- Date:29 Sep 2010
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
- Eto'o (20) Eto'o (26)
Sneijder (33) Eto'o (80)
Live Commentary
The referee blows for the end of the match.
- 89mins
Marko Arnautovic takes a shot. Luca Castellazzi makes a save.
- 88mins
Shot from just outside the box by Aaron Hunt misses to the right of the target.
- 87mins
Unfair challenge on Beltrame Wesley by Davide Santon results in a free kick. Beltrame Wesley takes the direct free kick.
- 86mins
Sebastien Prodl concedes a free kick for a foul on Ivan Ramiro Cordoba. Direct free kick taken by Ivan Ramiro Cordoba.
- 84mins
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Daniel Jensen, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Sebastien Prodl goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 82mins
Davide Santon takes a shot. Save by Tim Wiese.
- 80mins
Samuel Eto'o gets on the score sheet with a goal from close in low into the middle of the goal. Inter Milan 4-0 Werder Bremen.Assist on the goal came from Wesley Sneijder.
- 78mins
Chukwuma Joel Obi on for Dejan Stankovic.
- 76mins
Dejan Stankovic gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel Jensen. (Werder Bremen) makes a substitution, with Sandro Wagner coming on for Miguel Hugo Almeida. Free kick taken by Philipp Bargfrede.
- 75mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Samuel Eto'o by Sebastien Prodl. Free kick taken by Jonathan Biabiany.
- 75mins
Shot from long range by Marko Arnautovic goes over the bar.
- 72mins
Phillippe Coutinho takes a shot. Beltrame Wesley gets a block in.
- 69mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniel Jensen on Dejan Stankovic. Direct free kick taken by Ivan Ramiro Cordoba.
- 68mins
Foul by Beltrame Wesley on Wesley Sneijder, free kick awarded. Dejan Stankovic restarts play with the free kick.
- 68mins
Shot from long range by Dejan Stankovic goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 67mins
Outswinging corner taken by Wesley Sneijder, Sebastien Prodl makes a clearance.
- 65mins
Unfair challenge on Wesley Sneijder by Daniel Jensen results in a free kick. Wesley Sneijder restarts play with the free kick.
- 63mins
Sebastien Prodl challenges Jonathan Biabiany unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sebastien Prodl booked. Strike on goal comes in from Wesley Sneijder from the free kick.
- 62mins
Aaron Hunt is brought on as a substitute for Marko Marin.
- 61mins
(Inter Milan) makes a substitution, with Davide Santon coming on for Ferreira Lucio.
- 59mins
Corner taken right-footed by Marko Arnautovic, clearance by Ferreira Lucio.
- 58mins
Daniel Jensen has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide left of the goal.
- 57mins
Wesley Sneijder takes a shot. Per Mertesacker gets a block in.
- 56mins
Phillippe Coutinho fouled by Petri Pasanen, the ref awards a free kick. Phillippe Coutinho takes the free kick.
- 56mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniel Jensen on Ferreira Lucio. Dejan Stankovic takes the free kick.
- 53mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Miguel Hugo Almeida. Free kick taken by Sisenando Maicon.
- 53mins
Unfair challenge on Beltrame Wesley by Ivan Ramiro Cordoba results in a free kick. Beltrame Wesley takes the direct free kick.
- 52mins
Phillippe Coutinho takes a shot. Save made by Tim Wiese.
- 51mins
Beltrame Wesley takes a shot. Save by Luca Castellazzi.
- 50mins
Inswinging corner taken by Marko Marin from the left by-line, save by Luca Castellazzi.
- 47mins
The offside flag is raised against Miguel Hugo Almeida. Luca Castellazzi restarts play with the free kick.
- 46mins
Daniel Jensen takes a shot. Ferreira Lucio gets a block in.
The second half begins.
- 45mins
Soares Julio Cesar goes off and Luca Castellazzi comes on.
- 45mins
(Werder Bremen) makes a substitution, with Petri Pasanen coming on for Tim Borowski.
The whistle is blown to end the first half.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Biabiany by Daniel Jensen. Daniel Jensen is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Cristian Chivu takes the direct free kick.
- 41mins
Miguel Hugo Almeida is ruled offside. Soares Julio Cesar restarts play with the free kick.
- 40mins
Shot on goal by Dejan Stankovic from long range goes harmlessly over the target.
