Inter fall to defeat in Leverkusen
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— Dec 10th 2024Mukiele's late goal decides the match in favour of the home side
Inter suffered their first Champions League defeat of the season, with Bayer Leverkusen running at 1-0 winners at the BayArena. The match was decided by a scrappy goal from Mukiele, who found the net after an underwhelming encounter where, despite struggling in attack, the Nerazzurri looked solid defensively.
Ultimately, however, Simone Inzaghi’s men conceded a late goal and remain on 13 points after six matches in the Champions League, where they still sit in the top eight (in fourth place ahead of Wednesday’s matches).
LEVERKUSEN 1-0 INTER
Goalscorer: 90' Mukiele (L)
BAYER LEVERKUSEN (4-2-3-1): 17 Kovar; 23 Mukiele, 12 Tapsoba, 4 Tah, 3 Hincapié; 25 Palacios, 34 Xhaka; 30 Frimpong, 10 Wirtz (8 Andrich 93'), 20 Grimaldo (24 Garcia 93'); 19 Tella (11 Terrier 83'). Substitutes: 1 Hradecky, 36 Lomb, 13 Arthur, 14 Schick, 29 Stepanov, 40 Onyeka, 44 Belocian. Head Coach: Xabi Alonso.
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck, 6 De Vrij, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian, 16 Frattesi (23 Barella 66'), 20 Calhanoglu (21 Asllani 66'), 7 Zielinski, 30 Carlos Augusto (32 Dimarco 56'); 9 Thuram (10 Lautaro 66'), 99 Taremi (8 Arnautovic 85'). Substitutes: 13 J. Martinez, 40 Calligaris, 17 Buchanan, 22 Mkhitaryan, 50 Aidoo. Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
Booked: Calhanoglu (I), Carlos Augusto (I) Added time: 1' - 3'.
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN) Assistants: Klančnik, Kovačič (SVN) Fourth official: Jug (SVN) VAR: Borošak (SVN) VAR assistant: Van Boekel (NED)