Euskaraz irakurri: Realak, departure bikaina eginda, berdindu egin du Inter Milanekin (1-1), Txapeldunen Ligako lehen neurketan

The Real society ha tied, 1-1with the Inter Milanthis Wednesday night, at the Reale Arenain Saint Sebastianin the match corresponding to the first day of group D of the Champions League of the 2023-24 season. Brais Mendez He overtook Real, in the fourth minute, and Lautaro Martínez He scored the tying goal, in the 87th minute.

Thus has concluded a match in which La Real has had an outstanding performance, and he more than deserved the victory. In front of a spectacular atmosphere in Anoeta, the txuri-urdin team played much better than Inter Milan, surpassed the current European runners-up, which is, almost certainly, the toughest rival in the group, and dominated for 80 minutes to a team like Inter, which has started the campaign sweeping Serie A in Italy. Only in the final stretch, when Real’s strength began to fail, was Inter Milan able to take a step forward, and that is when the tie came. A point of great merit for the San Sebastian club, which certifies, in case it was not already known, that it is also going all out in the Champions League.

Real has based it on the high level exhibited by all its men, but, above all, on a midfield that tonight has been silk in some plays, but also a rock in other moments of the game. That line formed by Brais, Mikel Merino and Martín Zubimendi has known how to take control of the match; stealing balls, projecting his attacking partners, with a left wing in which Kieran Tierney and Ander Barrenetxea have been a constant danger for Inter, as has Take Kubo on the other side, Real’s midfielders have shone, a once again.

Salzburg’s victory in Lisbon, against Benfica, by 0-2, leaves the Austrian team at the head of group D; The leader of the group is, precisely, Real’s next rival, who will travel to Salzburg in two weeks to look for the victory that eluded him this Wednesday. Everything is to be decided and anything can happen in the Champions League.

Personality of the Royal

Imanol, on the eve of the meeting, had asked his men for “personality”; well then, The Real players have taken good note of what their coach said, and they have jumped onto the field ready to hit the table. Already in the second minute, Brais, after a clever play by Barrenetxea on the left, finished off with a header and forced Sommer to make his first stop; Immediately afterwards, from inside the area, Barrenetxea shot the post. Inter were suffering, they didn’t see a way to shake off the stress; In the fourth minute, Alessandro Bastoni made a mistake in releasing the ball, Brais stole it perfectly, reached the front of the big area, and, with his left foot, sent the ball into the net. 1-0, minute four, and Anoeta was jumping for joy.

Oyarzabal, Merino and Brais celebrate the goal scored by the latter. Photo: EFE.

From then until half-time, La Real gave a lesson in how to play a top-level game. Inter has tried to take over the center of the field, but the San Sebastian team has not had any problems in its field; As the minutes passed, Imanol’s men have gradually gained ground, fighting hard, moving the ball intelligently. In the last quarter of an hour of the first half, the Gipuzkoan team surrounded the rival goal: in the 40th minute, a great play on the right by Kubo left Le Normand alone, almost from point-blank range, but the header from central has gone out by very little; In the 44th minute, Kubo, with his left foot, without much of an angle, once again tested Sommer, who was grateful for the end of the first half. The 1-0 seemed short compared to what was seen at the Reale Arena, where Real was being superior, clearly superior, to the European runners-up.

If anyone thought that Inter Milan, after the intermission, was going to come out angry and the game was going to change, they were certainly not right. La Real has continued to dominate and have control of the game; Only bad fortune has prevented Imanol’s men from scoring the second goal in the first part of that second half. Brais, with a great free kick, was on the verge of achieving it, and Mikel Oyarzabal had it even closer, after a corner that Merino had combed, he headed in at the far post, and Sommer made a miraculous save. to prevent Real from almost passing the sentence.

Lautaro ties

It seemed clear that the result, 1-0, was the best for Inter; Inzaghi’s men, thus, were still in the game, almost unexpectedly, because Merino, from another corner, hit the crossbar. But, in the last quarter of an hour, the game has changed; Inter has pressed with more intensity, and Real has felt the effort. Lautaro’s tying goal came after a long play, in which, finally, Frattesi shot from distance and, without intending to, created a great pass for his teammate.

As it is, the final feeling is that a great opportunity to defeat a very tough rival has been missed; but it must prevail that Real, once again, has known how to find its best game. The Champions League has started with an excellent match in Anoeta.

Salzburg beats Benfica in Lisbon, 0-2, and leads the group

In the other game in group D, Salzburg has caused the surprise, and has beaten Benfica in Lisbon, at the Estadio da Luz, by 0-2. Simic, in the 15th minute, and Gloukh, in the 51st minute, were the authors of the goals for the Austrian team, which, in this way, leads the Real group. Salzburg, as has been said, is the next rival of Imanol’s team, in their stadium.

Rest of the day: victory for Arteta’s Arsenal, great match between Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and a draw for Mendilibar’s Sevilla

Among the other meetings that completed the day, we highlight the victory obtained by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal against PSVwho lost in London 4-0, as well as the great match that took place in Munich, between Bayern and Manchester United, where the final score was 4-3 for the German team. Besides, José Luis Mendilibar’s Sevilla started with a draw in their own stadium, 1-1, against Lens.

These have been the other markers:

Galatasaray 2 – 2 Copenhagen

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Union Berlin

Bayern Munich 4 – 3 Manchester United

Braga 1 – 2 Naples

Arsenal 4 – 0 PSV

Sevilla 1 – 1 Lens

Source: Eitb

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