Inzaghi pleased with Inter´s 1-0 win despite unconvincing performance

Inter Milan head coach Simone Inzaghi was pleased with the performance of his team after a 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig sent them top of the Champions League standings.

The goal that decided the match came from opposition defender Castello Lukeba, who put through his own net in the 27th minute, although Inter dropped off in the second half and managed just one shot on target.

RB Leipzig also had more of the ball in the second half, though the home side stood firm and maintained their record of being the only team in the tournament yet to concede a goal.

“We are satisfied, we knew the importance of tonight’s match,” Inzaghi told Sky Sports.

“We were playing against a valuable team, who until Sunday had the best defence in the Bundesliga. We played a great game, we were always balanced and it’s not easy with them.

“It’s a shame we didn’t score the second goal, but the team suffered relatively little.”

Denzel Dumfries misfired when presented with a good chance just after the restart and Henrikh Mkhitaryan thought he had doubled Inter’s lead in stoppage time, but the goal was ruled out for a foul in the build-up.

“There is clearly satisfaction, but to get into the top eight we still need a small step,” Inzaghi said.

Inter are in first place after five matches, with second-placed Barcelona and third-placed Liverpool still to play on Wednesday trailing them by a point.

With the top eight teams in the competition bypassing the two-legged play-off to go straight into the round of 16, there is a clear motive to finish as high as possible.

“We’ve had an excellent run, four consecutive victories and five games without conceding a goal,” Inzaghi added.

“I was afraid of tonight’s game, but the team is mature and knew not to be influenced by Leipzig’s zero points.”