Real Madrid solved the Milan final against Inter with a very easy victory that brings them closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League, Inter, who was risking his life in this competition, looked like an ogre in the previous one and ended up being a teddy bear. And as an example, his first and only shot between the three suits did not arrive until minute 81, when he was already losing by 0-2. A sample of how easy it was to win for a white team that can qualify for the round of 16 on December 1 in Kiev against Shakhtar.
The first part that Real Madrid had at San Siro was, without a doubt, one of the most placid in recent times. Zidane repeated Villarreal's eleven and as in La Cerámica, the whites came out leading and scoring early. It was Hazard who scored the 0-1 in the 7th minute by transforming a penalty from Barella on Nacho. That penalty and the goal was the culmination of a play that summed up what was the first act. Madrid playing and playing while Inter Milan looked at everything as if it were not with him.
The Italians seemed that they were already in the quarterfinals and not risking their lives in the Champions League. They did not press, nor did they reach the Courtois area and, in addition, they made life easier for Zidane's men who saw how Conte gave them that Odegaard was always alone to receive and move the ball. If the game was already easy for Madrid, more was put with the expulsion of Arturo Vidal in the 33rd minute for a double yellow when claiming a penalty from Varane on him. The referee did not point out anything, the VAR did not correct him and Arturo Vidal protested, saw the yellow, faced the referee who did not hesitate to expel the Chilean who left with a major anger.
That gave even more advantage to a Real Madrid that was in command, but did not close the match. With that 0-1 break was reached and at the resumption, Conte moved the bench and Inter finally appeared in the game. He squeezed the whites who were no longer so dominated the game and that installed nervousness in the white ranks who took a step back to defend the fort of Courtois. Seeing how the game was, Zidane removed Odegaard to put Casemiro and Rodrygo for Mariano. Both entered in the 58th minute and in the 59th minute, Rodrygo scored the 0-2 on the first ball he touched. Specifically, 33 seconds passed between he came out and scored, although UEFA gave it to Achraf at his own goal because Rodrygo's shot hit the former Real Madrid defender.
As in Di Stéfano, Rodrygo once again played the role of Real Madrid's savior against Inter Milan. His goal was a giant step for the victory of the Whites, who returned to tranquility. He had the ball again, to play calmly against an Inter that with 10, he wanted, but could not. Zidane refreshed the white attack by removing Hazard and placing Vinicius.
Change of names so that the panorama remained the same for a Madrid that added three points that bring it closer to the eighth of the Champions League. Quite the opposite of Inter, who only have to fight for the Europa League
Inter Milan, 0
Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni (D'Ambrosio, m. 46); Achraf (Alexis, m. 63), Barella, Gagliardini (Sensi, m. 78), Vidal, Young; Lautaro (Perisic, m. 46) and Lukaku (Eriksen, m.86)
Real Madrid, 2
Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Nacho, Mendy; Modric, Odegaard (Casemiro, m.58), Kroos; Lucas Vázquez, Mariano (Rodrygo, m. 58) and Hazard (Vinicius, m. 78).
Goals: 0-1, Hazard (pen. M.7); 0-2, Achraf (p.p, m. 59)
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England). He expelled Vidal for a double yellow (m. 33). Yellow to Gagliardini (m.19), Sensi (m.86)
Stadium: San Siro. No public due to coronavirus