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| 47' | Half time at the Meazza. Inter 0-0 CSKA Moscow. |
| 47' | Another chance for the Nerazzurri on the stroke of half-time. Cambiasso crosses into the six-yard box for Eto'o, who heads high over the bar. |
| 45' | Two minutes of stoppage time. |
| 45' | Inter close. Sneijder combines swiftly with Pandev and Milito before misfiring in front of goal. |
| 44' | Walter Samuel overhits his long-range pass for Maicon and Eto'o on the right wing. |
| 41' | Javier Zanetti's inswinging left-wing cross is straight at Akinfeev. |
| 40' | Sneijder returns to the pitch after receiving treatment on the touchline. |
| 39' | Stankovic's 30-yard free kick comes back off the Russian wall. |
| 38' | Sneijder is still on the ground nursing his ankle, but he looks okay to continue. |
| 37' | Aldonin is booked for a terrible challenge on Sneijder. He too will miss the return leg. |
| 36' | Eto'o weaves past two in the CSKA area and shoots on goal. His effort is unwittingly blocked by Cambiasso, who was in an offside position. |
| 34' | Schennikov tackles Maicon in the box to end a sweeping move by the Nerazzurri. |
| 33' | The crowd gets behind Eto'o as Inter pour forward on the counter. Samu works the ball through to Pandev, who is flagged for offside. |
| 32' | Krasic gets a yellow card for a late challenge on Materazzi. He was within a booking of suspension and will consequently miss the return leg. |
| 31' | Under the Curva Sud, Samuel Eto'o fires a low shot wide of Akinfeev's right-hand post. |
| 30' | Necid receives in space on the right from Krasic and blasts his effort into the Curva Nord. |
| 27' | Mamaev drags a low shot well wide of Julio Cesar's right-hand post. |
| 26' | Materazzi blasts to safety after Schennikov loses the ball in our area following a challenge by Maicon. |
| 25' | Sneijder whips in a cross from the right edge of the Moscow box. Akinfeev saves. |
| 23' | The Muscovites attack back and Honda pulls back to to Krasic, who blazes over the bar. |
| 22' | Ooooh! Goran Pandev unleashes a classy curling shot from about 20 yards out. It's just over the bar. |
| 21' | Another Inter free kick as Maicon is sent flying. Sneijder's free kick is headed away by CSKA. |
| 20' | Sneijder floats in a cross for Milito, who is beaten to the ball. From the resulting corner Samuel gets up at the back post to head into the middle of the area, but CSKA clear. |
| 19' | Free kick to us in an interesting position after a foul by Ignashevich on Pandev. |
| 17' | Beautiful ball over the CSKA defence by Sneijder for Pandev. Schennikov gets back and makes the interception. |
| 15' | Inter on the attack. Pandev's driven cross from the right is cleared by Ignashevich. |
| 14' | Another save by Julio Cesar, this time from Aldonin's weak shot. |
| 13' | From the resulting 30-yard free kick Ignashevich tests Julio Cesar with a low shot. |
| 12' | Marco Materazzi is booked for a foul on Krasic. |
| 12' | Sneijder aims his free kick directly at goal. Akinfeev makes a punches clearance and Stankovic half-volleys his follow-up high and wide. |
| 11' | Aleksei Berezutski brings down Sneijder just outside the CSKA box on the left. Free kick. |
| 11' | Inter's first corner of the game, taken by Sneijder, is cleared by the Russian defence. |
| 10' | Shot on goal. Pandev serves Eto'o on the left and the Cameroon forward cuts inside before testing the CSKA keeper with a low angled drive. |
| 8' | Maicon tries to burst past Schennikov down the right but the Russian full-back re-positions quickly and wins a defending throw after his deflected clearance. |
| 7' | The Muscovites win the game's first corner. Honda's fast inswinger goes out for a defending throw-in at the far side. |
| 4' | Wesley Sneijder's 30-yard bullet free kick whizzes wide of Akinfeev's right-hand post. |
| 3' | CSKA youngster Schennikov is lucky not to get a yellow card for a rash challenge on Milito. |
| 1' | Eighty thousand fans in the stands, millions watching worldwide, a mild evening in Milan with a temperature of around 14 degrees, and 22 players ready do battle as the march continues towards the Champions League final in Madrid on 22 May. Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for the first leg our of quarter-final tie against CSKA Moscow. |
| 1' | Early attack by the visitors as Krasic runs down the right and delivers a high cross that is too long for Honda. |
| 1' | Howard Webb blows his whistle and off we go at the Meazza as Inter kick off. FORZA RAGAZZI! |
| 1' | The CSKA players are wearing black armbands this evening in memory of the people who died in the tragic bomb blasts in the Russian capital on Monday. |
| 1' | CSKA Moscow: 35 Akinfeev; 6 A.Berezutski, 24 V.Berezutski, 4 Ignashevich, 42 Schennikov; 2 Semberas, 22 Aldonin; 17 Krasic, 18 Honda, 11 Mamaev; 89 Necid. 
Subs: 1 Chepchugov, 10 Dzagoev, 13 Gonzalez, 14 Nababkin, 15 Odiah, 20 Guilherme, 25 Rahimic. 
