| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Half time. Inter 1-1 Villarreal. |
| 46' | Adriano's curling free kick is over the Spanish wall and the right post. |
| 45' | 1 minute of added time to play. |
| 45' | J.Zanetti skips past two opponents and wins a free kick after going down following a late challenge. |
| 44' | Arzo beats Adriano to Cesar's ball in from the right and heads clear. |
| 44' | Martins receives on the right from Stankovic and crosses. Sorin blocks but the Nigerian keeps the ball in play and whips in another cross. Viera collects at the near post. |
| 43' | Inter close to a second goal. Adriano's bullet header from Javier Zanetti's inch-perfect cross is a yard wide. |
| 41' | Cordoba blocks Senna's long ball forward and plays wide to Wome as Inter look to build a move down the left. |
| 40' | On the right Stankovic takes on Sorin then Calleja but fails to keep the ball in play. Goal kick to the visitors. |
| 40' | Viera boots clear as Martins fails to reach an Adriano pass. |
| 39' | Great move by captain Zanetti. Javier takes on two during a devastating central run then fires wide from 20 yards. |
| 37' | Pena beats Adriano to a Veron cross and heads clear. |
| 37' | Stankovic drifts across the face of the Villarreal area then combines with Cesar in the box but the Brazilian winger is intercepted. |
| 35' | Adriano's curling effort smacks the advertising boards. |
| 35' | Sorin is booked by Sars. |
| 34' | Free kick to Inter 25 metres out for a foul on Stankovic by Sorin. |
| 34' | Villarreal midfielder Senna is yellow-carded. |
| 33' | Cambiasso dribbles an opponent, runs forward then feeds through to Adriano, who is flagged offside as he shoots. |
| 31' | Javier Zanetti makes a storming run down the middle then plays wide for Cesar to cross. Villarreal block, corner to Inter. |
| 29' | Riquelme's fierce drive from the free kick is a metre wide of the left post. |
| 28' | Mancini brings on Martins for an injured Recoba before Villarreal's free kick. |
| 27' | Free kick to Villarreal in a dangerous central position just outside the Inter area for what Alain Sars interpreted as a foul by Inter captain Javier Zanetti on Senna. |
| 27' | Recoba is booked for protests. |
| 25' | Alvaro Recoba takes on an opponent and has a go from the distance. Viera parries his fierce shot and Inter win a corner. Cesar's cross from the corner flag is cleared by Arzo. |
| 24' | A second pocket of Villarreal possession ends as Inter attack back. Viera smothers the ball to deny Adriano a chance from Wome's cross. |
| 24' | Forlan controls in the Inter area, turns then rifles a low shot on target. Francesco Toldo saves. |
| 21' | Senna's right-foot shot from the distance is well wide of the left post. |
| 19' | Dejan Stankovic receives on the right then plays a high ball to the back post. Adriano rises but the ball goes behind for a Villarreal goal kick. |
| 18' | Inter soak up a bit of Villarreal pressure and come forward. Stankovic's ball in from the right is headed over by Adriano. |
| 14' | Toldo makes a save from Calleja. |
| 13' | Adriano nods down for Recoba but his headed pass to the Urguayan is misguided and Villarreal sweep clear. |
| 12' | Villarreal keeper Viera comes to the edge of his area to beat Adriano to Veron's long pass upfield. |
| 12' | Good chance for Inter but Adriano is flagged offside after Javier Zanetti runs on to a Recoba through ball. |
| 11' | Calleja clears a low cross from the right by Stankovic. |
| 8' | With this goal Adriano has equalled Sandro Mazzola's long-standing record of 16 goals for Inter in Europe's most prestigious club competition. |
| 7' | GOOOAAAALLL!!!!! Stankovic takes a Recoba through ball into the Spanish area then squares for Adriano to smash home from just outside the six-yard box. 1-1. |
| 6' | Gonzalo makes a headed clearance from Recoba's cross. FORZA RAGAZZI!!! |
| 4' | Another chance for the Nerazzurri. In the Spanish box Veron pokes the ball on target but Viera makes a smothering save. |
| 2' | Inter have an immediate chance to level the match as Adriano lobs Viera after meeting Stankovic's ball over the defence but Javi Venta clears on the line at the back post. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Inter v Villarreal. |
| 1' | Villarreal take the lead through Diego Forlan. The Uruguayan slots in a loose ball from close range after Toldo parries Jose Mari's shot from Riquelme's through ball. 0-1. |
