Inter won 1-0 and won 3 consecutive victories to move up to 5th! Sent Arsenal to the first defeat in the Champions League, Merino sent a point to win just 20

In a key match in the fourth round of the Champions League stage that ended in the early morning of November 7, Beijing time, Inter Milan defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home. In the first half, Dumfries opened the middle box, Merino converted a penalty in stoppage time, and Calhanoglu broke the deadlock with a spot-shot. In the second half, Dumfries blocked Gabriel's header in front of goal, Kai Havertz missed a good chance and went off injured, and Odegaard returned from injury. In the end, Inter managed to keep the win until the end.

After winning this game, Inter Milan has been unbeaten in 9 games (8 wins and 1 draw) since the Milan derby loss, including 3 consecutive wins in the Champions League, 3 wins and 1 draw after 4 rounds of unbeaten and 10 points to rise to 5th place in the standings. Arsenal, on the other hand, suffered its first defeat in the Champions League, losing 2 consecutive games in all competitions, and accumulating 7 points after 4 rounds with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

【Key Focus】

In the second minute of stoppage time, Calhanoglu took a free kick, Merino was fouled for handball in the box, and the referee awarded a penalty. Calhanoglu converted the penalty to give Inter Milan 1-0 Arsenal. It was Calhanoglu's first consecutive Champions League game goal in his career.

【Wonderful Playback】

In the 2nd minute, Zielinski crossed diagonally from the front, and Dumfries' volley from the back post bounced off the crossbar.

In the 3rd minute, Zelinski broke the ball in front of the field and crossed, and Calhanoglu volleyed out of the penalty area.

In the 14th minute, Taremi crossed from the right side, and the ball was cleared by the defender.

In the 28th minute, Martinelli crossed the penalty area, and Merino's header deflected the ball wide.

In the 41st minute, Frattesi crossed the middle, and Taremi headed the ball high.

In the 58th minute, Saka crossed from a corner from the right and Gabriel's header was cleared by Dumfries on the goal line.

In the 59th minute, Havertz dodged an angle into the back corner and Sommer flew to save the ball from the bottom line.

In the 75th minute, Havertz had a great chance in the box to turn and volley, and Bisek flew to block the ball off the line.

In stoppage time, Kai Havertz was bleeding from a header with Bisek before being replaced by Odegaard.

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【Lineup】

Inter Milan line-up: 1-Sommer, 28-Pavard, 6-De Vrij, 31-Bisek, 2-Dumfries, 16-Frattesi (62'23-Barella), 20-Calhanoglu (71'21-Asllani), 7-Zielinski (62'22-Mkhitaryan), 36-Darmian, 99-Taremi (79'32-Dimarco), 10-Lautaro (62'9-Thuram)

Subs not used: 12-Di Gennaro, 13-Josep Martinez, 8-Arnautovic, 15-Acerbi, 17, Buchanan, 95-Bastoni

Arsenal line-up: 22-Raya, 12-Timber (82'17-Zinchenko), 6-Gabriel, 2-Saliba, 4-Ben White, 23-Merino (46'9-Jesus), 5-Thomas, 29-Havertz (94'8-Odegaard), 11-Martinelli, 19-Trossard (82'53-Nwaneri), 7-Saka

Subs not used: 32-Neto, 36-Thetford, 15-Kiwior, 20-Jorginho, 30-Sterling, 37-Oyedegui, 49-Skelly, 61-Robinson