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Inter Milan 1–0 Arsenal
by Layth Yousif
at San Siro, Italy
A HAKAN CALHANOGLU penalty moments before half time was enough to seal a hard-fought Champions League victory for Inter Milan on a raw and raucous evening at the San Siro on Wednesday evening.
The Turkish international’s spot-kick success at the end of the first half came on his return to action having missed three matches due to a thigh issue.
Arsenal came into this heavyweight clash here at a packed Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — to give this towering ground its full name — on the back of a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Newcastle last time out.
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