Europa League: Inter and Manchester United in the final of the tournament

Bayer Leverkusen to look forward to, in the case of the feeder into the Europa League quarter-finals on a duel with the Italian top club Inter Milan. The Italians were on Wednesday evening in the eighth-final-K. o. game in the Veltins-Arena against the Spanish club FC Getafe with 2:0 (1:0). Inter went through to the Belgian football striker Romelu Lukaku in the 33. Game minute. Substitute Christian Eriksen (83.) provided for by the decision. Before Jorge Molina in the 76 had. Minute, missed with a missed hand penalty for the potential equaliser for the Madrid suburb club.

Bayer Leverkusen will have to qualify this Thursday in the eighth-final second leg against Glasgow Rangers, first for the finals of the best Eight in North Rhine-Westphalia. After the 3:1 first-leg success in Glasgow in front of the corona-related season-cancel in mid-March, the football team, however, is in an ideal position. Inter coach Antonio Conte, whose side had finished the just ended Italian championship as the Second, offered the same starting lineup as in the last round against Atalanta Bergamo. In the storm Conte, in addition to Lukaku on the Argentine Lautaro Martinez.

The opponent from Spain presented two strong in battle, put Inter under pressure, could not take advantage of his opportunities to lead. With increasing duration of the game, the three-time Uefa Cup winner from Italy was becoming stronger. Martinez failed twice on good reactive Getafe Keeper David Soria (26./28.). Only five minutes later, Soria was powerless: Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni sent Lukako with a long Ball on the trip. The Belgian prevailed in a duel with Xabier Etxeita scored 30. Compulsory goal of the season for Milan from a tight angle.

After the exchange, the Team of José Bordalás struggled to balance, could not prevail against the experienced and individually stronger in Milan, but crucial. The biggest Chance from the penalty spot remained unused. The Nerazzurri, who won in three previous international appearances at Schalke never moved, at the end of the final a earned in a quarter, which will be held next Monday in Dusseldorf.