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Internazionale

  • Ibrahimovic 15’ (pen.), 31’

PSV Eindhoven

  1. Group G: Inter on track

    Group G: Inter on track

    Internazionale kickstarted their Champions League Group G campaign with a 2-0 home victory over PSV Eindhoven while CSKA and Fenerbahce shared a 2-2 draw in Moscow. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • PSV Eindhoven
    • 90+3 Full time, and Inter pick up a valuable win. They took their chances while PSV didn't. The Dutch champions struggled to create any dangerous opportunities, and will be sorely disappointed they don't have a goal to show for all their possession.
    • 90+3 LATE DRAMA. SUAZO is sent off, after the final whistle, for a challenge on Salcido. The ref consulted with his assistants after the incident and the card was given for what appears to be an elbow in the Mexican's face. Looking at the replay, it seems a tad harsh. It's the second Inter dismissal of the evening, after Chivu's marching orders for two yellows.
    • 90+3 Wayward header from Koevermans, just inside the Inter penalty area. Rather sums up PSV's attack.
    • 90+2 Simons sees the Inter players aren't bothering to tackle him, so he runs at them down the middle. He takes a long-range pop, and - yet again - it's a shot that doesn't trouble Julio Cesar. Goalkick Inter.
    • 90 It's a minimum of 3 minutes added time. Julio Cesar continues his leisurely strolls to pick up balls for the Inter goalkicks. If the Brazilian were any more laid back, he'd fall over.
    • 90 We're into the final minute of 'normal' time, and Inter are trying to slow the pace of the game down. They're succeeding, too.
    • 86 Should have been 3...and it's Suazo again. He does all the hard work, turning skilfully inside the box, but his shot is wide and rattles the wrong side of the net.
    • 86 Yellow card flashed at PSV's Culina for an altercation with veteran Zanetti. The Argentinian has had a good game.
    • 84 Salcido's cross from the left goes over the goal for a goalkick. Julio Cesar is in no rush. In fact, he's wasting time.
    • 82 It's just not PSV's night. Bakkal is penalised for jumping all over Samuel in the Inter box. They can get the ball forward but they can't convert possession into goals..
    • 80 And the crowd don't like that one. Samuel is booked for a rugby-type challenge on Lazovic.
    • 79 Figo floats in a free-kick from the right, punched clear by keeper Gomes.
    • 78 12 minutes to go, 2-0 down, and playing against ten men. But PSV still don't look like scoring.
    • 75 Substitution for PSV. Farfan, who has been ineffective, comes off, and Aissati comes on.
    • 75 Inter are really going for the third goal now. Ibrahimovic is giving the assistant referee lip as a throw-in call doesn't go his way. The Swedish international looks like he wants a fight.
    • 73 Superb shot from the edge of the penalty box by Suazo. This time he's on target, and it takes a great save from Gomes to save PSV's blushes.
    • 72 Perez looks tasty on the long-rangers. His free kick is palmed away by a diving Julio Cesar. Unlucky, son.
    • 70 Suazo, in acres of space on the right of the box, blasts high and wide. Another great chance to kill off PSV.
    • 69 Substitution for Inter: Solari off and Bolzoni ON. Substitution for PSV: Kromkamp off and Bakkal ON.
    • 68 PSV don't appear to be making any in-roads against 10-man Inter. Instead, Inter have a great chance to make it 3-0. The ball comes to an unmarked Stankovic on the right of the box. His shot goes way over the crossbar.
    • 67 Lovely dancing-with-the-ball from Ibrahimovic, who's bundled down by a hefty - but legal - PSV challenge just as he's about to dance into their penalty box.
    • 65 It's a second yellow and a RED CARD for Cristian Chivu after a clumsy late challenge-cum-kick on Culina. Can PSV take advantage?
    • 64 Figo's having a great game. He whips in a cross from a tricky angle on the left, and Cambiasso gets to it. The Argentinian's first touch lets him down - should have been a goalscoring chance. Instead, it's a PSV goalkick.
    • 63 PSV have had 10 shots to Inter's 4. The difference is that Inter's shots are about 10 times better.
    • 61 Great run down the middle from the lively Lazovic. His pass to the left wing finds Koevermans who crosses back into the box, and into the hands of Julio Cesar. Promising, though.
    • 61 Substitution for Inter. Suazo on for Crespo.
    • 58 PSV keep on trying. Neat footwork from Farfan on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked by a sea of Inter defenders.
    • 57 Lazovic plays in Koevermans down the left flank with a decent pass, but the substitute Dutchman can't keep the ball in. Goalkick Inter.
    • 56 Substitution for PSV. Mendez is off, and Koevermans is ON.
    • 55 It's like a pendulum out there. Now it's Inter's turn to dominate, but no clear chances in this half yet.
