UEFA Champions League 2018-19, Inter Milan 1-1 Barcelona: 5 Hits and Flops from the game

Icardi rescued a point for Inter at the end
Icardi rescued a point for Inter at the end

#1 Hit: Samir Handanovic

Handanovic managed to keep Barcelona at bay for prolonged periods
Handanovic managed to keep Barcelona at bay for prolonged periods

Samir Handanovic was a strong presence between the sticks for the Nerazzurri as he managed to keep the Barcelona attackers and their onslaught at bay for prolonged periods during the game.

The Slovenian shot-stopper made notable saves from Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez to ensure that the teams entered half-time like how they started the game.

Furthermore, Handanovic grew in confidence as the game entered the second half and produced a number of crucial saves from the usual suspects of Barcelona as he continued to keep the hosts in the game with his pivotal contributions in goal.

The custodian will be disappointed with the fact that the ball sort of crept underneath him and hit the back of the net when Malcom opened the scoring, but credit to the winger because it was struck with good pace and swerve.

However, it amounted to very little as Inter clawed their way back through Mauro Icardi's equalizer to restore Handanovic's numero uno status from the game.

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Edited by Alan John