In the big derby of the Champions League, the Italian “Inter” held a well-deserved goalless draw against one of the favorites to win the trophy, “Manchester City” (Ang).
The visitors from Italy were more than stable in the first part, and active in attack with 10:9 shots on goal until the break.
At the end of the duel, they were 23:13 in favor of “City”, and the exact 5:3. Goalkeepers Ederson and Jan Sommer made 3 and 5 saves, respectively.
In the second half, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan, who came on twice as a reserve, missed great opportunities for the “citizens”.
Markus Thuram and Henrik Mkhitaryan wasted the best situations in the match for “Inter”.
The performance of the defender Francesco Acherbi against the goal machine of “City” Erling Bryant Holland can be defined as a nodal point for the development of the match. The Italian terrorized the Norwegian in the style of “Trifon Ivanov” and managed to leave him barren.
Given Holland’s superb form, this was surely decisive.
The Scandinavian giant was looking for his 100th goal for the “citizens” in all competitions. Holland will look to find it in his 105th game for England against Arsenal on Sunday.
Here are the other Champions League results:
“Pari SJ” (Fr) – “Girona” (Esp) 1:0
“Bruges” (Bel) – “Borussia” (D, Ger) 0:3
“Celtic” (Shot) – “Slovan” (Slvk) 5:1
“Bologna” (It) – “Shakhtar” (Ukr) 0:0
“Sparta” (Czech Republic) – “Salzburg” (Av) 3:0