{"id":1367854,"date":"2024-11-06T22:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1367854"},"modified":"2024-11-09T10:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T10:01:56","slug":"inter-milan-arsenal-champions-league-five-things","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/inter-milan-arsenal-champions-league-five-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakan Calhanoglu keeps perfect record: Five things learned from Inter 1-0 Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inter Milan handed Arsenal<\/a> their first Champions League<\/a> defeat of the season, winning 1-0 at San Siro this evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simone Inzaghi’s team owed their victory to Hakan \u00c7alhanoglu, who scored from 12 yards out in stoppage time, while the Gunners return home regretting several missed opportunities.<\/p>\n

As a result, Inter remains unbeaten and sits two points behind Liverpool, the only team with a perfect record. Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta’s side is now three points behind and has suffered back-to-back defeats across all competitions.<\/p>\n

As the dust begins to settle, here are five things we learned from this encounter.<\/p>\n

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1. Mr. Penalty strikes again
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It is often said that three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu converting a penalty for Inter. Tonight’s spot-kick marks his 19th taken, with each one surpassing the opposition goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

If that’s not impressive, consider this: throughout his entire career in the Champions League, \u00c7alhanoglu has scored all nine of his goals in home games\u2014five for Bayer Leverkusen and four for Internazionale. This makes him the player with the highest number of goals scored exclusively at home in the competition’s history.<\/p>\n

Oh, and in his 47th appearance, he’s scored in back-to-back games for the first time.<\/p>\n

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Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu has scored in back-to-back Champions League games for the first time in his career.? #UCL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eYTmdbAZnr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n