Inter 1-0 Arsenal: Champions League – as it happened

Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s first-half penalty was enough for the Italian champions, who withstood a second-half barrage from Arsenal to secure the win

2 min: Inter so close to taking the lead! A cross looped in by Martinez from the left. Dumfries takes it down, just inside the box on the right. He digs out a spectacular rising shot that rattles off the underside of the bar, Raya beaten all ends up. Arsenal clear their lines.

1 min: “All right, great – a game of football,” begins Charles Antaki, high on copium. “That’ll do fine; like many, I’m looking forward to a bit of distraction. Please let it be engaging enough to take one’s mind off recent geopolitical news – hopefully a thrilling, entertaining game, but if it’s a nasty anger-filled slugfest in the pouring rain with two red cards and a pitch invasion, that’ll do just as well. Something, anything.”

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Fenerbahce 1-1 Manchester United: Europa League – live

Former United manager José Mourinho was sent to the stands during a topsy-turvy game that ended fairly with honours even

1 min: There is some proper bedlam going on at the Şükrü Saracoğlu. What a noise! Good luck thinking.

The hosts get the ball rolling. It’s exactly one year to the day since United’s last win in European competition, that 1-0 Champions League victory over Copenhagen at Old Trafford.

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