Internazionale vs RB Leipzig, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueLeipzig own goal sends Inter top of Champions League
An own goal by RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba gave Inter Milan a 1-0 home win in the Champions League on Tuesday as the Italian champions provisionally moved top of the standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 4': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 7': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 8': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 9': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 11': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 11': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 13': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 14': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 15': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 18': André Silva (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 20': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 20': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 20': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
- 26': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
- 26': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Own Goal by Castello Lukeba, RB Leipzig. Inter Milan 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 28': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 28': Attempt missed. Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 31': Hand ball by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 33': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 34': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 38': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 42': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Substitution, Inter Milan. Yann Bisseck replaces Benjamin Pavard because of an injury.
- 45': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a through ball following a fast break.
- 51': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by André Silva (RB Leipzig).
- 53': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 54': Attempt missed. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
- 54': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 54': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
- 60': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 60': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Assan Ouédraogo replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
- 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces André Silva.
- 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan).
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Assan Ouédraogo (RB Leipzig).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 69': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 69': Hand ball by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Arthur Vermeeren replaces Assan Ouédraogo because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco following a fast break.
- 73': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 73': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 80': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 80': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan).
- 80': Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 85': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Viggo Gebel replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 86': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 86': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 88': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 90': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kampl with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, RB Leipzig 0.
Statistics
 RBL |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 481 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 20 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 22 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 63,174
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 63,174
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni  |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 7 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 99 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
RB Leipzig (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 23 | Castello Lukeba |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 3 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 7 | Antonio Nusa |
| 14 | Christoph Baumgartner |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 19 | André Silva |
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