- 37mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Wesley Sneijder from the right by-line, clearance made by Beltrame Wesley.
- 35mins
Miguel Hugo Almeida is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Sisenando Maicon restarts play with the free kick.
- 35mins
Foul by Cristian Chivu on Marko Arnautovic, free kick awarded. Marko Marin crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, clearance by Dejan Stankovic.
- 33mins
Wesley Sneijder gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Inter Milan 3-0 Werder Bremen.The assist for the goal came from Samuel Eto'o.
- 31mins
Unfair challenge on Beltrame Wesley by Phillippe Coutinho results in a free kick. Beltrame Wesley takes the direct free kick.
- 29mins
Wesley Sneijder takes a outswinging corner to the near post.
- 29mins
Dejan Stankovic takes a shot. Save made by Tim Wiese.
- 28mins
The official flags Wesley Sneijder offside. Beltrame Wesley takes the free kick.
- 26mins
Samuel Eto'o finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Inter Milan 2-0 Werder Bremen.The assist for the goal came from Sisenando Maicon.
- 20mins
Samuel Eto'o gets on the score sheet with a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Inter Milan 1-0 Werder Bremen.The assist for the goal came from Esteban Cambiasso.
- 24mins
Miguel Hugo Almeida challenges Ferreira Lucio unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ivan Ramiro Cordoba.
- 24mins
Phillippe Coutinho concedes a free kick for a foul on Beltrame Wesley. Tim Wiese takes the free kick.
- 22mins
Miguel Hugo Almeida produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
- 20mins
Samuel Eto'o finds the net with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Inter Milan 1-0 Werder Bremen.Assist on the goal came from Wesley Sneijder.
- 19mins
Sebastien Prodl concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathan Biabiany. Strike on goal comes in from Wesley Sneijder from the free kick.
- 18mins
Shot by Dejan Stankovic from a long way out goes over the net.
- 17mins
Philipp Bargfrede fouled by Samuel Eto'o, the ref awards a free kick. Philipp Bargfrede restarts play with the free kick.
- 15mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Samuel Eto'o. Indirect free kick taken by Mikael Silvestre.
- 14mins
Outswinging corner taken by Wesley Sneijder from the right by-line played to the near post, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba takes a shot. Save made by Tim Wiese.
- 13mins
Marko Arnautovic gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Biabiany. Ivan Ramiro Cordoba restarts play with the free kick.
- 13mins
Centre by Esteban Cambiasso.
- 12mins
Corner taken by Wesley Sneijder from the left by-line.
- 8mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Wesley Sneijder from the left by-line.
- 8mins
Wesley Sneijder takes a shot. Tim Wiese makes a save.
- 5mins
Jonathan Biabiany produces a cross, Close range header by Phillippe Coutinho goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 5mins
Tim Borowski challenges Dejan Stankovic unfairly and gives away a free kick. Wesley Sneijder takes the free kick.
- 4mins
Phillippe Coutinho concedes a free kick for a foul on Beltrame Wesley. Tim Wiese takes the free kick.
- 3mins
Miguel Hugo Almeida takes a shot. Save made by Soares Julio Cesar. Outswinging corner taken by Marko Marin from the right by-line, Soares Julio Cesar makes a save.
- 2mins
Marko Arnautovic fouled by Dejan Stankovic, the ref awards a free kick. Marko Marin restarts play with the free kick.
- 2mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Marko Marin.
- 2mins
Miguel Hugo Almeida takes a shot. Clearance by Ferreira Lucio.
- 1mins
Daniel Jensen concedes a free kick for a foul on Wesley Sneijder. Wesley Sneijder takes the direct free kick.
The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Match Preview
Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf will be forced to assemble a makeshift team for the Champions League tie at Inter Milan due to injuries to three key players.
Claudio Pizarro, Clemens Fritz and Torsten Frings have all been ruled out of the match at the San Siro and Schaaf admits the already difficult task of beating the cup holders has been made even harder.
"These injuries hit us hard," he said on the eve of the game.
"In view of our upcoming challenges, these losses mean a drop in quality for the team."
The trio are not only doubtful for Wednesday night, but also the Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the weekend.
"We hope that all three get back as soon as possible, but there is the risk that they will miss the next two games," added Schaaf.
Their loss is just the latest setback in what has been a difficult start to the season for the northern Germany side.
