PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund draw 1-1, and Inter Milan beat Atlético de Madrid (1-0)
PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund They tied this Tuesday (1-1) in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, at the Giuseppe Meazza. The German team managed to take the lead in the first half and the Dutch equalized the contest in the first minutes of the second.
In a first half of great intensity and in which lack of success was the dominant trend, the German team had more precision and greater forcefulness in the rival area. In the 24th minute, after a steal in the opposite field, the Austrian Marcel Sabitzer attended to Malen so that he made space and connected a shot that, after touching Sergiño Dest, slipped into the back of the net of Argentine Walter Benítez’s goal.
Just after starting the second part, Mats Hummels committed a foul on Tillman within the area. The referee whistled a penalty after reviewing it with the VAR and Luuk de Jong He did not miss the shot, even though the German goalkeeper guessed his intentions.
On the other hand, the Inter de Milan won 1-0 at Atlético de Madrid in the second match of the Champions League matchday, thanks to a goal from Marko Arnautovic in the final stretch of the match after a mistake between Reinildo Mandava and of Rodrigo DePaul.
Was the Inter who clearly dominated the game, and in the 36th minute, Nicolò Barella He crossed into the heart of the area and headed hard Lautaro Martínez into the hands of the rival goalkeeper. Just two minutes later, From Paul failed on a seemingly easy ball delivery and Marcus Thuram won the race on the counterattack Axel Witsel; The forward went to the right side and there he shot Lautarowhose ball was deflected into a corner by Gimenez.
The Italian team’s goal came in the 79th minute. After a lack of understanding between Reinildo and De Paul, Lautaro He took advantage to go at speed. The Atlético goalkeeper stopped in the first instance, but Arnautovic He made no mistake on the rebound, scoring 1-0.
Image of Inter Milan-Atlético de Madrid. EFE
Both ties will be decided in the return matches, which will take place on March 13 at 9:00 p.m. This Wednesday the two remaining matches to complete the first legs of this phase will be played: Porto-Arsenal and Barcelona-Naples.
Source: Eitb
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