Result Inter 3 – 0 Monaco, UEFA Champions League, Wednesday 29 January 2025

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64% Ball Possession INTER and 36% Ball Possession MONACO

           Inter  3 – 0 Monaco 

4′ Lautaro Martínez (pen)    🟥 12′ Christian Mawissa
16′ Lautaro Martínez
67′ Lautaro Martínez
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🏆👉  Inter humiliated AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. Inter Milan guarantee their place in the Round of 16 of the newly structured of the UEFA Champions League.  The standout moment of the match was Captain Lautaro Martinez netting a hat-trick. Lautaro demonstrated his leadership by inspiring and rallying the team. What a fantastic performance, deserving of a standing ovation!

Lautaro has reached a milestone of 144 goals for Inter, surpassing Benito Lorenzi to claim the sixth spot on the club’s all-time goalscorer list. Additionally, with 17 goals in the Champions League, he is now tied with Sandro Mazzola as the top scorer for Inter in both the European Cup and UEFA Champions League. In another highlight, Giacomo De Pieri made his debut for Inter. The 18-year-old Primavera forward came on as a substitute for Lautaro Martinez in the 76th minute.

TAKE IT HOME, CAPTAIN ⚽️#ForzaInter #InterMonaco #UCL pic.twitter.com/1dhJG3IvK4

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) January 29, 2025

Impressively, Inter has now gone 13 home games without a loss in the Champions League, boasting 11 wins and 2 draws. This marks their longest unbeaten streak at home in the competition since the period from September 1963 to September 2002, when they were undefeated in their first 28 home matches.

Your majesty Lautaro Martínez!!! https://t.co/rij2DJdbRa

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025

ROUND OF 16! ✅
Next level loading…▪️◾◼️#ForzaInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/us2HM3YWfP

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) January 29, 2025

Inter’s defence this season ⛔#UCL pic.twitter.com/wsk3clXVur

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 29, 2025

⚫️🔵 What a quick start! In the 4th minute, Lautaro Martínez scored a penalty with a right-footed shot straight down the middle. The penalty was awarded after Denis Zakaria fouled Marcus Thuram in the box.

⚫️🔵 Inter 1 – 0 Monaco, 4thminute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez converted a penalty for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the center. The penalty was conceded by Denis Zakaria after a foul in the penalty area on Marcus Thuram. https://t.co/TetENQZOo8

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025

What an exciting match! Lautaro Martínez found the back of the net in the 16th minute with a fantastic right-footed shot right down the middle. Nicolò Barella set him up perfectly. You can definitely cheer for LAUTARO! He’s really stepping up as a leader for his team, scoring twice!

⚫️🔵 Inter 2 – 0 Monaco, 16thminute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Nicolò Barella. https://t.co/JXPIqGNHmf

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025

What an incredible moment for Lautaro Martínez! In the 67th minute, he found the back of the net with a fantastic left-footed shot right down the middle! And guess what? He completed his hat-trick! Inter leads 3-0!

⚫️🔵 Inter 3 – 0 Monaco, 67th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez for @Inter_en with a left footed shot to the center! Wow, Lautaro got a hat-trick!!!!!!@AFASeleccionEN https://t.co/R8oxngftc7

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025

Lautaro Martínez: Hat-Trick Hero 🎩 pic.twitter.com/yp6gvgh9RG

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De Pieri makes his first-team debut 🖤💙#ForzaInter #InterMonaco #UCL pic.twitter.com/OQLqsyMxAX

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) January 29, 2025

Stats before the game

Inter has triumphed in their last two home matches against Monaco in European tournaments, securing a 1-0 victory in the 1963–64 European Cup round of 16 and a 3-1 win in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup semi-final.

In their most recent encounter, Monaco managed to defeat Inter 1-0 in April 1997 during the UEFA Cup, but they had previously lost all three of their initial matchups against the Nerazzurri in European play. When it comes to their away performance in the Champions League, Monaco has only claimed one victory in their last 10 matches (with 4 draws and 5 losses). Interestingly, that sole win occurred in Italy this season, where they beat Bologna 1-0 in November.

Inter has managed to keep a clean sheet in their last five home matches in the Champions League. The last team to achieve six straight home clean sheets in this tournament was Atlético de Madrid back in September 2016, while Juventus was the last Italian club to do so in September 2005.

Player Stats

Eliesse Ben Seghir, at just 19 years old, has participated in all seven of Monaco’s Champions League matches this season, starting in six of them. The only player under 20 who has logged more minutes than Ben Seghir in a single Champions League season for Monaco is Kylian Mbappé, who played 536 minutes in the 2016-17 campaign.

Lautaro Martínez has netted 14 goals in the Champions League while playing for Inter, matching Adriano as the club’s all-time leading scorer in this tournament. When considering the European Cup as well, only Sandro Mazzola has a higher tally with 17 goals for Inter in Europe’s premier club competition.

Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer has achieved six clean sheets in just seven matches during this season’s Champions League. The only Inter goalkeeper to surpass this record in a single season, spanning both the European Cup and Champions League, is André Onana, who managed eight clean sheets in 13 games last season.

