UEFA Champions League

Union St.-Gilloise vs Internazionale, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Union St.-Gilloise
    FT
    0 - 4
    Internazionale
    • 41': Denzel Dumfries
    • 45'+1': Lautaro Martínez
    • 53': Hakan Çalhanoglu (P)
    • 76': Pio Esposito

    Inter Milan cruise to stay perfect in UCL league phase

    Internazionale made it three wins from three in the Champions League, overcoming a shaky start to thrash Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 3': Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Kamiel Van de Perre with a through ball.
    • 3': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Rasmussen with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Mathias Rasmussen (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan).
    • 4': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 5': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kamiel Van de Perre.
    • 11': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
    • 12': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Christian Burgess is caught offside.
    • 13': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
    • 21': Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Foul by Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 26': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mathias Rasmussen.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
    • 29': Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
    • 31': Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Anan Khalaili with a cross.
    • 34': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 37': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 37': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
    • 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 1. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Bisseck following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito following a fast break.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Manuel Akanji replaces Stefan de Vrij.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
    • 46': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito with a headed pass.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
    • 50': Penalty conceded by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Inter Milan.
    • 53': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 3. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ange-Yoan Bonny replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 61': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Marc Giger replaces Mathias Rasmussen.
    • 61': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Promise David.
    • 61': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Raul Florucz replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj.
    • 64': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Giger.
    • 66': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 69': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
    • 73': Handball by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
    • 73': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 73': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Petar Sucic with a through ball.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 75': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Louis Patris replaces Ousseynou Niang because of an injury.
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 4. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange-Yoan Bonny.
    • 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Denzel Dumfries.
    • 78': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 78': Petar Sucic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 80': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
    • 80': Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 81': Luis Henrique (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Raul Florucz is caught offside.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Marc Giger (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Patris.
    • 84': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Rob Schoofs replaces Adem Zorgane.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Rob Schoofs.
    • 85': Foul by Marc Giger (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 85': Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 88': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 88': Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kevin Mac Allister.
    • 90'+3': Fedde Leysen (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+3': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Inter Milan 4.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 3
    69.7 Possession 30.3
    21 SHOTS 15
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    621 Accurate Passes 234
    673 Passes 293
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    24 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    48 Long Balls 32
    31 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    17 Effective Tackles 13
    21 Tackles 26
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 4
    17 Effective Clearances 28
    17 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Lotto Park
    Location: Brussels, Belgium
    Attendance: 16,632

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    Line-Ups

    USG Union St.-Gilloise (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    37 Kjell Scherpen (GK)
    16 Christian Burgess
    48 Fedde Leysen
    5 Kevin Mac Allister
    8 Adem Zorgane
    4 Mathias Rasmussen
    22 Ousseynou Niang
    25 Anan Khalaili
    12 Promise David
    10 Anouar Ait El Hadj
    6 Kamiel Van De Perre
    Union St.-Gilloise Substitutes:
    Ross Sykes, Marc Giger, Mamadou Barry, Raul Florucz, Vic Chambaere, Louis Patris, Sofiane Boufal, Kevin Rodríguez, Guilherme Smith, Rob Schoofs.

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    6 Stefan de Vrij Yellow Card
    95 Alessandro Bastoni
    31 Yann Bisseck
    7 Piotr Zielinski
    16 Davide Frattesi
    20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    30 Carlos Augusto
    2 Denzel Dumfries
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    94 Pio Esposito
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Nicolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Luis Henrique, Josep Martínez, Petar Sucic, Andy Diouf, Manuel Akanji, Federico Dimarco, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Calligaris.

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