Player ratings: Inter 1-0 RB Leipzig – Dimarco excellent, solid defence again | OneFootball

Federico Dimarco shone as Inter picked up a 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig in the Champions League, as the Nerazzurri kept their perfect defensive record in Europe intact.

Inter also have four wins and one draw from their first five outings in the competition this season, and have temporarily leapfrogged Liverpool into first place in the Champions League standings.

Here are the player ratings from another successful night out in Europe for Simone Inzaghi and his side.

Inter 1-0 RB Leipzig: Player ratings

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Sommer 6 – Only one save for the Inter goalkeeper to make across the 90. Dealt with it, though and is now the only goalkeeper in the competition with five clean sheets this season.

Pavard 5 – Not an awful lot for him to do defensively before going off just before half-time with a possible hamstring injury. His replacement was solid, as well. (Bisseck 6)

De Vrij 6.5 – His life was made slightly easier by Benjamin Sesko being left out of the Leipzig line-up, but the Dutchman was solid and assured in all of his defensive battles, not that there were too many of them.

Bastoni 6 – Only had one tackle to make all game before being given a slight rest in the second half. (C. Augusto 5.5)

Dumfries 6.5 – Made a nuisance of himself in attacking areas, thought he had won a penalty in the first-half, but his arms were also wrapped round the defender at the time.

Barella 6.5 – Really came into his own in the final portion of the game. Made some important interventions at the back and was really good on the counter-attack when Inter were under a bit of pressure towards the end.

Calhanoglu 6.5 – Disciplined as always at the base of the Nerazzurri midfield. An encouraging display on his return from injury. (Mkhitaryan 6)

Zielinski 7 – Tested Gulasci in the Leipzig net with a couple of attempts from distance. Brought a different flavour to the Inter midfield and then showed his versatility by sitting at the base of the midfield when Calhanoglu went off.

Dimarco 7.5 – The Italy international is such a threat down Inter’s left flank. Provided the delivery that caused the own goal, and made the most of the time and space he was given between the defenders and midfielders in Leipzig’s 4-4-2.

Lautaro Martinez 5.5 – Despite Inter being comfortable for the vast majority of proceedings, it wasn’t the busiest night in front of goal for El Toro before his substitution. One shot all game, but it did end up on target. (Arnautovic 5)

Taremi 6 – Managed twice as many attempts on target as his strike partner, but again, wasn’t provided with too many clear-cut opportunities in front of goal.  (Thuram 6)