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📺 Click the video to watch Inter 3 – 0 Monaco highlights on Wednesday 29 January 2025

⚽️ Goals: 4′ (pen), 16′, 67′ Lautaro Martínez (I)

The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium is ready for Inter vs AS Monaco

With our colours 🖤💙#ForzaInter #UCL #InterMonaco pic.twitter.com/NfoVkFzlTn

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) January 29, 2025

Inter official starting lineup against AS Monaco

 

👉🏆 First half is over. ⚫️🔵Inter 2 – 0 Monaco
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⚽️ Goals: 4′ (pen), 16′ Lautaro Martínez (I)

🟥 Red Card: 12′ Christian Mawissa (M)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 3′ Denis Zakaria (M), 45+3′ Vanderson (M)

✅ Shots on goal: Inter 3, Monaco 0
✅ Corners: Inter 2,… https://t.co/xgqlB5xJeE

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👉🏆 Result ⚫️🔵 Inter 3 – 0 Monaco
Champions League Matchday 8

⚽️ Goals: 4′ (pen), 16′, 67′ Lautaro Martínez (I)

🟥 Red Card: 12′ Christian Mawissa (M)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 3′ Denis Zakaria (M), 45+3′ Vanderson (M), 66′ Benjamin Pavard (I), 81′ Kristjan Asllani (I)

✅ Shots… https://t.co/JefDChQcn3

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025

2024 – 2025 UEFA Champions League
League Phase
Matchday 8

Result Inter 3 – 0 Monaco
Wednesday 29 January 2025
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

21:00

Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigovic BIH
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

⚽️ Goals: 4′ (pen), 16′, 67′ Lautaro Martínez (I)

🟥 Red Card: 12′ Christian Mawissa (M)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 3′ Denis Zakaria (M), 45+3′ Vanderson (M), 66′ Benjamin Pavard (I), 81′ Kristjan Asllani (I)

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

⚫️🔵 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 6 De Vrij, 95 Bastoni (30 Carlos Augusto 60′); 2 Dumfries (36 Darmian 76′), 23 Barella (16 Frattesi 60′), 21 Asllani, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco; 9 Thuram (8 Arnautovic 60′), 10 Lautaro (49 De Pieri 76′).

Substitutes: 13 J. Martinez, 40 Calligaris, 7 Zielinski, 17 Buchanan, 31 Bisseck.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

Lineup MONACO (4-2-3-1): 1 Majecki; 2 Vanderson, 5 Kehrer (4 Teze 46′), 22 Salisu, 13 Mawissa; 15 Camara (88 Magassa 46′), 6 Zakaria; 11 Akliouche (12 Caio Henrique 19′), 10 Golovin, 18 Minamino; 36 Embolo.

Substitutes: 16 Kohn, 50 Lienard, 7 Ben Seghir, 20 Ouattara, 27 Diatta, 28 Coulibaly, 41 Michal, 42 Bouabre.

Coach: Adi Hütter.

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Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi: “We’re close to finishing in that top 8 and nothing is guaranteed.”

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Inter coach Simone Inzaghi shared his thoughts as the team prepares for the UEFA Champions League clash with Monaco. Inter will take on AS Monaco on Matchday 8, scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, starting at 21:00.

The aim is direct qualification to the knock-outs, but would a win have a different meaning?
“We can’t make any calculations. We know we’ve done well in these first seven games, but we now need to take that final step. We’re coming up against a good side: they’ve got 13 points and have some dangerous forwards. I came up against their coach in Lazio vs Eintrach Frankfurt in the Europa League. There’s the utmost respect but we want to have a great game.”

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Will you make changes ahead of the derby?
“We still need to rewatch the session. I will make the odd change but we’ll decide tomorrow. There are a few doubts. Acerbi, Calhanoglu and Correa are unavailable. Taremi has trained alone in the gym in the last couple of days after he picked up a knock against Lecce. We hope he’ll be in the squad.”

Is it right to call Inter one of the favourites for the Champions League, or is it more of a dream at the moment?
“We know what we’ve done and also the difficulties we’ve faced in the last few years. The Club has never left me wanting for anything. We knew what we were capable of. We’ve lost a few players and brought in others. We’re close to finishing in that top 8 and nothing is guaranteed. Our hope is that we’ll be talking about a great run. Some big sides won’t finish in the top 8: that is the difficulty of this competition.”

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With Taremi injured, will that open up a spot for Arnautovic? And who might play with him up top?
“Right now, any of the strikers I have available might play alongside any other forward. They all complement each other and there are no set partnerships. I need to make a choice. Arnautovic trained really well, while Lautaro and Thuram have recovered. I will make my decisions based on Monaco, not with a view to the derby. I will take into consideration who has spent the most enegery in recent games.”

How is Calhanoglu?
“He, Acerbi and Correa are out. All three of them are working well – we’re confident. We’ll need to assess it over the next couple of days. We’re confident, so let’s wait and see. They have all been working hard.”

Are you surprised by how the French teams are getting on?
“Ligue 1 is a competitive division. I expect Lille, Monaco and PSG to be in with a shout. Brest are doing brilliantly as well. There are a lot of talented players in that league, and that’s no different for our opponents.”

Is there a different approach to Champions League game to those in Serie A?
“I think that Inter have been really focused going into their Champions League. The only goal conceded came from a strange situation. The team has been aggressive, focused and determined the whole time.”

Can Bisseck play in the central role in defence?
“He can. He showed as much when he’s started there, as well as against Lecce on Sunday. He’s playing as the third defender right night but, on occasion, he can move inside. We have Acerbi for that role, who’s on his way back, De Vrij as well. Then Bisseck can play there too.”

There has been talk of a couple of departures, will there be any movement?
“I know there have been talks, Palacios for example. He’s working hard and is getting better. These five months with us have helped him a lot. We spoke to the Club because, obviously, he’s only played three times. But there have been a lot of enquiries for him because he’s clearly a talented player, so he will probably play elsewhere. A lot of unforseen things have come up in recent months, which have meant I couldn’t rotate as much as I might have liked.”

In terms of your relationship with the fans, do you fear the outcome of the inquest from the Federal Prosecutor’s Office?
“I’m calm. I’ve clarified it via the right channels and said everything that I wanted to in a calm manner.”

Inter Captain Lautaro Martínez preparing for the match against AS Monaco.