UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
  • 35': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 42': Edin Dzeko
  • 66': Edin Dzeko
  • 87': Romelu Lukaku
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4 - 0

Inter seal Champions League knockout place with win over Viktoria Plzen, Barcelona eliminated

Inter Milan sailed into the Champions League last 16 after an Edin Dzeko double fired them to a 4-0 home win over Viktoria Plzen in Group C.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jhon Mosquera.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 11': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 16': Erik Jirka (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 16': Foul by Ludek Pernica (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 16': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 20': Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
  • 21': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Erik Jirka (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 26': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lukás Hejda.
  • 28': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ludek Pernica.
  • 29': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Adam Vlkanova (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fortune Bassey with a headed pass.
  • 30': Foul by Mohamed Tijani (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 30': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lukás Kalvach.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Viktoria Plzen 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
  • 42': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Viktoria Plzen 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
  • 44': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
  • 44': Mohamed Tijani (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Fortune Bassey (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Jirka.
  • 45': Offside, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': André Onana (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 45'+1': Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Viktoria Plzen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 2, Viktoria Plzen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Libor Holík replaces Erik Jirka.
  • 45': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Tomás Chory replaces Fortune Bassey.
  • 46': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 46': Milan Havel (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
  • 47': Libor Holík (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Adam Vlkanova (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
  • 48': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
  • 49': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 49': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Ludek Pernica (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 49': Ludek Pernica (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Václav Jemelka replaces Mohamed Tijani because of an injury.
  • 55': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
  • 57': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jindrich Stanek.
  • 58': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lukás Hejda.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milan Skriniar following a corner.
  • 60': Adam Vlkanova (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
  • 64': Foul by Lukás Kalvach (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 64': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Viktoria Plzen 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 70': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Modou N'Diaye replaces Lukás Kalvach.
  • 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Edin Dzeko.
  • 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 73': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
  • 73': Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Adam Vlkanova (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 73': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
  • 75': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Libor Holík (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 78': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
  • 78': Modou N'Diaye (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
  • 82': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jindrich Stanek.
  • 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 83': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jhon Mosquera.
  • 84': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Václav Pilar replaces Adam Vlkanova.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
  • 85': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
  • 85': Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Viktoria Plzen 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Correa with a through ball.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a through ball.
  • 90': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 90': Václav Pilar (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 90'+3': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 4, Viktoria Plzen 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 4, Viktoria Plzen 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 1
36.6 Possession 63.4
5 SHOTS 22
1 ON GOAL 9
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
267 Accurate Passes 524
328 Passes 578
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
21 Crosses 30
0.1 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 43
24 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 5
3 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 16
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
32 Effective Clearances 11
32 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,849

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 6 +9 18
2 Napoli 6 +1 10
3 Braga 6 -6 4
4 1. FC Union Berlin 6 -4 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
15 Francesco Acerbi
95 Alessandro Bastoni
37 Milan Skriniar
22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23 Nicolò Barella
20 Hakan Calhanoglu
32 Federico Dimarco
2 Denzel Dumfries
9 Edin Dzeko
10 Lautaro Martínez

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

No. Name
36 Jindrich Stanek (GK)
4 Ludek Pernica Yellow Card
3 Mohamed Tijani
2 Lukás Hejda
20 Pavel Bucha
23 Lukas Kalvach
18 Jhon Mosquera Yellow Card
24 Milan Havel
90 Fortune Akpan Bassey
88 Adam Vlkanova
77 Erik Jirka

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