Internazionale vs Arsenal
Who won: Arsenal 5-1
Arsenal beat Internazionale 5-1 on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at San Siro. Goals for Inter Milan: Christian Vieri (33'). Goals for Arsenal: Thierry Henry (25', 85'), Freddie Ljungberg (49'), Edu (87') and Robert Pires (89').
Play by play
If the Gunners win their next game, at home to Lokomotiv Moscow, they are through to the knockout phase.
Arsenal needed a draw to keep their qualifying hopes alive and they ended up on the right side of a 5-1 rout.
- 90'
Inter are praying for the full-time whistle and there it goes. Arsenal have won 5-1 at the San Siro.
- 89'
.....the Frenchman's first strike is blocked by J.Zanetti but the ball ricochets back to Pires' feet and he finds the back of the net at the second attempt. GOAL!!!
- 88'
Arsenal are not through with Inter yet. Henry launches another attack and finds Pires in the box......
- 87'
4-1 to Arsenal and they are now certain winners.
- 86'
Cole plays a great ball down the line. Henry fires a ball across the face of goal, two defenders miss it and Edu slots the ball home. GOAL!!!
- 85'
Arsenal lead 3-1 in the San Siro and Inter look shattered.
- 84'
Henry sprints towards goal as Materazzi tries to keep pace. The defender eventually forces Henry wide but he cuts inside and hits a rasping strike past Materazzi and Toldo. GOAL!!!
- 83'
Materazzi takes a tumble in the box - the ref says no penalty - and writhes around on the floor while Arsenal break....
- 82'
Cole is injured after his tackle and needs some treatment. He is off the pitch for an Inter corner.
- 81'
Martins turns into the box, Cole keeps pace with the striker and makes an excellent sliding tackle.
- 80'
Cordoba launches a long throw into the box. Campbell clears after J.Zanetti's flick on.
- 79'
Elsewhere, Celtic are still drawing 0-0 with Bayern Munich
- 78'
Materazzi scythes down Ljungberg and this time the ref gives a freekick, but no yellow card for the tackle from behind.
- 77'
Henry is fouled by Materazzi but the striker stays on his feet and flicks the ball to Pires.
- 76'
Ljungberg takes a fresh air shot from Gilberto's corner and hangs his head in shame.
- 75'
Henry relieves the pressure with a run down the left wing. He cuts inside, beats his man and fires off a shot, from a tight angle, that drifts just wide.
- 74'
Inter are lumping plenty of crosses into the box as they look for an equaliser, but Lehmann is plucking them all out of the air.
- 73'
Lehmann gets his hands on the ball after a some pinball in the box.
- 72'
Campbell takes a heavy touch and lets Cruz in. The defender makes amends but has to concede a corner with a dodgy tackle in the box.
- 71'
Arsenal make a defensive substitution. Kanu, a striker, is replaced by Brazilian midfielder Gilberto.
- 70'
Inter win a corner. Lehmann makes a good leap and takes the ball off Materazzi's head.
- 69'
Pasquale crosses from the left. The ball drifts over Cole at the back post but Vieri can only prod the ball into Lehmann's grasp.
- 68'
Inter make another change. Van der Meyde is replaced by Cruz.
