AC Milan vs Inter Milan 0-2 – as it happened
All the updates as rivals AC Milan and Inter faced off at the San Siro in first leg of their Champions League semifinal.
This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were all the updates from the Champions League semifinal first-leg clash between AC Milan and Inter Milan on Wednesday, May 10.
This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were all the updates from the Champions League semifinal first-leg clash between AC Milan and Inter Milan on Wednesday, May 10.
- Inter beat cross-city rivals AC Milan 2-0 in the first leg of the semifinal of European football’s top club competition.
- AC Milan knocked out Napoli in the quarterfinals, while Inter beat Benfica.
- Inter Milan sit in fourth place in the Italian league, with 63 points, two ahead of fifth-placed AC Milan.
- The rivals have now met 236 times previously, with Inter Milan winning 88 games and AC Milan 79.
- Live updates
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That’s your lot folks
A pair of cracking Champions League ties to start the semifinals, but few would have thought the fireworks would have come in tonight’s game that was expected to be cagey.
As it turned out, Inzaghi’s team made a big statement and will be quietly thinking about a weekend in Istanbul in June. Until next time.
Midfield conundrums
Krunic and Tonali got overrun in the middle of the park for Pioli’s team today, as the trio of Barella, Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan ran the show.
AC Milan might need to get another body in there for the second leg, but the injury to Bennacer early on certainly didn’t help.
Bossing it
Nicoló Barella's game by numbers vs. Milan:
26 touches
9 x possession won
5 touches in opp. box
4 passes into final ⅓
3 tackles made
3 duels won
2 chances created
2 shotsHe won possession more times than any other player on the pitch. ♨️#UCL pic.twitter.com/ftkxCayG24
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) May 10, 2023
Dzeko warns against complacency
He tells BT Sport: “It’s a great result for us. Nothing is yet finished. Only great teams arrive in the semifinals.”
The striker added: “We know that we’ve got a good result, [but] we have to be careful. They’re still a good team.”
Can they make it four?
3 – Internazionale have beaten rivals Milan three times in all competitions in a season (once in the Supercoppa Italiana, once in Serie A, once in the UEFA Champions League) for the first time since the 1994-95 campaign. Bragging. pic.twitter.com/DCzYtYGJVG
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 10, 2023
Could’ve been 4-0 or 5-0
While a 2-0 away-from-home win for Inter is quite the result for Simone Inzaghi’s team, they could have scored four or five in the first half alone.
A penalty was awarded to them by Gil Manzano before he overturned it after consulting the monitor. Had VAR not intervened, this tie might be as good as game over.
Full-time: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
It wasn’t as damaging for AC Milan as it looked like it might have been in the first half, but this was a fairly comprehensive win by Inter. They’ll have the majority of the fans in the San Siro for the second leg, and you’d have to fancy them now.
Quality strikes from Dzeko and Mkhitaryan decided this contest, with Inter both creating and taking the bulk of the chances. Rossoneri fans will be praying Leao is fit for the second leg.
Inter slow things down
Their fans must be delighted by this. They’ve got one foot in the final after tonight’s performance.
90+3 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Pobega shoots straight at Onana
A long ball towards the Inter box is flicked on by Origi, but Pobega can only shoot into Onana’s welcome gloves.
90+2 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Time for a bit of magic from AC Milan?
There is, but they don’t look like creating it. Pioli’s men have lacked ideas going forward throughout this game.
Four minutes added on.
90 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Hernandez fouled by Gagliardini
It’s just over 25 yards out in front of the D, almost perfect free-kick territory you’d say. Hernandez takes it himself, but it curls high and wide.
86 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
More changes for AC Milan
Tommaso Pobega and Pierre Kalulu come on, with Calabria and Diaz making way. Can they make the difference?
83 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
No shots on target for AC Milan
That’s a pretty damning statistic as far as Stefano Pioli is concerned. Tonali did hit the post in his defence, but it’s been pretty lacklustre otherwise.
82 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Inter make more changes
Joaquin Correa and Roberto Gagliardini come on, with Calhanoglu and Martinez going off.
79 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Darmian shot deflected for corner
It’s a bit of pinball in the AC Milan box before Darmian gets his shot away, but it only results in a corner. Bastoni is on the ground after a thump from Krunic and the referee halts play.
76 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Getting it launched
A hopeful ball towards Giroud can’t be got under control, as AC Milan enter into “hit and hope” territory. The second leg will be an uphill climb if they can’t get at least one back tonight.
74 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Inter make changes
Romelu Lukaku and Stefan de Vrij come on, with Dzeko and Dimarco making way. Darmian is likely to move to right wing-back now.
70 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Diaz wins corner
His cross bounces off Bastoni for an AC Milan corner. Tonali’s delivery is well cleared by Edin Dzeko, however.
Lukaku preparing to come on for Inter.
67 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Tonali cracks shot off post
Some nice build-up play down AC Milan’s left flank leads to Tonali finding space for a shot, whacking it off Onana’s far post. Getting closer.
65 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Mkhitaryan wins foul to relieve pressure
Giroud brings him down as AC Milan try to pile on the pressure, and Inter get some relief.
That’s Mkhitaryan’s last contribution, with Brozovic brought on in his place for the Nerazzurri.
63 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
AC Milan make changes
Malick Thiaw and Divock Origi are coming on, with Kjaer and Saelemaekers going off.
60 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Tonali hits one from distance
It’s fairly speculative from 25 yards (23 metres) and he drags well wide to the right in the end. AC Milan have at least been creating some half chances in this second half, if they can score next, it’ll open this tie back up.
57 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Maignan saves from Dzeko
He’s quick off his line to deny the 37-year-old his second goal of the game, stopping it with his legs and diverting it out for an Inter corner. That could have been it, if Dzeko slotted it home.
55 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Big chance for Messias
And he makes a bit of a mess of it after being fed by Tonali in a rare adventure behind the Inter backline. His shot was a good three or four yards wide in the end as he tried to curl it back in.
52 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
Diaz shoots from distance
He goes fairly close to scoring, but his shot drifts just wide of Onana’s right-hand post. This is more promising from Pioli’s team so far.
50 mins: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan