Inter Milan 1-0 Atlético Madrid

Inter Milan secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Atlético Madrid in a thrilling Champions League clash. The match was evenly contested, with both teams creating numerous scoring opportunities. However, it was Inter who ultimately emerged victorious thanks to a well-taken goal by their star striker.

The game was marked by intense pressure from both sides, with Atlético Madrid's defense putting up a strong resistance against Inter's attacking prowess. The breakthrough finally came in the second half when Inter capitalized on a defensive error to score the decisive goal.

PSV Eindhoven held Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw, Luuk de Jong levelling from the penalty spot after Donyell Malen scored for the visitors against his former club.

Substitute Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal of a game his introduction changed as Inter Milan beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.

After a sluggish first half, Inter were much improved and Arnautovic had two great chances soon after coming on at the break, but on both occasions the Austrian shot over from close range.

Walter Benitez in the PSV goal. 

With 15 minutes to go, Bakayoko danced through the Dortmund defence but failed to get any purchase on his shot -- summing up the night for PSV.

PSV midfielder Joey Veerman said: "I think that we had the second half completely under control and in the first half we had big chances."

Morata had been nursing a knee injury that kept him from playing on Saturday in the 5-0 rout of Las Palmas in the Spanish league. Paulista was dealing with abdominal problems and also didn’t play in the match at Metropolitano Stadium.

Still unavailable for coach Diego Simeone because of injuries were midfielder Thomas Lemar and defender César Azpilicueta.

Simeone and Inter coach Simone Inzaghi were teammates at Lazio when the Italian club won the 1999 UEFA Super Cup.

“It will be a great pleasure to see Diego Simeone again tomorrow as an opponent,” Inzaghi said on Monday. “He was a fantastic teammate, and I always knew he would make a great coach. We have always stayed in touch.”

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