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Champions League match between Inter and Club Brugge, with Inter trying to recover from the initial deficit and Brugge aiming to consolidate their lead.
Inter-Club Brugge, match report (HIGHLIGHTS)
The hosts started strong and created several scoring opportunities. But in the 26th minute the guests came close to taking the lead with a shot from Tresoldi that hit the crossbar. However, in the 29th minute the Belgians won a penalty for a foul by Calhanoglu on Forbs. Tresoldi scores from the spot. Inter reacts and shortly afterwards Calhanoglu hits the crossbar with a great shot from the edge. After a goal disallowed for offside and another opportunity, captain Lautaro equalizes in the 44th minute: Thuram serves Dimarco, backheel for the Argentine who wins a tackle and scores. In the second half the Nerazzurri were still protagonists with Lautaro Martinez and Dimarco. In the 63rd minute a new lead for Bruges: Forbs anticipates the Inter goalkeeper and serves Tresoldi who scores his brace with an empty net. The Belgians also came close to making it three with a post hit by Virgili and shortly afterwards with a Potts-Forbs double chance. Brugge's third goal came in the 74th minute and Nicolò Tresoldi scored again, cleverly following a rebound after a save by Martinez. Inter shortened in the 81st: Sucic's attempt, Sommer's save and Lautaro scored his brace on the rebound. In the 87th minute Bruges scored again with Vermant. In full recovery, however, Chivu's team goes back behind with Bonny, served by Stankovic.
Inter-Club Brugge scoreboard 3-4
Goals: in the first 30' Tresoldi, 44' Lautaro, in the first 18' and 29' Tresoldi, 36' Lautaro, 42' Vermant, 48' Bonny
INTER (3-5-2): Martinez; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella (33' st Bonny), Calhanoglu (22' st Sucic), Zielinski (43' st Stankovic), Dimarco (33' st Spence); Thuram (22' sy Esposito), Lautaro. All.: Chivu
BRUGES (4-5-1): Sommer; Sabbe (27' st Siquet), Spileers (16' st Han-beom Lee), Mechele, Seys; Forbs, Vetlesen (16' st Lemaréchal), Potts, Vanaken, Virgili (38' st Diakhon); Tresoldi (38' st Vermant). All.: Leko
Booked: Spileers, Akanji, Virgili, Han-beom Lee, Lemaréchal for foul play, Calhanoglu for protests.
See also
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Villarreal-Napoli, match report (HIGHLIGHTS)
Napoli immediately takes the lead in the 8th minute: from a corner, Rrahmani challenges goalkeeper Luiz Junior who deflects onto the crossbar but Rrahmani scores again from two steps. The home team equalized in the 23rd minute: a mistake by Politano who with a back pass actually serves Mikautadze who goes past the goalkeeper and scores. Three minutes pass and the Spaniards overturn the result with a shot from outside the area by Mouriño. In the second half, Villarreal came close to scoring a trio with Moleiro, while the Neapolitans struggled to create opportunities for an equaliser. In the final, the Iberians closed it out with a counterattack from Oluwaseyi.
The scoreboard of Villarreal-Napoli 3-1
Goals: pt 7' Rrahmani, 23' Mikautadze, 26' Mourino; st 41' Oluwasyi
VILLARREAL (4-4-2): Luiz Junior, Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Romero, Comesana (38' st Cardona), Saliba, Gueye (38' st Perez), Moleiro (23' st Foyth), Moreno (20' st Oluwasyi), Mikautadze (20' st Freeman). (13 Gomez, 2 Costa, 5 Alassane, 11 Akhomach, 16 Macià, 21 Jmili, 28 Gaitan). All.: Perez
NAPLES (3-5-2): Milinkovic-Savic, Marin (27' st Lucca), Rrahmani, Badiashile, Politano (15' st Neres), De Bruyne, Gilmour (27' st Lobotka), McTominay (15' st Spinazzola), Di Lorenzo, Hojlund, Giovane (15' st Lang). (1 Meret, 14 Contini, 31 Beukema). All.: Allegri
Booked: Mikautadze, Giovane, De Bruyne, Di Lorenzo for foul play; Saliba for protests.
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Inter lost 3-4 at home against Brugge on the second day of the Champions League, remaining with zero points. Tresoldi scores a hat-trick, Lautaro Martinez scores a brace but it's not enough. Defensive errors, including a duck by Josep Martinez, and lethal counterattacks by Bruges decided the match. The next opponent will be Shakhtar Donetsk.