Champions League, Tottenham-Inter 1-0: Eriksen freeze Nerazzurri

On the fifth day of the Champions League, Inter lost to Tottenham and was tied at 7 with the British, who are still in 2nd place thanks to direct matches. Wembley finished 1-0 for the Pochettino team, who scored three points thanks to Eriksen's goal in the 80th minute. The Nerazzurri will play everything in the last game with PSV: this will be used to win and Spalletti will have to hope for a positive result from Barcelona with the Spurs.

The game
A hard, heavy and cruel punishment. Inter came out of Wembley with the same points as Tottenham, but he is currently third in the standings because of the San Siro goal scored by the British. The Spurs command the operations throughout the race. The Spalletti team must close with attention and organization until 10 minutes from the end. A Sissoko raid cuts the Nerazzurri in two: the Frenchman burns Brozovic and enjoys a Skriniar distraction to enter the area and serve Alli, De Vrij is forced to climb and so does Ambrosio in English , with deadly consequences for Handanovic; Eriksen is in fact so free to hit with the left hand under the crossbar, for the 1-0 which, for the moment, delivers to the hosts the first playoff rounds.

The Wembley match rewards the attitude and choices of Pochettino, who decides to leave with Eriksen and Son on the bench to refresh them at the crucial moment. Inter, who could also be content with a draw, leaves the initiative to the British but remains good not to crush their half. The team remains compact off the surface and in the first half, it's like playing at 10, since Nainggolan – completely safe for such a race – hangs in the field without offering any contribution.

The Inter changed face with the entry of Borja Valero and the feeling, in the second half, is that of a Tottenham determined to pbad Handanovic's badault but also very fragile in defensive phase, where chasms left in the middle of the field are in danger to be heard a few times. The Spurs, who, as mentioned before, put beautiful pieces in the final are paradoxically less dangerous than the first time but the only distraction of Nerazzurri is very expensive ten minutes of the credits. From now on, everything will be decided on December 11th: Spalletti's team will be forced to win at San Siro against PSV and will then have to hope for a Christmas present from Barcelona, ​​already mathematically first and therefore, on paper, with very little motivations.

Report Cards

Icardi 5.5 – It is unlikely to score and was partly predictable. Without a bullet or shoulder at the door, in races like this, he should do a lot more.

Borja Valero 7 – His entry at Nainggolan Square improves the whole team. He keeps the ball, he rides his team, dictates the times and especially he runs and continues that it is a pleasure for Spalletti.

Skriniar 5.5 – Very solid match until the goal of Tottenham, when he leaves a highway to Sissoko for the insertion of which the 1-0 was born.

From Vrij 7 – Behind it is a wall that reads different situations in advance. Proof of personality.

Nainggolan 4,5 – It moves little and very slowly, also because of physical problems: against the intensity of Spurs, it is not an indifferent problem. He stays in the field for 44 minutes without practically touching the ball.

Lamela 6 – It starts with the right and its speed is always a threat, but it is canceled by a doubling or continual errors on the part of Argentina. The spirit of initiative does not fail, the concrete yes.

Eriksen 7 – Pochettino fits in the last 20 minutes and the Dane responds with a network that could be worth a lot in terms of qualification.

Lucas Moura 5 – Inter does not give him the ground and he can not find other solutions. Act largely left without affecting.

TOTTENHAM-INTER 1-0
Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Lloris 6.5; Aurier 6, Alderweireld 6, Vertonghen 6.5, Davies 6; Sissoko 6.5, Winks 6 (42 & st Dier sv); Lamela 6 (25 St St Eriksen 7), Alli 6.5, Lucas Moura 5 (17 St St Son 6); Kane 6.
Available: Gazzaniga, Rose, Foyth, Walker-Peters, Llorente. All .: Pochettino 6
Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanovic 6; Ambrosio 6, De Vrij 7 (37 Miranda sv), Skriniar 5.5, Asamoah 6; Vecino 5.5, Brozovic 6.5; Politano 6 (38th Keita sv), Nainggolan 4.5 (44th Borja Valero 7), Perisic 6; Icardi 5.5.
Available: Padelli, Ranocchia, Candreva, Lautaro. All .: Spalletti 6
arbitrator: Cakir (Turkey)
scorers: 35 & st Eriksen (T)
Reservations: Alderweireld, Lamela, Son (T); From Vrij, Borja Valero (I)
Forced out: –

STATISTICS
• Inter have not been successful in their last three Champions League matches (1N, 2P) after winning the previous three.

• Inter have scored six goals in the Champions League, the last three in 10 minutes.

• Inter were never beaten on English soil in the first European competition (3V, 5P).

• Inter have never played more than two shots in the mirror in the last three games of the Champions League, having made at least four in the previous seven.

• Inter have missed goals in three of their last four Champions League games.

• All holders of the Tottenham Movement actively participated in at least one stroke in this match.

• The two goals from Tottenham to Inter in the current Champions League were scored by Christian Eriksen.

• Inter made his first shot in the mirror in the 76th minute.

• Tottenham and Inter are two of seven current Champions League teams that have not found the net in the first half hour of play.

• Borja Valero played his 50th match with Inter in all competitions.

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