BAYERN MUNICH starting XI (4-2-3-1): Urbig, Laimer, Dier, Kim (subbed for Boey), Stanisic, Goretzka, Kimmich, Olise, Guerreiro (subbed for Gnabry), Sané (subbed for Muller), Kane

Bench: Peretz, Klanac, Vidovic, Kusi-Asare, Palhinha, Jensen, Karl

Goals: Muller 85’

INTER MILAN starting XI (3-5-2): Sommer, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni, Darmian (subbed for Bisseck), Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan (subbed for Frattesi), Carlos Augusto, Thuram, Martinez (subbed for Zalewski)

Bench: Di Gennaro, Martinez, De Vrij, Dimarco, De Pieri, Berenbruch, Zanchetta, Re Cecconi, Arnautovic

Goals: Martinez 38’, Frattesi 88’

Lautaro Martinez scored in the first half, shortly after Harry Kane had hit the woodwork for Bayern in an uncharacteristic miss that had the England forward clutching his face in disbelief.

Substitute Thomas Muller, who announced on Saturday that he was leaving the German club at the end of the season, appeared to have rescued a 1-1 draw for Bayern with the equaliser five minutes from time, but Davide Frattesi scored the winner three minutes later.

“Tonight wasn’t a walk in the park, and we weren’t expecting one,” Muller told broadcaster Prime Video.

“We had a fair few chances, but unfortunately the last counter makes it 2-1.”

The result ended Bayern’s 22-match unbeaten home run in Europe - a streak stretching back to April 2021 against Paris Saint-Germain - and kept up Inter’s hopes of returning to the same stadium for the final on May 31.

But first up they face Bayern in the return leg next Wednesday at the San Siro, with the winners playing either Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals.

AAP