    • 52 PSV are dominating possession, and getting forward. But it's same ole same ole - they're just not testing Julio Cesar in the Inter goal.
    • 51 Perez takes a corner from the left. It's heading directly for the corner flag on the right until Kromkamp knocks it out for a throw-in.
    • 50 Another long-range free kick from Perez comes into the Inter penalty area, but nobody's in the right place at the right time.
    • 48 Free kick PSV. Perez floats an awesome ball into the Inter box, but Addo can't quite get his head on the end of it. A great opportunity to make it 2-1.
    • 48 It's a subdued start to the second half. Inter sub David Suazo is enjoying a good warm-up session on the touchline, though.
    • 46 The second half is underway. Can Zlatan get his hat-trick?
    • 45 The one minute of added time comes to an end and it's half time. Inter will be delighted with the scoreline, but PSV don't deserve to be two goals down.
    • 45 Great build-up play for PSV, but no end product. A neat exchange between Farfan and Lazovic just inside the Inter box comes to nothing.
    • 44 PSV are dominating the ball in midfield as the half comes to an end. Ibrahimovic puts in a desperate tackle on Mendez.
    • 41 The free kick clatters into the Inter wall. It's just not going PSV's way, but they're by no means playing poorly.
    • 40 Free kick for PSV just outside the Inter box.
    • 38 PSV are pressing but still no reward. Farfan's header, udner a lot of pressure from the Inter defence, floats wide.
    • 41 The free kick hits the the wall. It's just not going PSV's way, but they're by no means playing poorly.
    • 33 GOAL FOR INTER! A superb cross from Luis Figo on the right is met by the head of Ibrahimovic, outside the six-yard box. The Swede puts in a perfect, cheeky header up and over the hapless Gomes.
    • 29 Lazovic breaks into the Inter box down the right flank, but still can't quite deliver the killer pass or shot.
    • 28 It's a booking for Chivu after an aerial attack on Lazovic.
    • 26 Figo's being hammered. The poor bloke's been on the receiving end of a couple of outrageous challenges, the latest by Mendez. No respecting of elders going on here.
    • 24 Oh, so close! Kromkamp loses the ball, it's picked up by Ibrahimovic on the left flank and the Swede whips in an awesome cross. Crespo flings his leg forward but can't quite get to it.
    • 23 Lazovic looks lively. He's running at the Inter defence but can't quite break through.
    • 21 Dangerous corner floated in by Luis Figo on the right, but the ref gives a free kick to PSV after a bit of rough-and-tumble in the six-yard box.
    • 20 Coach Mancini looks ice cool in his suit on the touchline. Koeman is also wearing a suit, but he can't match the Italian's effortless style.
    • 19 The scoreline is a bit flattering for Inter. PSV are going for it, but not being decisive enough in the final third.
    • 16 Lazovic is given a yellow card for a late challenge.
    • 16 Great chance for Lazovic, unmarked inside the Inter box. Shocking defending by the Italians. Lazovic gets his head on the end of a cross from the left but the effort goes wide.
    • 15 GOAL FOR INTER! IBRAHIMOVIC steps up to take the penalty and slots it home calmly to the right. Cesar dived in the wrong direction. 1-0 Inter.
    • 12 PENALTY FOR INTER. Ibrahimovic is tugged down by Kromkamp just inside the box. Looks pretty clearcut.
    • 11 Shot on target for PSV - and it's a good effort from inside the right of the box by Perez. Julio Cesar saves.
    • 10 The men from Eindhoven aren't sitting back or holding out for the draw. They're pushing forward whenever possible.
    • 8 Now they're all having a pop. PSV's Mendez tries a speculative shot from distance. Nowhere near.
    • 8 Well, at least he tried...a long-range effort from Walter Samuel doesn't trouble PSV's Brazilian goalie Gomes. Inter's goalie is Brazilian too, by the way.
    • 7 Great tackle from Inter's Chivu snuffs out a dangerous run towards the penalty box from Lazovic.
    • 6 Inter are enjoying the lion's share of possession, but their first shot, from moody Ibrahimovic, is less-than-impressive. It drifts wide.
    • 5 5 minutes in, and no shots yet. Worth remembering Inter thrashed Roma 4-1 in Rome at the weekend.
    • 2 The corner, taken short, is a total waste. PSV are back in possession.
    • 2 Zanetti whips in a vicious ball from the right flank - it's cleared, but PSV a corner to defend.
    • 1 Early shout for a penalty as Crespo goes down in the PSV box under a challenge from Alcides.
    • 1 And we're away! PSV kick off and are looking lively from the getgo.
    • 20:41 The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is far from full as the two teams take to the pitch, led by Greek ref Kyros Vassaras.
    • 20:35 Inter lost their Champions League opener against Fenerbahce 1-0, while PSV beat CSKA 2-1 in their first fixture.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of tonight's Group G clash between Italian champions Inter and their Dutch counterparts PSV!

