Tottenham-Inter 1-0: Eriksen complicates Nerazzurri road

LONDON – All reopened. A draw would have been enough to beat the pbad for the knockout stages of the Champions League, but Inter came out of Wembley, beaten by an excellent Tottenham. In the historic English factory, finishes 1-0 for the Spurs who have hung the Nerazzurri in second place in Group B behind Barcelona and since their direct confrontation at San Siro in the first leg have ended 2-1 for the men by Spalletti. The debuts in official competitions in the English football theater were bitter for Icardi and his companions, who had the resignation to give a time to their opponents and collapse when it seemed that the goal could be achieved at any time . All postponed to the next day when the British will go to Camp Nou (where the Catalans do not lose in the Champions League from 05/01/2013: 0-3 with Bayern, ed) and the Nerazzurri will welcome Psv Eindhoven, already eliminated. The calendar, therefore, can smile to the Italian team.

THE CHOICES OF THE TWO TECHNICIANS – Mirror formations for Pochettino and Spalletti who take the field with 4-2-3-1. The biggest news is in the home training where the Spanish coach leaves the talented Eriksen on the bench, preferring Lucas Moura. Remains for Son with Lamela who wins the vote, while Winks alongside Sissoko in place of Dier, the rest being confirmed by Davies, Alderweireld, Vertonghen and Aurier in defense and Dele Alli behind Kane. In Inter, there is no news compared to the day before the match. The only doubt that Spalletti was able to dispel before the match: De Vrij for Miranda. For the rest, as always with Politano, Nainggolan and Perisic behind Icardi and with Vecino and Brozovic in front of the defense.

TRAVEL SAVE THE INTER – Impressive impact on the game of Tottenham which, from the first stages of the game, takes place entirely at the half-field's guest with the Nerazzurri who form a wall in front of Handanovic. The Spurs see each other immediately with Kane from a tight angle trying to surprise the goalkeeper finding however the excellent closing on the first post of Slovenia, a few minutes later, Dele Alli recovers the right of the 39 outside with the ball that ends slightly high. At the half hour of the English counterattack with Sissoko who goes to Brozovic in his own trocar, reaches the 25 meters and the middle spot for Kane, sail for the accident Lucas Moura and just who is ready for the # 39; guest number one. In the 39th minute, Winks managed a superb shot from the outside. The ball pbaded Handanovic, but it was printed on the crossbar.

BORJA VALERO TURNS ON NERAZZURRI – The entry of Borja Valero, who succeeded Nainggolan (muscular fatigue) at the end of the first semester, gives Inter more vivacity than in the second half if he plays openly and becomes dangerous several times. The first goal ball, however, is created by Kane with a shot from the right foot from Handanovic's centerline. On the other hand, Davies saves on a punishment for Politano in the mirror. At the fourth hour, the Spurs are still dangerous with Kane who, when developing a corner, lacks the distance to the winner from the goal on the bank of Vertonghen. On the other side, Skriniar plays the advantage face to face with Lloris still in the corner.

ERIKSEN LI SPEGNE – Inter presses and Pochettino run under cover: inside the speed of sound and Eriksen's clbad and for the guests, the troubles begin. At 32, Lloris saves with the right glove on the far left of Perisic, 3 ". Later, Sissoko seeds panic on the right lane and enter the surface and serve center, Dele Alli, who first leans towards the Eriksen rally with flat ribs. Handanovic. Useless Nerazzurri 's final badault with the hosts who are about to defend the result: first of all Lloris knows how to point a nice shot from Ambrosio from the edge with a fist , then in full recovery, Alderweireld with the body refuses a nice bend flight from outside Asamoah to the net.

TOTTENHAM-INTER 0-1 (0-0)
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies; Clins of the eye (from 42nd Dier), Sissoko; Lamela (25-year-old Eriksen), Alli, Lucas (17 years old). Kane. (Gazzaniga, Rose, Walker-Peters, Llorente). All Pochettino
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; D'Ambrosio, De Vrij (37 years old from Miranda), Skriniar, Asamoah; Vecino, Brozovic; Politano (from Keita of the 38s), Nainggolan (44 minutes by Borja Valero), Perisic; Icardi. (Padelli, Ranocchia, Candreva, L. Martinez). All Spalletti
ARBITRATOR: Cakir (Turkey)
MARKER: Eriksen at 35 & # 39;
NOTES: Alderweireld Ammonites, Lamela, De Vrij, Son, Borja Valero

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