Coach: Leonid Slutsky. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 23 Materazzi, 25 Samuel, 4 Zanetti; 5 Stankovic, 19 Cambiasso; 27 Pandev, 10 Sneijder, 9 Eto'o; 22 Milito. 
Subs: 1 Toldo, 2 Cordoba, 7 Quaresma, 11 Muntari, 17 Mariga, 26 Chivu; 89 Arnautovic. 
Coach: José Mourinho. |
| 1' | Our only previous home game against the CSKA produced a six-goal encounter. It was in the group stages of the 2007/08 Champions League, with Cambiasso and Ibrahimovic scoring doubles after goals from Jo and Vagner Love. In our six overall home meetings with Russian clubs, we have notched 5 wins, 1 draw and scored 13 goals. Couple that with our long 39-game unbeaten home run and the odds point to a positive result for the Nerazzurri tonight. |
| 1' | Inter are without suspended Brazilians Lucio and Thiago Motta for tonight's clash, while Davide Santon is ruled out through injury. CSKA Moscow, whose Japanese import Keisuke Honda has shrugged off an ankle injury in time to face the Nerazzurri, also have Nababkin back from suspension, their only absentee being Cosic who is out with ligament damage. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat CSKA Moscow 1-0, thanks to Diego Milito's 65th-minute goal. |
| 48' | Mariga comes on for the final seconds. Off comes Pandev. |
| 45' | Three minutes more to go until the final whistle. |
| 45' | Pandev hits a long-range shot on target, but it's a comfortable save for Akinfeev. |
| 43' | Eto'o's deflected shot from a tight angle on the left is saved by Akinfeev. |
| 42' | Necid wastes a chance from a lofted pass over the Inter defence. He mis-controls in front of goal and Julio Cesar pounces on the loose ball. |
| 42' | More miracles from Akinfeev. Sneijder's corner is cleared as far as Cambiasso, whose follow-up produces a punched save from the CSKA keeper. The ball remains in the danger zone and Stankovic has his 20-yard shot saved. |
| 39' | Missed chance for Inter. Wesley Sneijder receives in space from Eto'o, advances into the box and rifles wide of the near post. |
| 38' | Ignashevich closes down Eto'o to block a shot from the Cameroonian. |
| 37' | Maicon swings in a cross for Eto'o but Akinfeev is alert to the danger and he gets out quick to make the save. |
| 35' | Corner to CSKA. Dzagoev delivers the cross, Inter fail to clear and Julio Cesar saves a deflected shot from Aleksei Berezutski. |
| 33' | Pandev's left-wing cross from Sneijder's short pass is cleared by Berezutski. |
| 30' | CSKA made their third change. Aldonin makes way for Rahimic. |
| 30' | Dzagoev fires a long-range shot over the bar. |
| 28' | Leonid Slutsky replaces Mamaev with Mark Gonzalez. |
| 27' | Incredible. Pandev goes through on goal after a defence-splitting one-two with Milito. He rounds the keeper and shoots on target but Aleksei Berezutski clears off the line. |
| 25' | Pandev has a shot blocked by the CSKA defence. It's all Inter at the Meazza. |
| 24' | CSKA bring on Dzagoev for Honda. |
| 23' | A chance for Marco Materazzi. The veteran Italian climbs in the area and heads over Sneijder's corner kick. |
| 20' | GOAL!!!!! It was coming! Diego Milito controls a pass from Sneijder and buries his low 20-yard shot into the bottom left corner. INTER 1-0 CSKA Moscow. |
| 20' | Another great save by the CSKA keeper. He gets down at his right-hand post to keep out a low 20-yard effort from Samuel Eto'o. |
| 19' | Great chance for Pandev. The Macedonian combines with Sneijder and sees his placed shot from the edge of the box miraculously saved by Akinfeev. |
| 18' | Another ball from Eto'o to Milito, who is flagged for offside this time. |
| 18' | Eto'o serves Milito in the area but Ignashevich intercepts the Argentine. |
| 15' | Chance for Stankovic. The Serbian goes through on goal but he is denied by the onrushing Akinfeev. |
| 14' | Maicon muscles his way past two opponents but Schennikov gets a vital tackle in. |
| 13' | Stankovic's high cross from the right is over Milito at the back post. Vasili Berezutski heads out for a corner. |
| 10' | Brilliant save by Julio Cesar from Mamaev's 20-yard rocket shot. |
| 9' | Aleksei Berezutski delivers a low cross into the six-yard box, forcing Materazzi into a sliding clearance. Honda's corner is punched clear by Julio Cesar. |
| 7' | Maicon swings in a dangerous cross for Milito. Akinfeev saves. |
| 5' | Vasili Berezutski heads behind for a corner, denying Pandev a chance from Maicon's right-wing cross. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 4' | CSKA break and Mamaev fires a decent shot just over Julio Cesar's bar. |
| 4' | Cambiasso looks for Eto'o with a first-time through ball from Sneijder's square pass. CSKA intercept. |
| 1' | CSKA resume play. |