Inter reach first Champions League final since 2010

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Inter Milan reached the Champions League final for the first time in 13 years as Lautaro Martinez's goal sealed victory over fierce rivals AC Milan at San Siro.

Three-time winners Inter, who led 2-0 after the first leg, will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid in Istanbul on 10 June after a disciplined second-leg display ensured their progress.

Heavily backed at a feverish San Siro as the designated home team, Inter were made to absorb early pressure as a determined start by Milan ensured the match began at a frenetic pace.

Theo Hernandez fired marginally over with a ferocious strike and Brahim Diaz was denied by Andre Onana as Stefano Pioli's side attempted to undo the damage done by conceding two goals inside 11 minutes last week.

The talented Rafael Leao, absent for Milan in the first leg because of a thigh injury, displayed flashes of inspiration on his return but shot agonisingly wide of the far post after driving in from the left.

Inter asserted themselves as the first half progressed and the tie would have been effectively over before the interval had it not been for Mike Maignan's stunning reaction save from Edin Dzeko's close-range header.

Inter had starved Milan of encouragement in a largely uneventful second half, before Martinez squeezed the ball under Maignan and into the bottom corner with 16 minutes remaining to send the Inter fans into raptures.

The full-time whistle was greeted by a deafening noise as Inter's first shot at European glory since their 2010 success was confirmed.

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Inter Milan

Squad number24Player nameOnana
Squad number36Player nameDarmian
Squad number15Player nameAcerbi
Squad number95Player nameBastoni
Squad number2Player nameDumfries
Squad number23Player nameBarella
Squad number20Player nameÇalhanoglu
Squad number22Player nameMkhitaryan
Squad number32Player nameDimarco
Squad number10Player nameLa Martínez
Squad number9Player nameDzeko

Squad number5Player nameGagliardini
Squad number8Player nameGosens
Squad number11Player nameCorrea
Squad number77Player nameBrozovic
Squad number90Player nameLukaku

AC Milan

Squad number16Player nameMaignan
Squad number2Player nameCalabria
Squad number28Player nameThiaw
Squad number23Player nameTomori
Squad number19Player nameHernández
Squad number33Player nameKrunic
Squad number8Player nameTonali
Squad number30Player nameJunior Messias
Squad number10Player nameDíaz
Squad number17Player nameRafael Leão
Squad number9Player nameGiroud

Squad number20Player nameKalulu
Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Squad number56Player nameSaelemaekers

Line-ups

Inter Milan

Formation 3-5-2

24Onana
36Darmian
15Acerbi
95Bastoni
2Dumfries
23BarellaBooked at 79minsSubstituted forGagliardiniat 84'minutes
20Çalhanoglu
22MkhitaryanSubstituted forBrozovicat 44'minutes
32DimarcoSubstituted forGosensat 66'minutes
10La MartínezBooked at 82minsSubstituted forCorreaat 84'minutes
9DzekoSubstituted forLukakuat 66'minutes

Substitutes

1Handanovic
5Gagliardini
6de Vrij
8Gosens
11Correa
12Bellanova
14Asllani
21Cordaz
33D'Ambrosio
50Stankovic
77Brozovic
90Lukaku

AC Milan

Formation 4-2-3-1

16Maignan
2Calabria
28ThiawBooked at 56minsSubstituted forKaluluat 64'minutes
23TomoriBooked at 82mins
19Hernández
33KrunicBooked at 81mins
8TonaliBooked at 79mins
30MessiasSubstituted forSaelemaekersat 76'minutes
10DíazSubstituted forOrigiat 76'minutes
17Rafael Leão
9Giroud

Substitutes

5Ballo-Touré
12Rebic
20Kalulu
24Kjaer
25Florenzi
27Origi
32Pobega
46Gabbia
56Saelemaekers
83Mirante
90De Ketelaere
92Nava

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Match ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 0.
Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 0.
Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Nicolò Barella.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Lautaro Martínez.
Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.