  • Team Stats

    Internazionale Stats PSV Eindhoven
    50% Possession 50%
    8 Shots 15
    3 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 0
    3 Corners 5
    24 Fouls 18
    2 Offsides 2
    1 Yellow cards 2
    2 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 19
    277 Accurate passes 283
    62 Bad passes 66

  • 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 1 0 0 11 0 0
      26 Cristian Chivu 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 3 3
      25 Walter Samuel 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 23 2 0
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 31 18 1
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 35 1 0
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 30 4 2
      21 Santiago Solari 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 8 3
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 6 5
      7 Luis Figo 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 31 14 2
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 1
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2 3 2 6 3 0 0 21 2 1
      29 Davide Suazo 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 0
      37 Gabriele Puccio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      36 Francesco Bolzoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Dennis Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • PSV Eindhoven
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Heurelho da Silva Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
      18 Eric Addo 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 25 2 2
      3 Carlos Salcido 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 27 7 1
      2 Jan Kromkamp 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 2 2
      13 Eduardo Alcides 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 30 6 1
      15 Jason Culina 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 37 6 5
      6 Timmy Simons 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 32 4 4
      8 Edison Mendez 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 8 1
      9 Danko Lazovic 0 1 0 3 5 2 0 19 8 1
      17 Jefferson Farfán 0 3 0 4 4 0 0 12 0 0
      11 Kenneth Perez 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 47 15 1
      16 Ismail Aissati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
      28 Otman Bakkal 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 0
      23 Fagner Conserva Lemos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Tom van der Leegte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Danny Koevermans 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0
      21 Bas Roorda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Jonathan Reis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3 LATE DRAMA. SUAZO is sent off, after the final whistle, for a challenge on Salcido. The ref consulted with his assistants after the incident and the card was given for what appears to be an elbow in the Mexican's face. Looking at the replay, it seems a tad harsh. It's the second Inter dismissal of the evening, after Chivu's marching orders for two yellows.
    • 90+3 Wayward header from Koevermans, just inside the Inter penalty area. Rather sums up PSV's attack.
    • 90+2 Simons sees the Inter players aren't bothering to tackle him, so he runs at them down the middle. He takes a long-range pop, and - yet again - it's a shot that doesn't trouble Julio Cesar. Goalkick Inter.
    • 86 Should have been 3...and it's Suazo again. He does all the hard work, turning skilfully inside the box, but his shot is wide and rattles the wrong side of the net.
