UEFA Champions League

Viktoria Plzen vs Inter Milan 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • Red Card 61': Pavel Bucha
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0 - 2
  • 20': Edin Dzeko
  • 70': Denzel Dumfries

Dzeko guides Inter to 2-0 Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen

Inter Milan's Edin Dzeko scored one and created another as they cruised to a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Jan Sykora (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Lukás Kalvach (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Inter Milan 1. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
  • 22': Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Viktoria Plzen 0, Inter Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Viktoria Plzen 0, Inter Milan 1.
  • 60': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Pavel Bucha (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the red card.
  • 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 70': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Inter Milan 2. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
  • 71': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Fortune Bassey replaces Tomás Chory.
  • 71': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Erik Jirka replaces Jan Sykora.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Joaquín Correa.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Hakan Çalhanoglu replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Nicolò Barella.
  • 76': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Modou N'Diaye replaces Lukás Kalvach.
  • 76': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Libor Holík replaces Milan Havel.
  • 78': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 84': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Ales Cermák replaces Adam Vlkanova.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Doosan Arena
Location: Plzen, Czechia
Attendance: 11,252

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+9 Real Madrid 6 18 0
+1 Napoli 6 10 2
-6 Braga 6 4 4
-4 1. FC Union Berlin 6 2 4
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
71.7 Possession 28.3
19 SHOTS 8
8 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
633 Accurate Passes 208
687 Passes 266
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 47
48 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 22
17 Clearances 22

Line-Ups

PLZ Viktoria Plzen (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
36 Jindrich Stanek (GK)
2 Lukás Hejda
21 Vaclav Jemelka Yellow Card
4 Ludek Pernica
23 Lukas Kalvach Yellow Card
20 Pavel Bucha Red Card
88 Adam Vlkanova
7 Jan Sýkora Yellow Card
24 Milan Havel
18 Jhon Mosquera
15 Tomas Chory

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
15 Francesco Acerbi
95 Alessandro Bastoni Yellow Card
37 Milan Skriniar
22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic
8 Robin Gosens
2 Denzel Dumfries
11 Joaquín Correa
9 Edin Dzeko

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