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  • Updated: November 25, 2021

UCL: Dzeko's Brace Gives Inter Win Over Shakhtar

Edin Dzeko's brace for Inter Milan puts them within a touching distance of the Champions League last 16 in a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk as they look to qualify for the knockouts for the first time in a decade.

Inter now need Real Madrid to manage at least a draw with Sheriff Tiraspol later to secure their spot in next month's draw with a match to spare thanks to two archetypal Dzeko goals in the space of six minutes midway through the second half.

The Bosnian forward lashed Inter into the lead with a precise first-time strike from the edge of the area and then nodded home a header to put the San Siro in party mood after the hosts had wasted a host of chances and had two goals ruled out for tight decisions.

Inter top Group D on 10 points after their third consecutive win in the competition, a point ahead of Madrid and four away from Sheriff in third.

"We really needed this win, after a first half in which we created so much and we were still 0-0 with a team like them there was a bit of tension. Dzeko's goal was a liberation," Inter coach Simone Inzaghi told Sky Sport Italia.

"(The last 16) is a big target for us. When I came here I spoke about it with the club... we played really well, let's not forget that we're a little more than 48 hours from a match like the one against Napoli (won 3-2 on Sunday) in which we expended a lot of energy."

For Shakhtar, defeat leaves them rooted to the bottom of the group with a solitary point, their European season over.

"We deserved to lose today, we played with little courage, a little personality and little quality. We lost against a team that's doing well, that's a great team," said Shakhtar coach Roberto De Zerbi.

It was a huge win, with Inter's final group match at the Santiago Bernabeu against Madrid in a fortnight's time, and it was one with plenty of incidents.

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UEFA Champions League
No Teams P Pts
1 Liverpool 13 28
2 Atletico Madrid 9 11
3 FC Porto 6 5
4 AC Milan 6 4
No Teams P Pts
1 AFC Ajax 7 18
2 Sporting CP 6 9
3 Borussia Dortmund 6 9
4 Besiktas 6 0
No Teams P Pts
1 Real Madrid 11 24
2 Inter Milan 6 10
3 Sheriff FC 6 7
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2
No Teams P Pts
1 Bayern Munich 8 19
2 Benfica 11 12
3 Barcelona 6 7
4 FC Dynamo Kyiv 6 1
No Teams P Pts
1 Villarreal 16 17
2 Manchester United 7 11
3 Atalanta 6 6
4 Young Boys 6 5
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1 Lille OSC 11 11
2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 6 10
3 Sevilla 6 6
4 VfL Wolfsburg 6 5
No Teams P Pts
1 Chelsea 13 19
2 Juventus 12 15
3 F.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 5
4 Malmo FF 6 1
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