“It wasn’t an easy match, Leipzig is a very physical team. We suffered a bit in the second half, but in the end we got what we wanted which was the victory. We have to end the games first so as not to suffer, but in the end we managed to bring home the result.” He spoke like this to Inter TV Piotr ZielinskiMVP of the match won by Inter against Leipzig in the Champions League. On the match against Fiorentina, their next league opponent, the midfielder also said: “It will be a difficult match, Fiorentina this year is proving to be a very strong team, with quality, but we want to play our game and try to win” , the words reported by fcinternews.
Here is the match scoreboard:
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard (44′ Bisseck), De Vrij, Bastoni (21′ st Carlos Augusto); Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu (31′ st Mkhitaryan), Zielinski, Dimarco; Taremi (20′ st Thuram), Lautaro (31′ st Arnautovic). Available: Di Gennaro, J. Martinez, Buchanan, Asllani, Darmian, Aidoo. Coach: Inzaghi
Leipzig (4-4-2): Gulacsi; Henrichs, Lukeba, Orban, Geertruida (40′ st Gebel); Nusa, Haidara (16′ st Seiwald), Kampl, Baumgartner (16′ st Ouedraogo, 24′ st Vermeeren); André Silva (16′ st Sesko), Openda
Available: Vandervoordt. Coach: Rose
Referee: Pinheiro (Portugal)
Scorers: 27′ author. Lukeba (I)
Booked: Pavard, Bastoni (I), Baumgartner, Lukeba (L)
Champions League – Updated standings
1. Inter – 13 points (goal difference +7)
2. Barcelona – 12 (+13)
3. Liverpool – 12 (+9)*
4. Atalanta – 11 (+10)
5. Leverkusen – 10 (+6)
6. Munich – 10 (+6)*
7. Arsenal – 10 (+6)
8. Sporting – 10 (+3)
9. Brest – 10 (+3)
10. Dortmund – 9 (+7)*
11. Bayern – 9 (+5)
12. Aston Villa – 9 (+5)*
13. Atl. Madrid – 9 (+2)
14. Milan – 9 (+2)
15. Manchester City – 8 (+6)
16. Juventus – 7 (+2)*
17. Lille – 7 (+1)*
18. Celtic – 7 (0)*
19. Dyn. Zagreb – 7 (-2)*
20. Feyenoord – 7 (-3)
21. Real Madrid – 6 (+2)*
22. Benfica – 6 (+2)*
23. Club Brugge – 6 (-3)*
24. PSV – 5 (+2)*
25. Stuttgart – 4 (-3)*
26. PSG – 4 (-3)
27. Shakhtar – 4 (-3)*
28. Sparta Prague – 4 (-9)
29. Girona – 3 (-4)*
30. Salzburg – 3 (-12)
31. Bologna – 1 (-5)*
32. Sturm Graz – 0 (-5)*
33. RB Leipzig – 0 (-6)
34. Red Star – 0 (-12)*
35. Slovan Bratislava – 0 (-14)
36. Young Boys – 0 (-15)
* one game less