Inter-Real Madrid: 0-2 - Champions 2020/2021. Final result and commentary from the game

FULL-TIME: INTER 0-2 REAL MADRID22:51

Inter have shown no lack of effort in the second half, but they have lacked quality in abundance throughout the contest. 22:51

There will be two minutes of added time.22:49

Kroos tries to catch out the Inter defence with a quick free-kick towards Rodrygo, but De Vrij is alert to slide and divert the ball away from the forward.22:47

Eriksen replaces Lukaku for the closing stages of the game.22:45

Sensi catches Casemiro with an outstretched boot and goes into the book.22:45

Madrid are trying push up the field to prevent Inter from breaking out. Outside of Perisic they're doing a solid job.22:44

SAVE! Courtois has an eye on a clean sheet as he denies Perisic. The winger runs into the left inside channel and blasts a low strike towards goal, but the Madrid keeper holds firm to produce a solid stop. The rebound falls away from Lukaku to safety for the visitors.22:59

Madrid continue to press in the final 10 minutes. Modric comes close to intercepting a loose pass out from the back by Handanovic towards De Vrij in the Inter box.22:41

WIDE! Vinicius tries to weave his way past two Inter defenders before curling a strike at goal from the left inside channel. However, the Brazilian bends his effort well wide of the right post.22:38

Sensi comes on to replace Gagliardini in the Inter midfield.22:37

Hazard makes way for Los Blancos after a solid outing. Vinicius replaces the Belgian.22:37

The tempo of the game has dipped due to the control of the visitors. Zidane will be pleased with his side's professional display.22:36

Perisic asks questions of the Madrid defence with a run down the left. He offloads to Sanchez in space, who goes for the strike at goal. However, Carvajal puts his body on the line to make the block.22:33

CLOSE! Perisic makes a trademark run, cutting in from the right flank. He curls a left-footed strike towards goal from the inside channel, only to see his effort whistle past the left post.22:31

CHANCE! Hazard has the freedom of the final third as he latches on to Kroos' offload. The Belgian blasts a right-footed strke towards the target that bends wide of the left post.22:33

WIDE! Kroos angles his cross deep to the back post where Vazquez is unmarked. The Spaniard takes on the strike first time, but can only fire it into the side-netting.22:29

Hazard wins a free-kick following a foul by Skriniar 25 yards from goal. Madrid have a set-piece in a useful position on the left flank.22:28

Barella battles for the ball in the middle of the park, but he loses out to Nacho. The midfielder looks to the referee for a free-kick, but does not get the decision.22:26

Sanchez tries to get the better of Carvajal down the left flank. He tries to win a free-kick, but does not get the decision or a corner.22:24

Sanchez replaces Hakimi as Conte goes for one last throw of the dice.22:23

Inter are in major trouble now. The visitors have the second goal that will allow them to take contest away from Conte and his team.22:22

Rodrygo comes on to the field to replace Mariano in the final third.22:18

Casemiro replaces Odegaard for the visitors.22:18

Odegaard sends an incisive pass towards Vazquez in the final third, but he sees his strike blocked behind by De Vrij.22:16

Perisic raids down the left flank and hangs a cross into the box for Lukaku to attack. Courtois senses the danger and leaves his line to punch it away from the Belgian.22:15

BLOCK! Lukaku almost turns his way past Varane in the box, but the Frenchman repels the forward. Gagliardini latches on to the loose ball, but sees his effort charged down by Nacho.22:13

Gagliardini falls down under pressure in the box in a tussle with Vazquez from Young's free-kick. However, a VAR check confirms there is no need for Taylor to award a penalty to the home side.22:12

Inter win a free-kick down the left flank that Young angles into the box. Nacho is alert in the box and heads the ball over the bar.22:11

Kroos tries to catch out Handanovic barking orders at his defenders. However, his curling effort towards goal sails over the bar.22:09

Hazard has a probe down the left flank and wins a corner off the legs of D'Ambrosio.22:08

Mariano cuts in from the right flank and drives a low strike at goal on his left foot that Handanovic saves with ease.22:06

We're back underway at San Siro.22:05

D'Ambrosio comes on to replace Bastoni, which may push Hakimi further forward.22:05

Martinez makes way at the break for Perisic. A suprising move by Conte.22:05

Even before Vidal's dismissal Inter were below-par. Antonio Conte's men have been lacklustre across the pitch and need something special in the second half to potentially save their Champions League campaign this term.21:53

Real Madrid lead Inter 1-0 at the break in their Champions League clash at San Siro. Eden Hazard scored his first goal in the competition for Los Blancos from the penalty spot after Nacho Fernandez was brought down in the box. Arturo Vidal was then dismissed for the home side for two bookable offences for persistently arguing with referee Anthony Taylor. It leaves the Nerazzurri with an uphill challenge to try to salvage something from the game.21:50

HALF-TIME: INTER 0-1 REAL MADRID21:48

WIDE! Madrid break with pace towards the edge of the box before Vazquez rolls back an offload to Modric. The midfielder fires a low strike towards the bottom-left corner, but it travels just wide of the post.21:48

There will be two minutes of added time.21:46

Mendy tries to break down the left, but Inter have numbers there to halt his charge. Hakimi sticks out a boot and wins the ball to quell the Madrid attack.21:45

Hazard twists and turns down the left flank, but Skriniar gets across to close down the Belgian and win possession for the home side.21:43

Madrid are putting their foot on the ball and probing in the edge of the box, but Skriniar and De Vrij are holding firm against Mariano in the final third.21:42

