Internazionale vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueInter Milan beat Shakhtar with Edin Dzeko double to close on UCL last-16
Edin Dzeko scored twice in the space of six second-half minutes to earn Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at San Siro on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Vitão.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
- 2': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 7': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 7': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 9': Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
- 9': Foul by Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 9': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Dodô tries a through ball, but Fernando is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 12': Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan).
- 15': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
- 15': Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
- 16': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 20': Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 21': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Pedrinho tries a through ball, but Fernando is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Maycon.
- 23': Attempt missed. Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Matteo Darmian is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
- 25': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 26': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Edin Dzeko.
- 26': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Marlon Santos (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 27': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 28': Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 31': Attempt missed. Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
- 32': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 33': Attempt missed. Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tetê.
- 36': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 36': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
- 41': Attempt saved. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tetê.
- 42': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 45': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 45'+1': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 45': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Marcos Antônio replaces Taras Stepanenko.
- 46': Foul by Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 46': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Vitão (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 49': Vitão (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 50': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 53': Foul by Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 53': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.
- 55': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Vitão.
- 56': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 56': Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 57': Mykola Matvienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
- 63': Hand ball by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 67': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Vitão.
- 72': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 72': Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Artem Bondarenko replaces Pedrinho.
- 76': Foul by Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 76': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 77': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Offside, Inter Milan. Samir Handanovic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Matteo Darmian.
- 80': Attempt missed. Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Antônio.
- 80': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Marlos Bonfim replaces Tetê.
- 80': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Fernando.
- 82': Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Marlos Bonfim.
- 85': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan).
- 85': Marlos Bonfim (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 86': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 90': Attempt saved. Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 90'+1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Vitão.
- 90'+1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Manor Solomon.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 90'+2': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Manor Solomon is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Statistics
 SHK |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 326 |
| 555 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 6 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 16 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 46,225
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 46,225
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 6 | +3 | 12 |
| 3 | Benfica | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Salzburg | 6 | -4 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 13 | Andrea Ranocchia |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 20 | Hakan Calhanoglu |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 81 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 5 | Marlon |
| 3 | Vitão  |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 2 | Dodô |
| 38 | Pedrinho |
| 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| 7 | Maycon |
| 99 | Fernando |
| 19 | Manor Solomon |
| 14 | Mateus Tetê |
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