INTER. |
| 3' | Cordoba sprints back to beat Rooney to a through ball, conceding a corner. Giggs' cross from the left corner flag is cleared by the Colombian but the Welshman gets another cross in. It's caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 2' | Berbatov is closed down by the Nerazzurri defence after a United attack down the right involving Ronaldo and O'Shea. |
| 1' | Welcome to Old Trafford for the return leg of our Champions League last sixteen clash against the Red Devils. |
| 1' | Away we go at Old Trafford as Wolfgang Stark blows his whistle and United kick off. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 39 Santon; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti; 5 Stankovic; 8 Ibrahimovic, 45 Balotelli.<br> Subs: 1 Toldo, 6 Maxwell, 7 Figo, 9 Cruz, 10 Adriano, 20 Muntari, 24 Rivas. |
| 1' | Manchester United: 1 Van der Sar; 22 O'Shea, 5 Ferdinand, 15 Vidic, 3 Evra; 7 Ronaldo, 16 Carrick, 18 Scholes, 11 Giggs; 10 Rooney; 9 Berbatov.<br> Subs: 12 Foster, 8 Anderson, 13 Park, 23 Evans, 24 Fletcher, 28 Gibson, 32 Tevez. |
| 1' | Ferguson has also made a few changes. Vidic returns in defence after missing the first leg through suspension. Scholes starts in place of Fletcher in midfield, and Rooney starts in attack with Park on the bench. |
| 1' | On to tonight's lineups and Mourinho makes four changes to his team for the 1st leg. Cordoba and Samuel come in for Rivas and Chivu in defence, Vieira is preferred to Muntari in midfield, and Balotelli gets the nod ahead of Adriano up front. |
| 1' | But Inter played here in a pre-season friendly on 1 August 2007, and won 3-2. Rooney put United in front, with Suazo scoring either side of Ibrahimovic's goal to give the Nerazzurri a two-goal cushion before Adriano turned into his own net. |
| 1' | The only previous competitive fixture between these two teams at this ground was a decade ago in the 1998/99 UCL. On that occasion United won 2-0 thanks to a Yorke brace, holding the Nerazzurri 1-1 in the return fixture with Scholes replying to Ventola. |
| 1' | Difficult one to predict, this. José Mourinho has an excellent record against Sir Alex Ferguson, with 6 wins and just one defeat in 13 games against the manager of Manchester United, who are unbeaten in 20 Champions League matches. |
| 1' | Tonight's clash at the Theatre of Dreams is finely poised after the goalless draw in Milan a fortnight ago. A win or any score draw will see us through to the last eight, while another scoreless draw will force the onset of extra time. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Full time. Manchester United beat Inter 2-0. |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Park dispossess Maicon on the byline. Corner for Inter. |
| 44' | Anderson plays through to Giggs but Julio Cesar comes to the edge of his box to intercept. |
| 40' | United close as Ronaldo severely tests Julio Cesar. What a great save by the Brazilian. |
| 39' | Sir Alex makes his second substitution. Park replaces Rooney. |
| 39' | Free kick to United in a central position after a foul by Samuel on Ronaldo. |
| 36' | Van der Sar saves a shot from Ibrahimovic. |
| 36' | Vidic sweeps to safety after Ibra somehow manages to control a long-range pass with the tip of his boot. |
| 34' | Giggs' corner is headed clear by Ibrahimovic. Rooney pounces on the loose ball and cannons wide from distance. |
| 33' | Corner for United as Giggs' long-range shot takes a deflection. |
| 32' | Sulley Muntari is booked for stamping on Ronaldo's foot. |
| 30' | Inter come forward again and Ibrahimovic rifles wide from a position on the left wing. |
| 30' | United attack back after a few minutes of Nerazzurri pressure. Anderson sidefoots wide after charging diagonal run from the right by Ronaldo. |
| 29' | Ibrahimovic meets Muntari's right-wing cross at the back post and chests wide. |
| 27' | Figo gets past Evra down the right and crosses. Van der Sar saves. |
| 26' | Figo's outswinging free kick from the right wing is palmed clear by Van der Sar. |
| 26' | Wayne Rooney is yellow-carded for a sliding foul on Maicon. |
| 25' | And Man United make their first. Anderson comes on for Paul Scholes. |
| 25' | Inter make their third switch. Luis Figo replaces Mario Balotelli. |
| 24' | Balotelli's crossed free kick is saved by Van der Sar. |
| 24' | Free kick to Inter after a tactical foul by Rooney on Maicon. |
| 23' | Adriano blasts wide from 30 yards. |
| 21' | Ibra's ambitious attempt on goal from the left wing is way over the bar. |
| 20' | Balotelli's cross from the right corner flag is headed clear. |
| 20' | Evra blocks Balotelli's cross from the right and it's a corner for Inter. |
| 19' | Julio Cesar blocks a shot from Rooney after a long passing move by the Red Devils. |
| 15' | Julio Cesar makes two saves in quick succession from Rooney and Berbatov as United come looking for a third. |
| 14' | Adriano close as Inter hit the woodwork for the second time. The Brazilian combines with Cambiasso and volleys on to the post. |
| 13' | Balotelli's inswinging cross from the left is cleared by the United defence. |
| 13' | Substitution number two for Inter. Adriano replaces Dejan Stankovic. |
| 12' | Ibrahimovic crosses into the arms of Van der Sar after collecting a Cambiasso pass in the area. |
| 9' | Ronaldo's 30-yard free kick hits the Nerazzurri wall. |
| 8' | Walter Samuel is booked for a tactical foul on Ronaldo. |
| 6' | Cambiasso forces a save from Van der Sar with a bullet shot from distance as Inter try to claw their way back. |
| 4' | That was Cristiano Ronaldo's first goal in the Champions League this season. |
| 4' | GOAL. United hit back and take a 2-0 lead as Ronaldo steals in to head home Rooney's inswinging cross from the right. MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 INTER. |
| 3' | Inter pile on the pressure and Vidic makes a last-gasp tackle on Stankovic after a pass from Ibrahimovic. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!! |
| 1' | An early chance for Inter as Mario Balotelli receives from Stankovic and thumps his right-foot shot just wide. |
| 1' | Mourinho has made a half-time switch, bringing on Sulley Muntari for Patrick Vieira. |