The game has become a scrappy affair as Inter have put men behind the ball in an attempt to get to the break without further damage.21:41

Inter's task was already a tough one this evening, but Vidal has made matters extremely difficult.21:40

Vidal has become the third player in Champions League history to sent off for three different teams in the competition.21:47

OFF! Vidal is sent off by referee Taylor as he continues his rant after not getting a decision. Taylor decides enough is enough and sends the Chilean on his way.22:49

Vidal goes down under pressure from Varane in the box. However, he does not get the decision from referee Taylor. He gets booked for dissent for reacting negatively to the call.21:38

Kroos lines up a drive from distance, but he sends his effort well wide of the target.21:36

CHANCE! Nacho connects with a header from Odegaard's cross from the right flank, but he can only direct his header straight at Handanovic.21:33

SAVE! Hazard creates space for a strike from close range, but he is denied by a good save from Handanovic.21:32

Vazquez has a charge at the Inter defence down the right inside channel and he wins a corner off the legs of Young. Mariano was lurking in the box.21:30

OVER! Lukaku lines up a powerful strike and he curls his effort over the wall, but it continues on an upward trajectory to travel well over the bar.21:26

The home side keep the pressure on and win another set-piece in a dangerous position as Vidal is barged over by Vazquez.21:25

Varane stretches and brings down Martinez in the Madrid half. Inter have a free-kick in a useful position.21:23

OVER! Barella and Hakimi combine on the edge of the Madrid box to tee up Vidal. However, the Chilean launches his right-footed strike well over the bar.21:21

Gagliardini clips the ankles of Modric on a run upfield and goes into the book.21:20

CHANCE! Mendy closes down a loose offload from Skriniar on the edge of their own box. He surges into the left inside channel and has a clear opening at goal. However, the Frenchman goes for the cutback and he fails to find Hazard in the middle. Mendy should have gone for the strike there.21:17

Inter have had a sluggish start to the game. Conte will not be impressed with his side's performance.21:18

Mariano rises highest in the box to guide a header towards goal following a cross from Carvajal, but he loops his effort straight at Handanovic.21:16

OFF THE POST! Vazquez moves into the final third and goes for a powerful drive from 25 yards. His effort takes a slight deflection but travels towards goal. Handanovic is rooted to the spot and can only watch as the ball strikes the post and bounces clear.21:16

Barella has space and time to line up a cross into the box, but his delivery is deflected straight into the hands of Courtois.21:13

Hazard's strike from the penalty spot was his first Champions League goal for Madrid and first in the competition since 2017.21:11

It's a poor start for Inter, but they did fight back from two goals down in the reverse fixture and in their last outing against Torino.21:09

PENALTY TO REAL MADRID! Nacho finds himself in an advanced position. Odegaard slides a pass through to the defender and he gets brought down by a clumsy challenge from Barella. Referee Anthony Taylor does not hesitate in pointing to the spot.21:06

Inter see their corner cleared as far as Hakimi on the right flank, but he lofts his cross straight out of play for a goal-kick.21:03

Martinez charges down the left flank and wins an early corner for his team off the legs of Varane.21:02

We're underway at San Siro.21:00

There will be a minute of silence ahead of kick-off in remembrance of Diego Maradona.20:59

Inter Milan have lost three of their last four games against Real Madrid in European competition (W1), including their most recent meeting at the start of the month.20:44

Madrid are without Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema along with Alvaro Odriozola and Federico Valverde due to injury tonight. Eder Militao and Luka Jovic are not available due to positive tests for Covid-19. As a result, Zidane names an unchanged team from the side that drew against Villarreal last time out. Mariano continues to lead the attack, supported by Odegaard, Hazard and Vazquez. Marcelo, Casemiro and Asensio settle for places on the bench.21:16

Conte has made three changes to his side that beat Torino in Serie A at the weekend. De Vrij and Skriniar are restored to the backline in place of Ranocchia and D'Ambrosio, who drop to the bench. Sanchez also slides out of the line-up for Martinez in the final third.20:41

REAL MADRID SUBS: Marco Asensio, Marcelo, Andriy Lunin, Casemiro, Vinicius Junior, Isco, Rodrygo Silva, Diego Altube, Victor Chust, Hugo Duro.20:37

REAL MADRID (4-2-3-1): Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Nacho Fernandez, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modrid, Toni Kroos; Lucas Vazquez, Martin Odegaard, Eden Hazard; Mariano Diaz.20:36

INTER SUBS: Alexis Sanchez, Stefano Sensi, Andrea Ranocchia, Ivan Perisic, Christian Eriksen, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Filip Stankovic, Matteo Darmian, Radja Nainggolan, Ionut Radu.20:34

INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar, Andrea Bastoni; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Roberto Gagliardini, Arturo Vidal, Ashley Young; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.20:33

Los Blancos have been inconsistent this term in all competitions. They were good enough last time out to overcome Inter at home in the Champions League to notch their first win of the tournament. However, since then they've been underwhelming in LaLiga, losing 4-1 to Valencia and drawing 1-1 in their last outing against Villarreal. Zinedine Zidane's men need their best against the Nerazzurri on the road.20:31

Inter are in dire need of a victory to get their Champions League campaign on track. The Nerazzurri failed to record a win in their opening three matches, including a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Madrid last time out. Antonio Conte's men are sitting bottom of Group B and are in danger of falling off the pace. Inter ended a four-game run without a win with a triumph over Torino last time out, and need a similar performance tonight.20:29

Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League clash between Inter and Real Madrid at San Siro.20:21

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