Leading 2-0 after the primary leg on the San Siro and on a seven-match successful run, Inter have been well-fancied to finish the job and so they may properly have accomplished so within the opening 45 minutes, as Edin Dzeko pressured Mike Maignan into a superb save earlier than the break.

Milan had one massive early likelihood themselves, Brahim Diaz losing his alternative when utterly free within the field, however they have been extremely poor on the entire and even at two-goals down on mixture the duty felt past them.

That was confirmed with quarter-hour remaining, when Romelu Lukaku discovered area to slip Martinez in and the Argentinian lashed a low strike past Maignan, ending any hope the Rossoneri had of a late cost and guaranteeing Inter’s focus may flip to the ultimate in Istanbul on June 10 as they eased to a 3-0 mixture win. It will likely be their first Champions League closing look since lifting the trophy in 2010.

Rafael Leao returned from damage to spice up Milan’s hopes of an unlikely comeback, however he struggled to get on the ball within the first-half and when he did, the Portuguese star regarded properly off the tempo. His one brilliant second got here when shrugging Matteo Darmian off the ball and driving into the field, however the shot was dragged large of the far publish.

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Milan’s greatest likelihood got here earlier than that although, throughout a quick spell by which they at the very least raised the chance that the tie was not but over. Sandro Tonali burst away beautifully down the left and lower the ball again for Diaz, who went for placement slightly than tempo and as a substitute discovered neither as Andre Onana stored the trouble out.

Inter have been an actual risk on the break, Henrikh Mkhitaryan going shut on a couple of event from distance earlier than Dzeko’s flicked header was someway stored out by Maignan, that reflex save nearly retaining his aspect within the tie regardless of a goalless first-half.

It left Milan needing two objectives after the break - they managed only a single shot within the 45 minutes that adopted. Olivier Giroud headed large and that was pretty much as good because it obtained for them, a succession of poor crosses despatched into the Inter field the extent of the attacking risk.

Any bother to the scoreboard more and more regarded like coming from Inter and so it proved, ending Milan’s race as soon as and for all. There was little area for Lukaku within the field however he managed to squeeze a move by means of to Martinez, and this time Maignan was overwhelmed because the shot flew previous him on the close to publish. This was a sensational night time for Inter, although a much more tough one awaits subsequent month towards both Manchester City or Real Madrid.