28. May 2010 09:54
I don't think anybody (even the Bayern Munich players ;-)) could begrudge Inter Milan this UEFA Champions League Cup. It's their first UEFA Champions League Cup in 45 years, and also special because they achieved a continental treble (winning their domestic league competition, domestic cup competition, and also the UEFA cup). Inter Milan will go on to challenge Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup soon enough, and have guaranteed themselves a spot in the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Lets check out how it all went down!
The High Points
- There was no clear favourite before kickoff time … despite a slight shift in the odds in favour of Inter.
- The first goal was scored by Diego Milito, with help from Julio Cesar (Inter's unusually active goalie) and Wesley Sneijder.
- Hamit Altintop's near goal attempt was stopped by Julio Cesar early in the second half
- Milito again scored a goal, this time assisted by Samuel Eto'o.
- Bayern visibly lost their drive after the second goal
The Gossip
- Diego Milito is being widely reported as a 'Rocky lookalike'! I'm not sure if he'd consider that a compliment… but am guessing that since he just won Inter their first cup in 45 years, he doesn’t really care :-)
- Next year's UEFA Champions League will have 2 extra assistant referees, just as the Europa League did this year.
- Jose Mourinho threatened to cry if the journalists made him talk too much about leaving Inter … I'm surprised nobody took up the challenge!
The League of Tweeters
At least some people are taking a bit of time to rejoice, instead of rushing ahead to the next title…
--- keletsomayisa Inter milan has won the uefa champions league yeeeeaaaahhhhh!!!......
--- Kareem1993 Milito owned bayern munich's ass last night inter milan won the italian cup, uefa champions league and italian league :)
--- nkashokbharan Inter Milan have won the UEFA Champions League after beating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the finals. It's the Jose effect! - great manager, he is!
--- YowH final uefa champions league next moring!.bayern v inter.hope inter lost :P