Inter Milan could not deny Man City their treble in the final of the Champions League. In a tight but hard-fought victory at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team clinched the treble. Inter put up a great fight and had plenty of opportunities, but they ultimately fell short and will return to Italy as runners-up. Two minutes into the game, Erling Haaland had his first opportunity to score when Kevin De Bruyne sent him a through pass. However, Haaland shot wide and a late offside flag was still raised.
Man City’s subsequent assault led some members of the Ataturk to believe they had gained the upper hand. Bernardo Silva, who was given room by Federico Dimarco to wander into the 18-yard box and get a shot off, was responsible for stopping Rodri’s change of play. His effort whistled beyond the far post. Despite having the advantage in terms of skill, Man City was uneasy for most of the first half, with Ederson making some poor passes out of the back. On one occasion, he sent the ball directly to Nicolo Barella, whose long-range attempt from about 40 yards out missed the mark. The first clear chance of the evening quickly came after that. Once more, De Bruyne discovered Haaland coming up from behind, and the Norwegian delivered a vicious initial blow. Find the Inter Milan Player Ratings below.
Andre Onana – 7
Kept moving to deny Haaland from scoring on City’s finest chance of the first half and also made a nice save on Foden, but he was helpless to stop Rodri’s winning goal as he earned the highest of the Inter Milan player ratings.
Matteo Darmian – 7
During his time at Manchester United, he typically played as a fullback, but in this match, he was positioned on the right side of Inter’s back three and displayed strong defense against the normally dangerous Grealish.
Francesco Acerbi – 7
Despite facing a tough opponent in Haaland that evening, he typically held his own, using his strength and expertise to effectively neutralize the Norwegian for extended periods of time.
Alessandro Bastoni – 7
He worked with Acerbi to guarantee Haaland was never a threat by displaying his aerial prowess and winning battles.
Denzel Dumfries – 6
The Dutchman initially played as a wing-back high up, but as he was gradually pushed deeper, he was unable to display his typical attacking danger.
Marcelo Brozovic – 7
A hectic night at Inter’s midfield foundation. made some significant defensive adjustments, put in a lot of effort to pressure his City opponents, and dragged out a great cross that Romelu Lukaku late on should have converted.
Nicolo Barella – 6
He was diligent in midfield, apparently covering every blade of grass in an effort to contain City, much like Inter captain Brozovic. Maybe he should have taken advantage of the opportunity Ederson’s terrible pass gave him in the first half.
Hakan Calhanoglu – 6
Replaced Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who was only able to sit on the bench due to an injury, and contributed some physicality to the midfield while offering nothing in terms of possession.
Federico Dimarco – 7
An unfavorable start as he backed off Silva, enabling the Portuguese to shoot a shot just past the post. Nevertheless, he was undoubtedly Inter’s most dangerous player at the opposite end, at one point striking the crossbar with a header and having his subsequent effort accidentally blocked by teammate Lukaku.
Lautaro Martinez – 6
In terms of pressuring, he set the tone for Inter, causing mistakes in the first half and ensuring that Manchester City was rarely at ease with the ball. Ederson turned down one of the rare scoring opportunities.
Edin Dzeko – 6
Romelu Lukaku and Martinez were chosen from the beginning. He put in a lot of effort off the ball, much like the Argentine, but he was unable to keep it up like his younger teammate. early in the second half after failing to produce a shot.
Substitutes
Romelu Lukaku – 4
The former Manchester United striker made a terrifying cameo. immediately after Rodri’s score unintentionally blocked Dimarco’s goal-bound attempt, and in stoppage time saw his header saved at point-blank range.
Robin Gosens – 6
Added a little more attack in the last minutes but was unable to create a breakthrough.
Raoul Bellanova – 6
Was introduced at the same time as Gosens but had trouble making an impression.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 6
Only able to participate for the last few seconds and have no impact on the result.
Danilo D’Ambrosio – 6
Another late arrival had little impact on the outcome.
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