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Internazionale

  • Ibrahimovic 32’, 75’
  • Cambiasso 34’, 67’

CSKA Moscow

  • Joao (Jo) 23’
  • Vagner Love 31’
  1. Group G: Inter in fightback

    Group G: Inter in fightback

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Esteban Cambiasso each claimed a brace as Internazionale fought back from two goals down to win 4-2 in a pulsating game at the Giuseppe Meazza. Fenerbahce kept up the pressure on Inter with a 2-0 win at home to PSV Eindhoven. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • CSKA Moscow
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    • 93' And it's all over! Tremendous comeback from Inter. CSKA gave them a real scare here.
    • 92' Tremendous headed clearance from Cordoba! He's been a real rock in this second half.
    • 91' Suazo looks to slip Cruz in, but there's just too much on the pass. You suspect Suazo would have got there had the roles been reversed...
    • 89' CSKA are still pressing forward gamely. Grigoriev dispossesses Zanetti but just can't keep the ball in play.
    • 86' Suazo bursts clear, but he can't get his shot away and CSKA clear their lines!
    • 84' Substitution for Inter. David Suazo comes on for Ibrahimovic, who has certainly earned the rich applause of the home fans with his performance tonight.
    • 84' Yellow card for Olivier Dacourt after a full-blooded challenge on Carvalho.
    • 83' Dudu goes down holding his right ankle, and is replaced by Ivan Taranov.
    • 82' Inter looking for a fifth! Cruz brings down a long ball and heads for goal, but he just hasn't got the speed to out-pace the CSKA defenders.
    • 78' That goal has completely knocked the stuffing out of CSKA. The might of the Italian champions has really been unleashed here.
    • 75' MAGNIFICENT GOAL! 4-2! Ibrahimovic slips away from two defenders and then thunders a shot into the top right corner from 25 yards out! Fantastic stuff from the big man. And the comeback is complete! There's surely no way back for CSKA now.
    • 73' Chivu sends in another free kick from the left, but it's headed clear. Solari follows up with a cross, but Akinfeev takes it easily.
    • 71' Great stuff from Ibrahimovic! He runs past about four red-shirted defenders but his cross is cleared. CSKA counter-attack, but Vagner Love is superbly tackled by Walter Samuel. Zhirkov goes in dangerously on Cordoba as he clears, and receives a caution.
    • 70' Attacking substitution for CSKA. Vasili Berezutsky is replaced by Brazilian midfielder Eduardo.
    • 69' Ooh, so nearly four! Ibrahimovic gets his head to a cross from the left but it flashes just over!
    • 67' GOAL! 3-2 Inter! And what a turnaround! Chivu drives in a corner kick from the left, Cruz deftly flicks it on with his heel at the near post and Cambiasso crashes the ball past Akinfeev from six yards! What now for CSKA?
    • 66' Maxwell makes way for Santiago Solari. Chivu lifts the free kick over the wall... and over the bar.
    • 65' Free kick to Inter on the edge of the box! Cruz goes down rather easily after over-running the ball, and Vasili Berezutsky is shown the yellow card.
    • 64' Chance for CSKA! Vagner Love's shot is blocked brilliantly by Cordoba, but Zhirkov fires the rebound over!
    • 63' What a miss by Cambiasso! Zanetti tears into the box and lifts a delightful cross to the back post but Cambiasso, with the whole goal to aim at, manages to head it right across goal and wide! Awful, awful header.
    • 63' Substitution for Inter. Crespo makes way for his compatriot Julio Cruz.
    • 60' Chance for Inter! A deep cross from Maxwell finds Ibrahimovic at the back post, and he dinks the ball over the on-rushing Akinfeev towards Cambiasso, but the Argentine just can't get there!
    • 58' Julio Cesar comes to claim the ball at a corner but gets nowhere near it! Fortunately his defenders are on hand to clear the danger.
    • 57' Ooh, so close for Inter! Ibrahimovic seizes on a poor clearance from Akinfeev and rolls in an inviting cross but Crespo just can't get there!
    • 56' Vagner Love might have to do without his strike partner in the second half, but he's still proving to be a real handful. He holds off a couple of challenges on the edge of the box and hits a left foot shot that goes just wide!
    • 54' Carvalho's free kick hits the wall and goes out for a corner. He takes the resulting corner, and that too goes out for a corner. He tries his luck from the opposite side of the pitch, but this time the ball is cleared.
    • 53' Vagner Love running at the Inter defence now, and he's brought crashing to earth by Cordoba. Free kick!
    • 52' Chivu - who else? - curls in the free kick, but it's headed clear.
    • 51' Inter attack down the right with Ibrahimovic, and he wins a free kick right on the touchline.
    • 48' CSKA made a change at half-time, and unfortunately the lively Jo has been replaced by midfielder Evgeni Aldonin.
    • 47' Chivu sends in another dangerous corner from the right, but Akinfeev fists it away!
    • 46' The second half is underway!
    • 46' And the ref calls time on a pulsating first half! It's been real end-to-end stuff here at times. More of the same in the second please!
    • 45' More great approach play from Inter! Cambiasso and Crespo zig-zag their way towards goal, but Crespo stumbles at the vital moment! Zanetti follows up from the edge of the box, but his shot bounces wide!
    • 44' Dudu goes into the book.
