Inter will go to Porto with a goal advantage, and Leipzig and Manchester City tie in Germany, in the Champions League
He inter milan has defeated in his stadium by 1-0 to the Port and the RB Leipzig and the Manchester City they have tied, 1-1in the field of the German team, this Wednesday night, in the first legs of these two playoffs round of 16 of the Champions League. In Italy, Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku scored the goal that gave Inter the lead in the 86th minute, while at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig Ryan Mahrez opened the scoring for City in the 27th minute, and Josko Gvardiol has equalized for Leipzig, in 70.
Thus, Inter Milan and Porto They have played, as planned, a very even first leg at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan. The two teams have opted to risk just enough, despite the fact that in the second half the match opened up a little more, with goalkeepers André Onana (Inter) and Diogo Costa (Porto) taking center stage. In the end, Lukaku’s goal, shortly after Porto’s player Ótavio was sent off, will allow the Serie A champion to travel to Do Dragao ahead, but with nothing decided.
Inter’s goal came in the final minutes of the match. With this result, the Portuguese team ends an extraordinary run of 22 games without defeat.
In leipzig, Manchester City clearly dominated in the first half, but Pep Guardiola’s team found a good reaction from Marco Rose’s men in the second half. The 0-1 has come in a play that has had its origin in an error in the start with the ball by Leipzig, which until then, minute 27, had had a good defensive behavior.
The tie has done justice to the effort of Leipzig, who after the break has risked more and has managed to dominate his rival. Its author has been Gvardiol, with a great header, in which several Manchester City players have protested a possible foul. There were still more than 20 minutes to go, but the score has not moved again, and it will be the second leg that decides which of the two teams goes to the quarterfinals.
The playoffs will be decided next March 14, from 9:00 p.m.in Porto and Manchester.
Source: Eitb
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