Inzaghi claims Inter “went beyond expectation” in knocking out Barcelona

The Inter coach who was in the stands at San Siro due to the red card he received against Barcelona last time around, claimed that his team did

“something special”

by knocking out

.

Inzaghi’s assistant, Massimiliano Farris took charge of Inter today as the Nerazzurri put 4 past Viktoria Plzen with Mkhitaryan’s opener followed by a brace from Edin Dzeko. And as if this victory wasn’t sweet enough, Romelu Lukaku went on to score the fourth goal, marking his comeback from injury after two months of being on the sidelines.

have now 10 points and are behind Bayern Munich who need only 1 point from their match against Barcelona tonight to secure their first spot in the so-called Group of Death. Speaking about their chances to qualify from the group when it was first drawn, Inzaghi said:

“We hoped! We knew it was a very tough group, we went beyond expectations and these players deserve a big round of applause,”

“We hoped! We knew it was a very tough group, we went beyond expectations and these players deserve a big round of applause,”

Speaking about the injury crisis and the rotation of his squad which has resulted in

playing in the middle of the park instead of the injured Brozovic, Inzaghi praised the Turkish international and stated:

“He is a player who unites quality and quantity. I had put him there a few times last season too, and I don’t forget Kristjan Asllani who is giving the team a big hand. Hakan is improving all the time.

“We got Lukaku and Roberto Gagliardini back today, we hope to have Brozovic return within a few days. With so many games close together, it’s only good for a coach to have options.”

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