Calhanoglu's goal from the penalty spot brought the rulers three points.
As part of the match of the 4th round of the final stage of the Champions League, Inter hosted Arsenal. The two teams did not concede a goal before the match in the current draw and wanted to continue the series. . Inter has in reserve - Nikolo Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
From the first Khvylin, Inter launched an attack and immediately scored when Denzel Dumfries grabbed the ball between the penalty area and punched hard - the crossbar was twisted by Arsenal. However, after this, the teams reduced the wraps and acted very carefully, so they were not harmed by unsafe moments. In the middle of the half, there was a bad chance for Mav Arsenal - Saka hit someone else's penalty kick under Gostrim Kutom and shot low, but Sommer was on the spot.
Both teams heavily relied on attacking with the flanks, and one of these Inter approaches would end in a goal close to the end of the half - it was hot in the Arsenal penalty area, but Tarema’s final header off the line was blocked by the goalkeeper. i. It seemed that the half would end like this, but already at the injury time Merino, holding his hand at his penalty, the referee declared a penalty, and Calhanoglu brought punishment into action. 1:0.
The combination game didn’t suit Arsenal at all, and Mikel Arteta’s team was trying to get their traditional defense - standards, aka Inter, having done their homework and by blocking all the zones. However, once Dumfries had the opportunity to knock the ball out of an empty basket.. It was the same episode when Gavertz hit someone else’s penalty and hung it on the far post - the ice ball did not fall behind Sommer’s back, but the Swiss grabbed it safely.
Offended by the coaches, they tried to change the game with substitutions, but it’s impossible to say that the game came to life. Closer to the end of the match, Gaverts grabbed the ball from the penalty spot and shot through - Bissek rushed under the ball and turned his team. At the end of the match, Oleksandr Zinchenko appeared, and Arsenal led the final assault, but were unsuccessful.
Inter - Arsenal 1:0 Goal: Calhanoglu, 45+3 (pen) Inter: Sommer - Pavard, de Vrij, Bissek - Dumfries, Frattesi (Mkhitaryan, 62), Calhanoglu (Asllani, 72), Zelinski (Barella, 61),.