    • 42' Another chance for Inter! Dacourt cuts in from the left and fires a low cross across the face of the goal, but Cambiasso and Crespo just can't get there!
    • 41' Cambiasso finds Zanetti in the box, he tucks the ball past Akinfeev, but he's offside! And only just. That was a let-off for CSKA.
    • 39' Elvir Rahimic fouls Olivier Dacourt, and receives a yellow card for his troubles.
    • 34' 2-2! Incredible stuff! It's raining goals at the San Siro! And it's a lovely goal from the Nerazzuri. Maicon plays a low pass into the box, Crespo dummies it, and Cambiasso shows great composure to slot the ball over Akinfeev and into the bottom corner!
    • 32' But Inter hit back straight away! Chivu bends in a dangerous, in-swinging free kick from the right, and Ibrahimovic gets away from his marker to coolly side-foot home at the back post! There's a hint of offside, but Inter are back in it! 2-1!
    • 31' GOAL! 2-0 CSKA! Vagner Love embarks on a one-man counter-attack, holds off challenges from Ivan Cordoba and Olivier Dacourt and fires in a left-footed shot that gives Julio Cesar no chance!
    • 30' Inter win a corner after Ibrahimovic's low free kick hits the wall and goes out. The Swede challenges for a header, but it goes out for another corner, which CSKA clear.
    • 29' Free kick for Inter, right on the edge of the box! Ibrahimovic stands before the CSKA defence like a cocksure matador, and it's too much for Dudu, who flies into him and brings him down.
    • 27' Inter knocking on the door here! Ibrahimovic dinks a ball into the box, and Maicon gets his head to it before the 'keeper but can't find the target! The ball eventually comes back to Ibrahimovic on the edge of the box, but his left foot volley goes over!
    • 26' Half-chance for Inter. Crespo gets his head to a deep cross from Maicon, but can't direct his header on target.
    • 23' GOAL! And from nowhere CSKA Moscow take the lead! Jo cuts in from the right, exchanges passes with Vagner Love and then fires in a glorious left-footed shot from the edge of the box which flies into the bottom left corner!
    • 21' More showboating from the big Swede! He tries to keep a deep cross in play with an acrobatic back-heel, but the ball had already crossed the line and a goal kick is given.
    • 20' Inter getting closer! Ibrahimovic bursts into the box with a yellow-booted blur of step-overs, but his cross is hooked away by Anton Grigoriev!
    • 19' Penalty claim for Inter! Zanetti goes down in the box and looks towards the ref, but Paul Allaerts is having none of it!
    • 18' Chivu sends in a dangerous-looking corner from the left, but it evades everyone and is cleared.
    • 17' Cristian Chivu makes good progress down the Inter left, but he's crowded out.
    • 16' CSKA pressing now. Milos Krasic finds space on the right and puts in a cross, but it's over-hit and Inter clear.
    • 14' Great stuff from Maicon! The right-back cuts inside and then shoots powerfully with his right foot, but the shot flashes across goal and wide!
    • 13' Nice link-up play between Maxwell and Esteban Cambiasso. They exchange passes before Cambiasso darts into the CSKA box, but Maxwell's through-ball is blocked.
    • 12' Ibrahimovic jabs a ball into the box towards his strike partner Hernan Crespo, but he can't make anything of it.
    • 11' A lively start here! Inter are getting plenty of promising territory, but their opponents pose a real threat on the break.
    • 10' Inter on the attack! Samuel sweeps in a left-footed cross from the left, but it's hacked away!
    • 8' CSKA go close! Vagner Love holds off a couple of challenges and rifles in a low shot from about 25 yards which goes inches wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post!
    • 7' Inter captain Javier Zanetti raids down the right and wins a corner. Walter Samuel gets his head on it at the back post, but it goes wide!
    • 5' A sight of goal for CSKA! The free-kick is drilled into the box and somehow finds its way to Vagner Love, but the man with the blue braids contrives to scuff his shot wide!
    • 4' A prolonged spell of possession for CSKA culminates in Yuri Zhirkov winning a free-kick on the right-hand edge of the Inter penalty area.
    • 3' The home side are setting the tempo here in the early stages.
    • 2' Early chance for Inter! Ibrahimovic challenges for a corner at the near post, but CSKA just scramble it away!
    • 1' Inter kick things off at a surprisingly empty-looking San Siro. Inter in their familiar blue and black shirts, white shorts and white socks, CSKA Moscow in red shirts, black shorts and black socks.
    • - CSKA are boosted by the return of first-choice goal-keeper Igor Akinfeev, defender Aleksei Berezutsky and Brazilian striker Wagner Love, who partners countryman Jo up front.
    • - Inter winger Luis Figo fractured his leg in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Juventus, and joins Marco Materazzi, Patrick Vieira, Dejan Stankovic and Francesco Toldo on the treatment tables. Julio Cesar continues to deputise for Toldo between the sticks.
    • - Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
    • - CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev; Alexei Berezutsky, Grigoriev, Vasili Berezutsky; Krasic, Dudu, Rahimic, Zhirkov; Daniel Carvalho; Jo, Vagner Love
    • - Inter: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Cordoba, Samuel, Chivu; Zanetti, Dacourt, Cambiasso, Maxwell; Ibrahimovic, Crespo
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  • Team Stats

