Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid LIVE: Latest Champions League result and reaction including PSV vs Dortmund
Live goals and score updates from both last-16 first leg encounters
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Your support makes all the difference.The Uefa Champions League continued with its last-16 ties getting underway on Tuesday evening, with a double bill in Italy and Netherlands taking centre stage.
At the San Siro, Serie A league leaders Inter Milan narrowly beat LaLiga outfit Atletico Madrid, with Marko Arnautovic’s second-half goal the only strike of the game. Elsewhere, PSV Eindhoven held Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw, Luuk de Jong levelling from the penalty spot after Donyell Malen scored for the visitors against his former club.
Relive the action from both fixtures below in our blog and get the latest Champions League odds and tips here.
Inter Milan a 1-0 Atletico Madrid
A late goal from substitute Marko Arnautovic gave Inter Milan a 1-0 home victory against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
The Austria striker, who replaced the injured Marcus Thuram at halftime, redeemed himself after several missed chances by squeezing the ball home after Lautaro Martinez’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the 79th minute.
Ahead of the interval Martinez and Thuram had opportunities to break the deadlock for Inter but faced a resilient defence, with chances either blocked or saved by Oblak.
Just after the hour mark the home crowd had expressed their frustration as Arnautovic found himself free in front of goal but sent his effort over the crossbar.
The return leg in Spain is on March 13.
FT: Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid
There’s the final whistle! A big result for Inter, albeit a narrow one - the winning run keeps going.
It’s Atletico’s first defeat in Europe this season, but there’s a lot to play for in the second leg, no doubt.
Full time in the other game too - PSV 1-1 Dortmund so well-balanced there too.
90+3’ - Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid
Frattesi goes down after a tackle by Barrios. Koke is booked for another foul. Inter commit a few into the box but the delivery is poor - not a great game from Barella tonight in honesty.
Still PSV 1 Dortmund 1 in the other game, almost full time there.
89’ - Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid
Morata loses his footing inside the box and Inter counter again but it peters out and they are all looking rather tired now.
Five minutes added on at the end of the game.
86’ - Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid
Morata booked for a foul. Frattesi follows him. All very ragged and fragmented now as Atleti push forward and Inter look to counter into spaces.
A deep ball to the far post looks for Morata but he can’t get enough on it and Simeone collapses to his knees.
Lautaro Martinez is replaced by Alexis Sanchez for the final minutes.
83’ - Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid
Savic is booked for about his fiftieth foul of the second half. Atleti try to push forward quickly after conceding that goal and Lino lashes a shot wide from range.
Inter counter and briefly have an overload but Barella can’t take the ball in his stride and the chance is gone.
GOAL! 79’ - Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid
GOAL!! Arnautovic scores!!
A misplaced pass lets Lautaro Martinez in on goal, he should square but takes it on himself, Oblak saves once again but this time Arnautovic is on the rebound and rattles it in first time - via the defender who is on the line! Lino almost stops it but not quite and Inter are ahead!
76' - Inter Milan 0-0 Atletico Madrid
There’s the delivery Martinez has been waiting for - a ball from the right finds him on the run and his header is on target, but Oblak is down quickly to make a sure-handed save to his right.
Well inside the final quarter of an hour now and we remain goalless - Inter surely have to press for a winner here on home soil. Atletico are excellent at home.
Angel Correa is on for Griezmann.
72’ - Inter Milan 0-0 Atletico Madrid
Dumfries for Darmian in a like-for-like Inter change. Both teams giving the ball away with some ridiculous passing in this half - it has been very low quality overall. Now Mkhitaryan is replacedd by Davide Frattesi.
Arnautovic almost has another opening as a cross reaches him at the near post, but a combination of the speed of the ball and a defender in close attendance denies him a clear finish.
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