Inter Milan drew first blood in a two-legged tie in the Champions League round of 16 after beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan.
Second-half substitute Marko Arnautovic pounced on a loose ball after Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak failed to completely clear Lautaro Martinez’s strike, which fell kindly to the goal scorer to hand his side an advantage.
Inter’s Swiss goalkeeper, Yann Sommer, rarely had to make saves and kept his 21st clean sheet this season, as his teammates dominated most of the play.
In the other match of the night, Luuk de Jong’s penalty cancelled out fellow Dutchman Donyell Malen’s goal for Borussia Dortmund to earn the Eredivise champions, PSV Eindhoven, a draw ahead of the second leg at the Signa Iduna Park in Germany.
