Inter Milan Defeated: Round of 16 Qualification Secured

seven of seven: packed in Premier Leaguehe Arsenal He also seems determined to go for the Champions League and this Tuesday they defeated 3-1 as a visitor to Inter Milan of Lautaro Martínez (starter and captain), to continue dominating the league phase of the top European competition.

The Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus became the protagonist with a double in his second game in this Champions League, after having reappeared in December after eleven months absent for a serious knee injury.

The Gunners Mikel Arteta suman 21 points out of 21 possible and they have their presence in the round of 16 assured. Furthermore, with their 19 goals for and only two against, only a miracle would make it possible for Bayern Munich (3rd, 15 points before hosting Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday) to overtake them. first place in the group of 36 teams.

The London team, which had lost by the minimum at the Giuseppe Meazza in the last edition of the Champions League, showed itself superior to an Inter that also leads in the Italian championship, but that seems to have gone from strength to strength in Europe, where it started with four wins in a row before losing in recent dates against Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool y Arsenal.

Gabriel Jesus He advanced his team by showing opportunism inside the area to hunt down a ball in the heart of the area with his point (10′), shortly before the Croatian midfielder petar sucic He equalized with a powerful shot from the corner that beat Spanish goalkeeper David Raya (18′). But Arsenal did not notice the blow and again the Brazilian headed the score to 2-1 (31′) by taking advantage of a rebound off the crossbar.

The swedish Viktor Gyökereswho had entered the field a few minutes earlier to replace Gabriel Jesus, established the final 3-1 with a right foot from the crescent of the area.

Thus, the reception on the eighth and last date at Kairat Almaty It is presented almost as a formality for an Arsenal that can afford to dose its forces in both the Premier League and the Champions League.

The Nerazzurri must win on the last date against the Borussia Dortmund in Germany if they want to avoid the play-off for access to the round of 16.