| 1' | Inter kick off. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!!!!!! |
| 1' | Alain Sars leads the match officials and teams out on to the pitch and we're minutes away from kick-off. |
| 1' | Villarreal line-up: 13 Viera; 17 Javi Venta, 2 Gonzalo, 22 Pena, 12 Sorin; 8 Riquelme, 4 Arzo, 19 Senna, 11 Calleja; 23 Jose Mari, 5 Forlan. Bench: 25 Barbosa, 10 Roger, 16 Quique Alvarez, 21 Santi Cazorla, 30 Alcantara, 33 Rubio Gomez, 99 Franco |
| 1' | Inter line-up: 1 Toldo; 4 J. Zanetti, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 33 Wome; 5 Stankovic, 14 Veron, 19 Cambiasso, 31 Cesar; 10 Adriano, 20 Recoba. Bench: 12 Julio Cesar, 6 C.Zanetti, 8 Pizarro, 9 Cruz, 18 Kily González, 23 Materazzi, 30 Martins |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter 2-1 Villarreal. |
| 46' | Veron is booked for a tactical foul on Cazorla. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of overtime. |
| 42' | Villarreal replace Calleja with Cazorla. |
| 40' | Adriano's low, left-foot shot is saved by Viera. |
| 39' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out for an Alvarez foul from behind on Adriano. |
| 38' | Good chance for Villarreal. From close range Sorin directs wide Riquelme's cross. |
| 37' | Roberto Mancini brings on Cristian Kily Gonzalez for Dejan Stankovic, who has had an excellent game on the wing tonight. |
| 36' | Adriano fires wide of the left post from 20 yards. |
| 36' | Dejan Stankovic's long-range volley is too central. Viera collects. |
| 35' | Stankovic heads wide from Veron's corner kick. |
| 34' | Ooooooohhhh!!!!! Adriano whips in a cross from the right, Martins steals in at the near post and heads on to the upright. |
| 33' | Cambiasso creates space for a shot from 20 metres but his effort is disappointing and Viera makes an easy save. |
| 31' | Villarreal bring on Franco for Jose Mari. |
| 30' | Adriano rises to head wide Wome's cross from the left flank. |
| 29' | Riquelme's long-range strike is high and wide. |
| 28' | Veron's curling free kick dips but doesn't dip enough and finishes on the roof of the net. |
| 27' | Free kick to Inter on the left edge of the Spanish area for a foul on Cambiasso. |
| 25' | Corner to Inter. Veron's cross to the far side is headed into the middle of the area by Materazzi. Adriano has a shot blocked. |
| 24' | Inter bring on Marco Materazzi for Cesar. |
| 23' | Toldo denies Villarreal an equaliser with a great save from a cross. Riquelme's successive shot is wide of the post. |
| 20' | At the back post Forlan heads Riquelme's corner on to the roof of the net. |
| 19' | Calleja's cross from the left spins off Javier Zanetti. Corner to Villarreal. |
| 18' | Riquelme's curling free kick comes back off Toldo's crossbar. |
| 17' | Free kick to Villarreal and yellow card for Walter Samuel. |
| 16' | Martins controls Stankovic's cross from the right but is immediately closed down by an opponent. The Nigerian's shot is blocked and the Spaniards break. |
| 15' | Villarreal bring on Quique Alvarez for Arzo. |
| 13' | Cesar receives from Adriano on the left then delivers a cross but the winger is flagged offside. |
| 12' | The Meazza roars as captain Zanetti wins the ball in his own half and sets up a blistering counter-attack which ends with Javi Venta heading clear a Martins cross from the right. |
| 9' | GOOOOAAALLLL!!!!! Dejan Stankovic takes on Sorin on the right, whips in a cross and Oba Martins bundles over the line from close range to give Inter a 2-1 lead. |
| 8' | Veron's curling free kick takes a deflection off an opponent, forcing Viera into a punched save. |
| 7' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out for a Senna foul on Martins. |
| 6' | Free kick to Villarreal as Adriano handles Javier Zanetti's cross from the right. |
| 5' | Veron's cross from the free kick is headed clear by Senna. |
| 4' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out on the left channel for a Gonzalo foul on Martins. |
| 2' | Toldo comes out of his area and boots clear to deny Forlan. |
| 1' | Villarreal get the second period under way. FORZA INTER!!!!!!!!! |
| 1' | Play is interrupted Javi Venta remains on the ground after a duel with Cesar. |
| 1' | Inter attack the Spaniards from the outset and Obafemi Martins is presented with a good chance to score but fails to make aerial contact with Cesar's cross from the left wing. |