MADRID (REUTERS) – Actual Madrid completed high of Champions League Group D on Tuesday (Dec 7) as targets from Toni Kroos and Marco Asensio secured a 2-0 house win over Inter Milan who had Nicolo Barella despatched off.
Each groups had already booked their last-16 locations and Actual ended on 15 factors from six video games, 5 greater than second-placed Inter.
Kroos struck within the seventeenth minute with a crisp low shot from 20 metres and though Inter had the higher hand within the opening half, Rodrygo went near including the second for Actual when he hit the put up simply earlier than the interval.
Barella fired over the bar from 12 metres shortly after the break and Luka Jovic noticed his shot from a good angle parried by Samir Handanovic on the different finish earlier than referee Felix Brych confirmed Barella a straight purple card within the sixty fourth minute.
The Italy midfielder retaliated after he rubbed shoulders with Brazilian Rodrygo by the touchline and crashed into the panel boards, swinging his arm and leg at his rival whereas he was on the bottom.
Inter had been on the again foot and substitute Asensio made it 2-0 within the 79th minute with a chic effort from the sting of the penalty space, curling in a shot which crashed into the again of the online off the put up.