In the first leg of the Champions League 1 8 finals in the early morning of February 21, Beijing time, Inter Milan defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0, and the other game was Dortmund and Eindhoven shook hands.
Inter Milan, as the runner-up of last season's Champions League, has won this title many times in history! In this game, they faced a good Atletico Madrid, and the victory in the first leg was not easy to come by. In the first half, the two sides went back and forth, and there were many chances, but the goal was never breached, and Thuram and Lautaro missed a number of good chances to score. At the start of the second half, Thuram left injured but Chinese Super League veteran Arnautovic finally broke the deadlock after missing a couple of chances. In the 79th minute, Inter Milan finally scored, and after Lautaro missed a one-on-one chance, Arnautovic scored from the rebound, which became the only goal of the game.
The stats show that Inter had a whopping 19 shots on goal, far more than Atletico's five, while the opposition's attack looked lackluster. By the end of the game, Inter had won nine games in a row, their first since Inzaghi Jr. took charge, and the last defeat was in the Coppa Italia against Bologna in December.
It is worth mentioning that in the past European double-legged knockout rounds, Inter Milan have led by one goal at home in the first leg 17 times, and 15 of them have successfully qualified, which shows that their probability of advancing is still very high.
This match not only showed the quality of Inter Milan, but also added anti-expectations for the next leg. Will we be able to see a more intense confrontation in the next game? Let's wait and see and look forward to your messages and comments!