UEFA Champions League 2019-20 | Inter Milan 1-2 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points 

#2 Inter Milan drop down to the Europa League yet again

Lukaku was profligate

Inter Milan got their Champions League campaign to a poor start by dropping points in a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague. They lost their next match to Barcelona before a 2-0 victory over Dortmund on Matchday 3 got them back on track.

They seemed to be coasting in the return fixture after racing into a 2-0 lead at the Signal Iduna Park but a second-half collapse saw them fall to a 3-2 defeat.

After Matchday 5, Inter Milan and Dortmund were level on points, with the former ahead on head-to-head and they came into the last game needing to match or better the Germans' result against Slavia Prague to progress.

This was a similar scenario to last season where Inter could only manage to draw with PSV at home, leading to their elimination at the expense of Tottenham.

The weakened team fielded by Ernesto Valverde would have given fans of Inter Milan hope of their team getting a victory but they were simply not good enough and did not make the most of their early pressure in the match.

Inter got the ball in the back of the net on three occasions but all were rightly ruled out for offside. But beyond those, they did not utilize their opportunities, with Romelu Lukaku being the chief culprit with his profligacy in front of goal.

Dortmund's 2-1 victory over Slavia Prague saw them move three points clear of Inter Milan and into the second-round while the Italians' were left counting their losses having dropped into the second-tier of European club football for a second season running.