Europe’s finest head-scratching struggles goes on. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of action
Inter: The 2023 finalists are second in the table and yet to concede a goal. They are yet to score many, either, notching just seven goals in their five games. The latest victims of Simone Inzaghi’s smooth, efficient machine were RB Leipzig, whose own disastrous pointless campaign continued with a 1-0 defeat. An own goal from Castello Lukeba decided it after a wicked free-kick from Federico Dimarco, the wing-back playing an unfamiliar midfield role but was just as dangerous. As Leipzig desperately chased something from the match to rescue their campaign, it fell to the Inter defence to show off their usual control, the experience of Benjamin Pavard, Stefan de Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni as the defensive trio seeing out the job in some comfort.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/28/champions-league-review-pain-for-psg-but-inter-and-arsenal-on-rise
Author : John Brewin
Publish date : 2024-11-28 15:23:00
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