Inter keep up 100% Champions League record

Last year’s beaten finalists Inter Milan had to battle before beating Kairat Almaty 2-1 at the San Siro to maintain their 100% record in the Champions League.

Inter are on 12 points after four games, alongside Bayern Munich and Arsenal, while Kairat remain on one point despite a brave performance which almost paid off.

Inter thought they had a penalty when Ofri Arad was judged to have fouled Yann Bisseck in the area but after a VAR check the referee overturned his decision.

Kairat’s Dastan Satpayev sent a curling shot goalwards which took a deflection and clipped the crossbar, and the visitors were unable to hold out until the break.

On the stroke of halftime, Denzel Dumfries sent a cross into the box and, after Francesco Pio Esposito and Martinez both had efforts blocked, Martinez managed to bundle the ball over the line while falling backwards.

Kairat stunned the San Siro 10 minutes into the second half with an equaliser from a corner.

Inter’s defence failed to clear their lines and the ball came to the unmarked Arad who steered his header into the far corner beyond Sommer.

But Carlos Augusto smacked a first-time shot from outside the area low into the bottom corner to win it.

Marseille’s chances of qualifying for the knockout stages took a major hit when they slumped to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at home against Atalanta.

Lazar Samardzic netted the only goal in the last minute with a superb strike from outside the box at the end of a counter attack while Marseille players were screaming for a penalty for an Ederson handball.

Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen scored a second-half hat-trick to ensure a comfortable 3-0 away win over hapless Ajax.

Two of the three goals came from the penalty spot as the Nigerian international took his competition total this season to six.

His was the first hat-trick in the Champions League by a Nigeria player since Yakubu in 2002.