Antonio Conte trusted Man Utd’s former pair Romelu Lukaku and Ashley Young in their starting line-up, but it was young striker Lautaro Martinez who made the breakthrough by leading the first game in Dusseldorf.
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58. Yellow card Shakhtar.
Taison is admonished by a challenge overdue over Gagliardini who was looking to lose Lukaku’s break.
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56. Barella attempts to return a centre to the striker Martinez, but Shakhtar manages to break through the center of danger.
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55. Inter delivers bodies around the ball to expel Shakhtar players.
Looks like they’re conceding right now.
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53. Godin theatrically throws himself to the ground of Moraes’ arm.
The referee opposed The shot on The Loose to Godin for taking the hand on the Shakhtar striker.
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52. De Vrij and Young are at the same wavelength.
Young came short De Vrij sent the long ball for a band kick from Shakhtar.
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51. Wide only!
Lukaku tries to wrap one in his weakest right foot, but cannot wrap his foot around him enough and escapes the later moment.
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50. Taison goes to the target from a distance, but his effort is superior and far from the mark.
Inter will be pleased to limit Shakhtar to remote efforts.
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49. The corner goes to Martinez, who raises the ball and points.
This time, your effort goes straight to Pyatov.
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48. Good effort!
Martinez recovers the ball and tries to throw Pyatov from 30 yards.
It was a great effort that sent Pyatov back to tilt the ball over the spar to corner.
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47. Lukaku commits a foul on Khocholava after Gagliardini tries on the left side.
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47. There are no adjustments on which to report at rest.
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46. Here we are.
Let’s hope for a more entertaining period.
PEEEEEP! THE SECOND HALF IS RUNNING!
ALWAYS DANGEROUS
They may be 1-0, but Shakhtar has controlled to score in 1 of their last 22 Europa League games.
OPENING TARGET
Lautaro Martínez celebrates Inter 1-0 with his seasonal purpose.
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POOR SEE
It is not a great first part of the action, the Shakhtar has yet to record some effort in the target.
They kept the ball well, but they didn’t look harmful at all in the last third.
The Inter will be very pleased to come down and hit them at halftime.
ACTION AREAS
Here’s a look at the action spaces in the first half.
Lots of property for the Shakhtar, but themselves 1-0 at halftime.
THE DIFFERENCE IN BREAKAGE
Here’s the purpose that put Inter 1-0.
A header from Martinez to punish a poor clearing of Pyatov.
Lautaro Martínez scores his 2️0️th of the season after Nicolo Barella’s paintings to capitalize on the mistake! Club2020 pic.twitter.com/kA6fiFioeH
– Football in BT Sport – Club2020 (@btsportfootball) 17 August 2020
HALF TIME: INTER 1-0 SHAKHTAR
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46. Barella’s sliding challenge over Patrick, who seeks to break through after beating some defenders.
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45. One minute of overtime was reported.
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45. Shakhtar stepped forward with his game in the last few minutes.
See more ball in the 3rd of the inter field.
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43. Although close!
Frames connect magnificently with a half volley on the edge of the area that flies just above the spar.
This hit with some power.
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42. The shepherd has a long ball ahead for a raid.
Shakhtar hasn’t done any harm so far.
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40. Five minutes before rest, it is still not an ancient first time.
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