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45% Ball Possession REAL SOCIEDAD and 55% Ball Possession INTER
Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Inter 
4′ Brais Méndez 87′ Lautaro Martínez
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Inter ended the UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group D game against Real Sociedad with a draw on Wednesday 20 September 2023 at the Reale Arena in San Sebastian, Spain. After ninety difficult minutes, Inter managed to gain a point starting their European season with a draw. The equalizer goal was scored by Lautaro Martínez. The Nerazzurri are now second equal to the Basques in Group D of the Champions League, behind Salzburg, victorious at Benfica, bottom of the group with 0 points. In the next round, Inzaghi’s team will face the Portuguese at the Meazza.
What a luck! This is not a good start for Inter. Real Sociedad opened the score in the 4th minute. Brais Méndez defeated Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner.
👉 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Inter, 4th minute, ⚽️ goal by Brais Méndez for @RealSociedadEN with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/D8BDIkN2UC
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 20, 2023
Brais Méndez punishes Inter after Alessandro Bastoni delays on the ball!
Not the start the 2022/23 #UCL finalists wanted. 👀 pic.twitter.com/CWjP5ke0Sl
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 20, 2023
The game is complicated for Inter. In the 68th minute, Michael Oliver gave a 🟥 red card to Nicolò Barella after a foul on Brais Méndez. However, Referee Oliver consulted the VAR and the decision is NO Red Card.
In the 87th minute, the moment of hope. Argentinean forward Lautaro Martínez equalized for Inter defeating Real Sociedad goalkeeper Álex Remiro with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Davide Frattesi.
👉 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Inter, 87th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez equalized for @Inter_en with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Davide Frattesi. https://t.co/60lZZPShqR
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 20, 2023
Lautaro Martínez comes up clutch! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/DUlboAYoLB
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 20, 2023
With tonight’s goal vs. Real Sociedad, Lautaro Martínez now sits third all-time for Inter in the #UCL. ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/9LRmgDxtZt
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 20, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: The only previous meetings between Real Sociedad and Inter took place in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup, with the Italians winning 3-2 on aggregate (3-0 home, 0-2 away). Inter have won just one of their 13 away games against Spanish opposition in the Champions League (D2, L10), with a 5-1 win against Valencia in the 2004/05 group stage. This will be Real Sociedad’s third appearance in the Champions League, having reached the round of 16 in the 2003/04 season and the group stage in 2013/14. After winning their first two Champions League matches in September 2003, Real Sociedad have gone winless in their last 12 matches in the competition (D4, L8).
Real Sociedad have scored just one goal in their last eight Champions League matches, while at home they have not scored in five of their seven matches in the competition (two goals scored in total). After being eliminated in the Champions League group stages in three consecutive seasons between 2018/19 and 2020/21, Inter have reached the knockout stages in the last two editions, reaching the final last season.
🏆 👉 Lineup REAL SOCIEDAD (4-3-3): Remiro; Traoré, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Tierney; Merino, Zubimendi, Mendez; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea.
🏆 👉 Lineup Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Lautaro, Arnautovic.
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👉 🏟️ The Reale Arena is ready for Real Sociedad vs Inter. Are you ready?????
Let’s go Inter! ⚫🔵@InterClubDC @InterClubLA @InterClubIndia @InterClubLondon @SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys @socios https://t.co/MdMbDRLVku
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 20, 2023
A splash of orange in this coastal city 🔸🌊
Hi, San Sebastián 👋#ForzaInter #UCL #RealSociedadInter pic.twitter.com/9iFjDIDMYo— Inter (@Inter_en) September 20, 2023
Looking stylish 🔶⚫🔵#ForzaInter #UCL #RealSociedadInter pic.twitter.com/UxB4oyVjqD
— Inter (@Inter) September 20, 2023
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✨ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 visit the Reale Arena#UCL | #WeareReal pic.twitter.com/IwK4IfCE1K
— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) September 20, 2023
Ciao, guys 👋#ForzaInter #UCL #RealSociedadInter pic.twitter.com/9zOzJQgA2X
— Inter (@Inter_en) September 20, 2023
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👉First half is over. Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Inter
⚽️ Goals: 4′ Brais Méndez (R)
🟨 Booked: 13′ Kristjan Asllani (I)
✍ Ball Possession: 47% @RealSociedadEN and 53% @Inter_en
✅ https://t.co/8TgMJwTZXD@InterClubDC @SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys @InterClubLA @InterClubLondon https://t.co/tRVWeU0T11
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 20, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/inter_en
2023 – 2024 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage
Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Inter
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Reale Arena Stadium
San Sebastian, Spain
21:00
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
⚽️ Goals: 4′ Brais Méndez (R), 87′ Lautaro Martínez (I)
🟨 Booked: 13′ Kristjan Asllani (I), 60′ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (I), 70′ Davide Frattesi (I), 70′ Mikel Merino (R), 88′ Hamari Traoré (R), 95′ Igor Zubeldia (R)
✅ Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
🏆 👉 Lineup REAL SOCIEDAD (4-3-3): 1 Remiro; 18 Traoré, 5 Zubeldia, 24 Le Normand, 17 Tierney (3 Muñoz 62′); 23 Mendez (20 Pacheco 85′), 4 Zubimendi, 8 Merino; 14 Kubo (2 Odriozola 72′), 10 Oyarzabal (19 Sadiq 72′), 7 Barrenetxea (11 Cho 62′).
Substitutes: 30 Ayesa, 32 Unai Marrero, 12 Zakharyan, 16 Olasagasti, 22 Turrientes, 26 Gonzalez, 28 Magunacelaya.
Coach: Imanol Alguacil.
🏆 👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 6 De Vrij (15 Acerbi 76′), 95 Bastoni (32 Dimarco 55′); 2 Dumfries, 23 Barella, 21 Asllani (16 Frattesi 55′), 22 Mkhitaryan (70 Sanchez 69′), 30 C. Augusto; 8 Arnautovic (9 Thuram 55′), 10 Lautaro.
Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 77 Audero, 14 Klaassen, 31 Bisseck, 36 Darmian.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
