Inter Milan 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: 3 talking points

#3 No spark in Dortmund's attack

Sancho was reduced to taking chances from small angles

A compact and organised Inter Milan defence played its role in keeping Borussia Dortmund quiet for most of the game. The likes of Jadon Sancho, Thorgan Hazard, Julian Brandt and others among the ranks have been hailed as creative minds on previous occasions but failed to create much at the San Siro.

Perhaps this team missed its talismanic captain Marco Reus, who has been sublime in attack for the Germans. That quick passing in tight areas and his ability to pick a pass were attributes that were missing from Dortmund's attack.

Even Achraf Hakimi and Nico Schulz, who on another day may have provided a more realistic threat as 'plan B', were not able to dictate play on the ball. Hakimi's runs forward were curbed by an Inter midfield that stretched from one end of the pitch to the other one without conceding space.