Guarín puts seal on Inter progress
FC Internazionale Milano 1-0 Celtic FC (agg: 4-3)
Fredy Guarín secured progress for the hosts with a powerful late goal against the ten-man Scottish champions who lost Virgil van Dijk to a red card.
Fredy Guarín secured progress for the hosts with a powerful late goal against the ten-man Scottish champions who lost Virgil van Dijk to a red card.
• Inter advance as Fredy Guarín scores two minutes from time with thunderbolt
• Virgil van Dijk sent off after 37 minutes for a second bookable offence
• Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon produces a series of good saves
• Inter unbeaten in ten UEFA Europa League games this season, play-offs included
• Virgil van Dijk sent off after 37 minutes for a second bookable offence
• Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon produces a series of good saves
• Inter unbeaten in ten UEFA Europa League games this season, play-offs included
FC Internazionale Milano qualified for the UEFA Europa League round of 16, beating ten-man Celtic FC 1-0 to complete a 4-3 aggregate victory over the Scottish champions.
The visitors had a golden opportunity to take an early lead when Danilo D'Ambrosio misjudged a long ball from midfield allowing Gary Mackay-Steven to latch onto the ball and enter the penalty box with only Juan Pablo Carrizo to beat but the outrushing Inter goalkeeper somehow managed to block the shot with his body.
Inter responded quickly through Fredy Guarín, whose shot from the edge of the box finished just wide of Craig Gordon's right-hand post. Than Rodrigo Palacio and Mauro Icardi narrowly failed to put a foot on the dangerous cross-shot by Davide Santon from the right.
Celtic were reduced to ten men after 37 minutes when Virgil van Dijk was booked for the second time for a foul on Icardi. Ronny Deila was forced to replace Mackay-Steven – arguably Celtic's most dangerous man until that moment – to rebuild a four-man defensive line with the addition of Efe Ambrose. Before the interval D'Ambrosio forced Gordon into a difficult save with a powerful shot from close range.
Hernanes tested Gordon immediately after the break as Inter tried to make the numerical advantage count. The Celtic goalkeeper was up to the test also when he rushed out to block a shot by Icardi after a wonderful through ball from Guarín.
Celtic continued to defend well but when it looked like they could at least exit the competition with a draw, Guarín gave Inter the victory with a terrific shot from 25 meters which found the top corner, just out of reach for the diving Gordon and certainly a contender for the goal of the round.
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