    • 79 Figo floats in a free-kick from the right, punched clear by keeper Gomes.
    • 73 Superb shot from the edge of the penalty box by Suazo. This time he's on target, and it takes a great save from Gomes to save PSV's blushes.
    • 72 Perez looks tasty on the long-rangers. His free kick is palmed away by a diving Julio Cesar. Unlucky, son.
    • 70 Suazo, in acres of space on the right of the box, blasts high and wide. Another great chance to kill off PSV.
    • 68 PSV don't appear to be making any in-roads against 10-man Inter. Instead, Inter have a great chance to make it 3-0. The ball comes to an unmarked Stankovic on the right of the box. His shot goes way over the crossbar.
    • 65 It's a second yellow and a RED CARD for Cristian Chivu after a clumsy late challenge-cum-kick on Culina. Can PSV take advantage?
    • 64 Figo's having a great game. He whips in a cross from a tricky angle on the left, and Cambiasso gets to it. The Argentinian's first touch lets him down - should have been a goalscoring chance. Instead, it's a PSV goalkick.
    • 61 Great run down the middle from the lively Lazovic. His pass to the left wing finds Koevermans who crosses back into the box, and into the hands of Julio Cesar. Promising, though.
    • 50 Another long-range free kick from Perez comes into the Inter penalty area, but nobody's in the right place at the right time.
    • 48 Free kick PSV. Perez floats an awesome ball into the Inter box, but Addo can't quite get his head on the end of it. A great opportunity to make it 2-1.
    • 40 Free kick for PSV just outside the Inter box.
    • 33 GOAL FOR INTER! A superb cross from Luis Figo on the right is met by the head of Ibrahimovic, outside the six-yard box. The Swede puts in a perfect, cheeky header up and over the hapless Gomes.
    • 24 Oh, so close! Kromkamp loses the ball, it's picked up by Ibrahimovic on the left flank and the Swede whips in an awesome cross. Crespo flings his leg forward but can't quite get to it.
    • 16 Great chance for Lazovic, unmarked inside the Inter box. Shocking defending by the Italians. Lazovic gets his head on the end of a cross from the left but the effort goes wide.
    • 15 GOAL FOR INTER! IBRAHIMOVIC steps up to take the penalty and slots it home calmly to the right. Cesar dived in the wrong direction. 1-0 Inter.
    • 12 PENALTY FOR INTER. Ibrahimovic is tugged down by Kromkamp just inside the box. Looks pretty clearcut.
    • 11 Shot on target for PSV - and it's a good effort from inside the right of the box by Perez. Julio Cesar saves.
    • 6 Inter are enjoying the lion's share of possession, but their first shot, from moody Ibrahimovic, is less-than-impressive. It drifts wide.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Kyros Vassaras

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    On the Field

    • Julio César
    • Zanetti
    • Samuel
    • Chivu
    • Maxwell
    • Figo
    • Stankovic
    • Cambiasso
    • Solari
    • Ibrahimovic
    • Crespo

    Subs

    • 1. Toldo
    • 29. Suazo
    • 11. Jimenez
    • 35. Esposito
    • 36. Bolzoni
    • 37. Puccio

    Injured

    • 14. Vieira
    • 23. Materazzi

    Suspended

    • 2. Cordoba
    • 9. Cruz
    • 16. Burdisso
    • 13. Maicon

  • PSV Eindhoven

    Manager: Ronald Koeman

    Captain: Timmy Simons

    On the Field

    • Gomes
    • Salcido
    • Addo
    • Kromkamp
    • Mendes "Alcides"
    • Culina
    • Perez
    • Simons
    • Mendez
    • Farfan
    • Lazovic

    Subs

    • Roorda
    • Bakkal
    • Aisatti
    • Koevermans
    • van der Leegte
    • Rajkovic
    • Jonathon

    Injured

    • De Jong
    • Väyrynen

    Suspended

    • Zonneveld
    • Marcellis