INTER REACH THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL SINCE 2010 AFTER BEATING MILAN 3-0 ON AGGREGATE
Lautaro Martinez is one win away from being a Champions League and World Cup winner in the same season
Romelu Lukaku, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Matteo Darmian were all teammates at Manchester United.
Now they’re headed to the Champions League final together with Inter Milan.
What a story
Lautaro Martinez has scored 25 goals in consecutive seasons for the first time in his career;
2021/22:
49 appearances
25 goals
2022/23:
52 appearances
25 goals
Denzel Dumfries’ defending over two legs to keep Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao quiet was outstanding
Give him his flowers
Since Man Utd last reached a Champions League final, Matteo Darmian and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have:
◉ joined Man Utd
◉ won the UEL with Man Utd
◉ left Man Utd
◉ reached the UCL final with Inter
Football, eh?
Only three teams have knocked Milan out of a European Cup / Champions League semi-final:
Real Madrid (1955/56)
Barcelona (2005/06)
Inter (2022/23)
The previous two went on to win the whole thing.
For the first time in their entire history, Milan have failed to score in four consecutive games vs Inter.
Since April 23, Inter have:
• Qualified for the Coppa Italia final
• Jumped to third place in Serie A
• Qualified for the #UCL final
• Scored 22 and conceded just 3 goals
A remarkable run of form when it mattered most by Simone Inzaghi’s men.
6 - Inter have reached their sixth European Cup/Champions League final in their history, returning at this stage of the competition for the first time since 2009/10. Return.
André Onana’s career record against Milan:
◉ 4 games
◉ 4 wins
◉ 0 defeats
◉ 0 goals conceded
The cleanest sheets in Milan.
1 - Internazionale are the first side to reach the UEFA Champions League final despite finishing as runners up in their group that season since both Liverpool and Tottenham in 2018-19, and the first Italian club to do so since Juventus in 2014-15. Unfazed.
8 - Against no other opponent has Lautaro Martínez scored more goals for Inter than he has against Milan (8); indeed, he’s the top scorer against Milan across all competitions since joining his current club in 2018. Favourite.
Erling Haaland (189) has registered the fewest touches among the 105 players to play 600+ mins in the Champions League this season
Despite this Haaland (12) has scored at least 4 more goals than any other player in the competition this season
Lautaro Martinez: 11 goal contributions in 9 games
Romelu Lukaku: 12 goal contributions in 13 games
They’ve gone full business mode for the end of the season