    Internazionale Stats CSKA Moscow
    48% Possession 51%
    19 Shots 13
    4 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 0
    11 Corners 5
    16 Fouls 11
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 21
    310 Accurate passes 332
    61 Bad passes 54

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      2 Ivan Cordoba 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 28 0 4
      26 Cristian Chivu 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 29 8 0
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 35 1 3
      13 Douglas Maicon 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 33 0 5
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 27 13 1
      25 Walter Samuel 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 10 4
      15 Olivier Dacourt 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 34 6 2
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 44 12 2
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2 8 2 1 2 0 0 16 3 0
      21 Santiago Solari 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 4 1
      36 Francesco Bolzoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 David Suazo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      9 Julio Cruz 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 0
      24 Nelson Rivas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Paolo Orlandoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • CSKA Moscow
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      35 Igor Akinfeev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      50 Anton Grigoriev 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 28 4 5
      24 Vassili Berezoutski 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 0 3
      6 Alexei Berezoutski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 3 1
      20 Dudu Silva Cearense 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 41 11 3
      18 Yuri Zhirkov 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 28 8 3
      25 Elvir Rahimic 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 37 4 3
      17 Milos Krasic 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 29 4 1
      7 Daniel Carvalho 0 3 1 1 3 1 1 33 12 1
      10 Jô Jô 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 14 2 0
      9 Vagner Love 1 5 1 0 2 2 1 19 3 1
      19 Dawid Janczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      88 Caner Erkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Ramon Ramon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Ivan Taranov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0
      1 Veniamin Mandrikin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Yevgeny Aldonin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 0
      21 Eduardo Correia Piller Filho 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 0

