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Tops / Flops Inter – Barcelona: Calhanoglu as a hero, Lewandowski absent

Barça were surprised by a solid team from Inter Milan (1-0) this Tuesday evening in the Champions League. The Italians take second place in the group from their evening opponent. Here are the Tops and Flops of the match.

TOPS

Calhanoglu as a hero

He is undoubtedly the man of the match in this narrow victory for Inter Milan against Barça. The Turk destabilized the Barcelona midfielder on the Milanese counterattacks for almost the entire meeting. The medium has had a ceaseless activity by making itself available all the time. His playing and racing volume has been impressive. It is he who allows his people to bring down Barça with a superb strike. Federico Dimarco serves him full axis and from afar, the midfielder closes his right foot and triggers a cross shot. Marc-André ter Stegen is beaten on his right (45th). He therefore scored the one and only goal of the game. A high class game for him.

The Milan defense

Inter certainly owes its victory to the goal of its medium but also to its superb defense. Compared to the last match, Simone Inzaghi had made two changes in defense replacing Acerbi and Denzel Dumfries with Stefan de Vrij and Matteo Darmian. A paying choice given Inter’s defensive solidity tonight. Each defender showed solidarity with his teammate and everyone was concerned. Lewandowski was completely muzzled by the center hinge. André Onana did not have to make many saves because in front of him stood a blue wall.

FLOPS

Lewandowski reported missing

But where did Robert Lewandowski go this Tuesday evening? Since the start of the Champions League season, FC Barcelona’s top scorer has been the Polish striker, who has already scored three goals. Tonight the 34-year-old number 9 was simply invisible. He didn’t get any chances. The Pole tried to move to destabilize the opposing defense but never received good balls. A game to forget for him.

The sterile possession of Barça

FC Barcelona only played for thirty minutes. The first hour of play was an abyssal offensive boredom due to a completely sterile possession. Lack of desire, aggressiveness, madness… The Spaniards missed their first hour of play and were punished just before the break. The Barcelonans were too passive on the pitch, chaining the pass at 10 without ever finding an opening. Barça continues a second match in the Champions League without scoring a single goal.

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