Sunday's derby triumph over Hamburg was only their second win of the season while they drew their Champions League opener against Tottenham.
But the trip to Milan is arguably the toughest in their group.
"Inter are the clear favourites and it is impressive what this team is capable of," he said.
Schaaf can however welcome Petri Pasanen back into his defence after he missed the derby with Hamburg due to injury.
Inter boss Rafael Benitez is wary of Werder despite their mixed form.
He said: "Werder Bremen are a team with a strong mentality and experience, it will certainly be a difficult game.
"I don't know the Werder Bremen coach personally but I do know that he has experience and quality.
"Every team in the group drew their first match, so everyone wants to win now. There's more pressure than before. However, we have the belief that we can win."
Benitez has question marks over forwards Diego Milito - the scorer of both goals in last season's final win over Bayern Munich - and Goran Pandev.
"We will see tomorrow when we do another training session," said Benitez when asked whether the pair would be fit.
Returning to the squad for the clash is Brazilian midfielder Mancini.
"He's an experienced player, it's important for him and us that he has a chance to play," said former Liverpool boss Benitez.
Inter Milan
Werder Bremen
- Soares Julio Cesar
- Sisenando Maicon
- Ivan Ramiro Cordoba
- Ferreira Lucio
- Cristian Chivu
- Dejan Stankovic
- Esteban Cambiasso
- Phillippe Coutinho
- Wesley Sneijder
- Jonathan Biabiany
- Samuel Eto'o
- SUBS
- Luca Castellazzi
- Sulley Muntari
- McDonald Mariga
- Chukwuma Joel Obi
- Alessandro Mancini
- Davide Santon
- Felice Natalino
Home
Away
- Tim Wiese
- Mikael Silvestre
- Sebastien Prodl
- Per Mertesacker
- Beltrame Wesley
- Tim Borowski
- Philipp Bargfrede
- Daniel Jensen
- Marko Marin
- Marko Arnautovic
- Miguel Hugo Almeida
- SUBS
- Sebastien Mielitz
- Petri Pasanen
- Aaron Hunt
- Said Huseinovic
- Felix Kroos
- Sandro Wagner
- Dominik Schmidt
Match Report
Holders on fire Samuel Eto'o put Werder Bremen to the sword as Inter Milan delivered a lesson in clinical finishing at the San Siro as they ran out 4-0 winners. The Cameroon striker scored a hat-trick and the influential Wesley Sneijder was also on target as the Champions League holders showed they are still a force to be reckoned with despite the departure of Jose Mourinho. The hard work was done in the first 34 minutes, by which time the hosts were three up, Eto'o rounding off the win by completing his treble late on. Victory lifted Rafael Benitez's men level on four points with Tottenham at the top of Group A. Bremen were without three of their most experienced players - Claudio Pizarro, Clemens Fritz and Torsten Frings - through injury and their absences were keenly felt. They threatened first with Hugo Almeida's shot from long range after four minutes which was parried by Julio Cesar, but that was as good as it got for the visitors in the first half. Philippe Coutinho headed wide and Sneijder saw an effort blocked by goalkeeper Tim Wiese before Eto'o made the breakthrough in the 21st minute. The Cameroon striker got goalside of defender Per Mertesacker from Esteban Cambiasso's pass and advanced into the area before squeezing a shot between Wiese's legs. Eto'o struck again six minutes later, this time expertly bringing down a pass from Maicon before side-footing his right-footed finish inside the exposed Wiese's near post. Bremen had no answer to Inter's attacking power and Wiese had to be alert to tip over a shot from Dejan Stankovic before Sneijder made it three in the 34th minute, following more fine work from Eto'o. The striker's fine through ball picked out Sneijder's angled run and the Dutchman lifted a cool finish over Wiese. Inter were forced to make a change in goal at the break, Luca Castellazzi replacing the injured Julio Cesar. And the new keeper was tested early as he parried an effort from Wesley. His opposite number then denied Coutinho before Inter lost Lucio to what appeared to be a knee injury just after the hour mark. But Sneijder and Eto'o combined to deadly effect again in the 81st minute. The Holland international's slide-rule pass from the left wing picked out the run of his team-mate and, as Wiese rashly hared off his line to the edge of the area, Eto'o calmly took the ball round him and put it into the empty net. Bremen came close to a consolation late on but Castellazzi did well to keep out Marko Arnautovic's shot.
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