Spectacular but unsmiling debut in the Champions League for the Nerazzurri. Crazy Inter is back but that doesn’t mean it’s bad news in Europe…
Nothing but crazy Inter, the one beaten at the Bernabeu by a very Real Madrid mourinhano in handing the ball and pitch to the opponent (36% Madrid possession) and then hitting vertically. He returns home defeated by two to one but it could have ended in a thousand other ways, with a goal for Mbappè and his teammates or even with a success for the Italian champions who did a lot (not everything) on their own.
It was the night of regrets, but also of pride. Some embroidery to free the shooters in front of Courtois and also some sensational errors and goals given away. Stuff not to sleep at night for Joseph Martinez, irresponsible in attempting to dribble on Valverde one meter from the goal line after being pierced by Le Roi Kylian in turn put in front of him by a double mess from Jones and Bisseck.
Inter scored themselves, but Real Madrid’s victory was not undeserved given that Mbappè, incredibly booed from the Bernabeu gallery, was the unexpected protagonist together with Vinicius, Bellingham and Diaz in the festival of errors in front of goal so much so as to make the Madrid fans lose patience and to justify Mourinho’s nervous smile, aware of having risked his neck without even knowing why.
The summary is that Inter has confirmed itself as a team that fully belongs to the elite of European football. The two finals won in recent years, regardless of how they ended, have left this group with the awareness of being able to play on any pitch, including the Bernabeu. If anything, Chivu will have to explain to his team that some affectations can be deadly in sports and that it is not mandatory to always try the play.
Glass half full or half empty? Due to the way the group stage is structured, it is more full than empty. The defeat at the Bernabeu can be remedied along the way, the 16 points needed to go to the round of 16 without going through the playoffs can also be achieved by losing against Real Madrid. Therefore, it is better to have shown quality and character as seed for the future starting from those with Bruges and Shakhtar Donetsk at home on which to build, together with the trip to Rotterdam and the match against Stuttgart, the qualification treasure.