  • Summary

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    • 75' MAGNIFICENT GOAL! 4-2! Ibrahimovic slips away from two defenders and then thunders a shot into the top right corner from 25 yards out! Fantastic stuff from the big man. And the comeback is complete! There's surely no way back for CSKA now.
    • 69' Ooh, so nearly four! Ibrahimovic gets his head to a cross from the left but it flashes just over!
    • 67' GOAL! 3-2 Inter! And what a turnaround! Chivu drives in a corner kick from the left, Cruz deftly flicks it on with his heel at the near post and Cambiasso crashes the ball past Akinfeev from six yards! What now for CSKA?
    • 64' Chance for CSKA! Vagner Love's shot is blocked brilliantly by Cordoba, but Zhirkov fires the rebound over!
    • 63' What a miss by Cambiasso! Zanetti tears into the box and lifts a delightful cross to the back post but Cambiasso, with the whole goal to aim at, manages to head it right across goal and wide! Awful, awful header.
    • 60' Chance for Inter! A deep cross from Maxwell finds Ibrahimovic at the back post, and he dinks the ball over the on-rushing Akinfeev towards Cambiasso, but the Argentine just can't get there!
    • 57' Ooh, so close for Inter! Ibrahimovic seizes on a poor clearance from Akinfeev and rolls in an inviting cross but Crespo just can't get there!
    • 56' Vagner Love might have to do without his strike partner in the second half, but he's still proving to be a real handful. He holds off a couple of challenges on the edge of the box and hits a left foot shot that goes just wide!
    • 45' More great approach play from Inter! Cambiasso and Crespo zig-zag their way towards goal, but Crespo stumbles at the vital moment! Zanetti follows up from the edge of the box, but his shot bounces wide!
    • 42' Another chance for Inter! Dacourt cuts in from the left and fires a low cross across the face of the goal, but Cambiasso and Crespo just can't get there!
    • 34' 2-2! Incredible stuff! It's raining goals at the San Siro! And it's a lovely goal from the Nerazzuri. Maicon plays a low pass into the box, Crespo dummies it, and Cambiasso shows great composure to slot the ball over Akinfeev and into the bottom corner!
    • 32' But Inter hit back straight away! Chivu bends in a dangerous, in-swinging free kick from the right, and Ibrahimovic gets away from his marker to coolly side-foot home at the back post! There's a hint of offside, but Inter are back in it! 2-1!
    • 31' GOAL! 2-0 CSKA! Vagner Love embarks on a one-man counter-attack, holds off challenges from Ivan Cordoba and Olivier Dacourt and fires in a left-footed shot that gives Julio Cesar no chance!
    • 27' Inter knocking on the door here! Ibrahimovic dinks a ball into the box, and Maicon gets his head to it before the 'keeper but can't find the target! The ball eventually comes back to Ibrahimovic on the edge of the box, but his left foot volley goes over!
    • 23' GOAL! And from nowhere CSKA Moscow take the lead! Jo cuts in from the right, exchanges passes with Vagner Love and then fires in a glorious left-footed shot from the edge of the box which flies into the bottom left corner!
    • 14' Great stuff from Maicon! The right-back cuts inside and then shoots powerfully with his right foot, but the shot flashes across goal and wide!
    • 8' CSKA go close! Vagner Love holds off a couple of challenges and rifles in a low shot from about 25 yards which goes inches wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post!
    • 7' Inter captain Javier Zanetti raids down the right and wins a corner. Walter Samuel gets his head on it at the back post, but it goes wide!
    • 5' A sight of goal for CSKA! The free-kick is drilled into the box and somehow finds its way to Vagner Love, but the man with the blue braids contrives to scuff his shot wide!
    • 2' Early chance for Inter! Ibrahimovic challenges for a corner at the near post, but CSKA just scramble it away!
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on the Champions League Group G clash between Internazionale and CSKA Moscow from the Giuseppe Meazza in Milan.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Paul Allaerts

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    On the Field

    • Julio César
    • Maicon
    • Cordoba
    • Samuel
    • Chivu
    • Zanetti
    • Dacourt
    • Cambiasso
    • Maxwell
    • Ibrahimovic
    • Crespo

    Subs

    • 21. Solari
    • 22. Orlandoni
    • 9. Cruz
    • 29. Suazo
    • 11. Jimenez
    • 36. Bolzoni
    • 24. Rivas Nelson

    Injured

    • 7. Figo
    • 5. Stankovic
    • 14. Vieira
    • 1. Toldo
    • 23. Materazzi

    Suspended

    • 16. Burdisso

  • CSKA Moscow

    Manager: Valeri Gazzaev

    Captain: Igor Akinfeev

    On the Field

    • Akinfeev
    • Berezutskiy
    • Grigoriev
    • Berezutskiy
    • Krasic
    • Dudu
    • Rahimic
    • Zhirkov
    • Carvalho
    • Vagner Love
    • Joao (Jo)

    Subs

    • Aldonin
    • Mandrykin
    • Таранов
    • Erkin
    • Ramon
    • Janczyk
    • 21. Eduardo

    Injured

    • Ignashevitch

    Suspended

    None