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Inter Milan have been European champions three times, with their last victory coming in 2010 Inter Milan struck late to put themselves in a strong position to advance into the Champions League semi-finals after winning the first leg of their last-eight tie at Bayern Munich. The German hosts dominated the opening half hour with England captain Harry Kane curling an effort against the right-hand post, but they fell behind to Inter's first shot on target. The Serie A leaders scored a fine goal at the end of an excellent team move in the 38th minute. Marcus Thuram showed great skill to jump and flick the ball into Lautaro Martinez's path with the Argentine striker firing his effort with the outside of the boot into the roof of the net. However, substitute Thomas Muller levelled in the 85th minute with a goal that looked to have saved Bayern from defeat. The 35-year-old announced last week he would be leaving in the summer, ending a 25-year association with the club, and he finished from close range after Konrad Laimer's low cross. But there was to be another twist with just two minutes left. Inter quickly broke up field and Carlos Augusto's cross was converted by substitute Davide Frattesi to ensure the Italians would leave Germany with a crucial advantage. Defeat also ended Bayern's 22-match unbeaten home run in the Champions League, dating back to 2021. The second leg at the San Siro takes place on Wednesday, 16 April with the overall winners going on to play either Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund in the two-legged semi-final. Bayern's Allianz Arena will stage the final on 31 May. Bayern, who are six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, will now have to get an excellent result in Italy in eight days' time to turn the tie around if they are to keep alive their hopes of appearing in that home final. And boss Vincent Kompany was confident as he said: "At the end I saw a lot of celebrations [from Inter Milan] but from our side it's half-time, it's 2-1 and we're motivated for the next game. "The result is what it is, but it's still an opportunity for us to win in Milan. It's great to play at home, but also great to play away and we're looking forward to the game. "We still feel belief we can win there and have no reason to think any different than we can do it - and we will do everything we can. " Kompany's side included two England internationals, Kane and centre-half Eric Dier, in their injury-affected starting line-up and will rue a host of missed chances. Having cut inside on his left foot, former Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise had a low shot deflected just wide, while also having a 20-yard effort saved later on. Kane looped a header at goal, sent a second headed opportunity wide and was free in the penalty area from Olise's pass, only to curl a finish against the post. That miss proved costly as Inter got back into the match with Carlos Augusto firing into the side-netting, before the well-worked opener as Inter captain Martinez netted his seventh Champions League goal this season. Raphael Guerreiro shot over and Kane drilled an effort wide, before Muller, who had come on as a 74th-minute substitute for Leroy Sane, pounced for his 57th goal in the competition for the six-time European champions. But a memorable moment for the veteran forward was ruined as Inter, beaten in the 2023 final by Manchester City, rallied again to retake the lead in dramatic fashion and gain a crucial advantage. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 8th April 2025 at 21: 54 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Simone Inzaghi Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Simone Inzaghi Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 We're still improving Match stats. Let us know what you think. UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the 10th meeting between Bayern Munich and Internazionale in European competition, with the German side winning five of the previous nine (D1 L3), including the last time they faced each other in the UEFA Champions League (2-0 wins home and away in the 2022-23 group stage). Internazionale have lost four of their seven games against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League (W2 D1), but have eliminated them in both of their meetings in the knockout stages of the competition: 2-0 in the 2009-10 final and progressing on away goals over two legs in 2010-11 in the last 16 (3-3 on aggregate). Only Real Madrid (seven times) have eliminated Bayern Munich in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League more times than Internazionale (2), with the Italians being one of only five teams to have done so on more than one occasion (also two for Barcelona, Chelsea and Milan). Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 22 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (W17 D5), with the last visiting side to beat them in the competition being Paris SG in April 2021 (3-2 in the quarter-final first leg). Of teams to have played 10+ matches in a single European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign, Internazionale’s clean sheet percentage (80%) in 2024-25 is the highest of any side in a single season (eight clean sheets in 10 matches). Bayern Munich have averaged more high-intensity pressures in the final third per game than any other team in the UEFA Champions League this season (121. 8). Indeed, their average of 12. 8 high turnovers per game in the competition this term is the highest by any side since Bayern themselves, in the 2021-22 campaign (13. 2). Harry Kane has now been directly involved in 50 goals in 55 games in the UEFA Champions League (39 goals, 11 assists), including 12 in 11 outings in the competition this term. Only Robert Lewandowski has had a hand in more in a single campaign for Bayern Munich (20 in 2019-20, 16 in 2021-22). Lautaro Martínez has netted six goals in nine UEFA Champions League appearances for Internazionale this season; the most by a player for the club in a single campaign since Samuel Eto’o in 2010-11 (8), whose last goal that season came away at Bayern Munich in the round of last 16. Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich has completed 1, 015 passes in the UEFA Champions League this season; the most by a player in a single edition since 2013-14 (1, 080 by Toni Kroos and 1, 020 by Xavi). At the same time, he’s also created more chances (35) and made more line-breaking passes (201) than any other midfielder this term. Across the last three UEFA Champions League campaigns (since 2022-23), Achraf Hakimi (8) is the only full back/wing back to have assisted more goals than Internazionale’s Federico Dimarco (6). All six of those assists have been for different players (Dzeko, Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Correa, Martínez, Thuram). Match ends, FC Bayern München 1, Inter Milan 2. Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Inter Milan 2. Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München). Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Nicola Zalewski (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Inter Milan). Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross. Attempt blocked. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane. Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni. Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicola Zalewski replaces Lautaro Martínez. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration. Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Inter Milan 2. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Augusto. Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi. Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Inter Milan 1. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konrad Laimer with a cross. Attempt missed. Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konrad Laimer following a corner. Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.