UEFA Champions League

Inter Milan vs Sheriff 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 34': Edin Dzeko
  • 58': Arturo Vidal
  • 67': Stefan de Vrij
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3 - 1
  • 52': Sebastien Thill

Inter Milan inflict first Champions League defeat on debutants Sheriff

Inter Milan ended Sheriff Tiraspol's perfect start to their debut Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win at San Siro on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 34': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arturo Vidal with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Stjepan Radeljic replaces Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
  • 51': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 53': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 58': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a through ball.
  • 67': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Boban Nikolov replaces Edmund Addo.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Edin Dzeko.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Arturo Vidal.
  • 84': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Maxim Cojocaru replaces Dimitris Kolovos.
  • 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 88': Maxim Cojocaru (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Serafim Cojocari replaces Adama Traoré.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 43,305

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+5 Real Sociedad 6 12 0
+3 Internazionale 6 12 0
-4 Benfica 6 4 4
-4 FC Salzburg 6 4 4
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 13
5 Saves 2
29.9 Possession 70.1
8 SHOTS 29
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
211 Accurate Passes 579
280 Passes 656
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 14
11 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.5
48 Long Balls 37
17 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
4 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 10
22 Clearances 10

Line-Ups

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
32 Federico Dimarco Yellow Card
37 Milan Skriniar
22 Arturo Vidal
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic
14 Ivan Perisic
2 Denzel Dumfries
10 Lautaro Martínez
9 Edin Dzeko

SHE Sheriff Tiraspol (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dumitru Celeadnic (GK)
55 Gustavo Dulanto
2 Danilo Arboleda
15 Cris Silva
13 Fernando Costanza
10 Frank Castañeda
31 Sebastien Thill
21 Edmund Addo
9 Adama Traoré
77 Bruno
22 Dimitrios Kolovos

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