Inter struggled hard in two games against Barcelona to miss out on qualification… against Viktoria Pilsen on Matchday 5 of the Champions League group stage.

The Nerazzurri beat the Czechs 4-0 and mathematically secured their way to the 1/8 finals (the 10th team qualified for the playoffs) by knocking out Barcelona, ​​who were eliminated in the playoffs of the Europa League.

At the same time, Porto had a … party at the Jan Breidel Stadion, defeating Brugge 4-0 and paying the Belgians with the same … currency (they beat Dragao 4-0) reached a three-match victory streak and more closer to qualifying for “16”.

In Milan, Inter came out from the first minute determined to find a goal that would make their task easier. After missing four classic chances in the first half hour, they finally made it 1-0 with Mikhitaryan in 35th, making things easier.

Seven minutes later, Edin Dzeko sealed three points for the Italian side, ending all… hopes they had at Barcelona of losing the Nerazzurri.

In the 66th minute, the Bosnian striker scored a second personal goal, and the icing on the cake of Inter’s qualification was Romelu Lukaku’s goal in the 87th minute, when he returned to action after 55 days, ending a big night for the Italian team. .

In Belgium, Porto played… a perfect game against Club Brugge, who, in addition to being unbeaten, were (prior to this particular match) the only team in the Champions League not to concede a goal.

The Dragons were impressive, they missed a lot of chances and took the lead against Taremi in the 33rd minute. However, the decisive phase came at the 51st minute.

Carmo gave Mekhela a stupid penalty in the penalty area (he kicked him out of phase), but Diogo Costa did his… miracle again. The 23-year-old Porto and Portugal goalkeeper saved Vanaken’s penalty first, and the referee ordered a replay because Eustaquio had entered the zone earlier.

Lang landed a second shot, but even he couldn’t outplay the Porto goalkeeper, who had a save that went right into his other corner. It was the third penalty saved by the 23-year-old after Leverkusen’s Chic and Demirbay.

Club Brugge mentally collapsed after missing a penalty, and Porto mercilessly “hit” them on the counterattack, scoring three more goals from Evanilsson, Eustaquio and Taremi, which gave the victory of last year’s Portuguese champions triumphant proportions.