Thunderbolt on the Allianz Arena! At the end of an evening rich in emotions and twists and turns, Inter Milan came to sign a resounding feat by winning on the lawn of Bayern Munich (1-2), this Tuesday, in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League. A result which ends an incredible series of invincibility of the Bavarians at home (4 years and 22 games in C1) and which places the Nerazzurri in a favorable position before the return match in San Siro.
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However, the start of the match suggested a completely different outcome. True to its reputation, Bayern immediately had stifling pressure, very high an integral team that seemed to the edge of the rupture. Carried by an olise twirling, the Bavarians multiplied the hot situations. Yann Sommer, the Swiss interior porter, had to release several decisive parades to maintain his team afloat. But it was above all Harry Kane who missed the unstable, finding the post when he had the goal open after a recovery error. The inter suffering martyrdom but held up, almost miraculously.
After letting the storm pass and benefiting from the lack of German realism, the Inter gradually found its spirits and took the head of the water. Finally managing to set foot on the ball and combine, the men of Simone Inzaghi began to worry the Bavarian defense. After a first alert signed Carlos Augusto, the “Thula” attack duo struck just before the break: a breakthrough of Bastoni, a center of Carlos Augusto, a brilliant heel of Thuram and a clinical finish of Lautaro Martínez under the bar (38th). Against the course of the game? Not quite, as Inter had known how to rebalance the debates. The Milanese could even have done the station wagon on the return from the locker room, but Lautaro missed two great opportunities.
A completely crazy finale
Not having killed the match could have cost the Italians dearly. Because Bayern, stung to the live, threw all his strength in the battle at the end of the game, in particular with the entries of Müller and Gnabry. The pressure intensified and, logically, the equalization arrived by the inevitable Thomas Müller, on the lookout after a badly pushed ball (around the 85th). We then thought that the hardest part was made for Bayern, who was pushing to tear off the victory, Kane even narrowly missing 2-1. But this Inter definitely has unsuspected mental resources. On a flashing against Barella and relayed by Carlos Augusto, replacing him Davide Prattesi, who entered a few minutes earlier, catapult the ball at the bottom of the nets to offer an unexpected victory to his family (around the 89th). Stupor and silence in Munich.
The Inter achieved a huge blow by dropping the Bavarian fortress. This advantage of a goal before the return match in San Siro is precious, but the qualification is far from being acquired against a Bayern who will dear his skin. This success nevertheless confirms that Inter Milan, a finalist two years ago, is part of the European Gotha and can feed great ambitions this season again.
