| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half time. Inter 2-0 Basel. |
| 47' | Basel win a free kick on the stroke of half time. Chipperfield crosses from the left egde of the Inter box and it goes just wide of the far post. |
| 46' | Adriano goes through on goal but is denied by Zuberbuhler who saves with his feet. The loose ball falls to Stankovic, whose attempt at lobbing the Basel keeper goes over. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time to play. |
| 43' | Stankovic takes on Degen, turns then shoots high over the Basel bar. |
| 41' | Philipp Degen's long-range shot goes just over Toldo's crossbar. |
| 37' | Davids puts Adriano through on goal. Smiljanic prevents the Brazilian from lifting the ball over Zuberbuhler for a certain goal. |
| 36' | Materazzi needs treatment from the medics after being hit in the face by a shot. |
| 35' | Inter survive a spate of Basel pressure. Cordoba blocks Kleber's shot then Toldo palms clear the Basel full-back's cross. |
| 33' | Javier Zanetti is applauded by the crowd for a superb long-range drive which goes just wide. |
| 32' | Huggel is yellow-carded for a foul from behind on Marco Materazzi. |
| 31' | Inter close to scoring again. Adriano cuts back for Stankovic, who sends his shot wide of the left post. |
| 30' | The San Siro whistles Rossi for elbowing Davids just inside our half. Frisk also whistles and it's an Inter free kick. |
| 27' | Free kick specialist Yakin forces a great save from Toldo. The Basel captain's shot goes round the wall and the Inter keeper does magnificently to push the ball round for a corner. |
| 26' | Frisk awards Basel a free kick after Cordoba handles the ball five metres outside our penalty box. |
| 24' | Inter move on the counter. Adriano plays wide to Ze Maria, who crosses over to Recoba on the left side of the Basel box. The Swiss defence clear. |
| 20' | Gimenez claims a penalty after falling over Materazzi in the Nerazzurri box. Anders Frisk is not fooled. |
| 17' | Inter close to a third. Ze Maria's high corner is controlled by Recoba at the far side then Il Chino crosses back over to the Brazilian winger, who feeds the ball through to Stankovic. The Serb plays to Adriano, who just misses the target. |
| 16' | Recoba's low shot from 25 yards is well-saved by Zuberbuhler and we win a left-wing corner. |
| 16' | Adriano combines with Recoba just outside the Basel box then plays wide to Ze Maria on the right wing. Kleber intercepts and the Swiss move forward. |
| 13' | Basel defender Smiljanic is back on the pitch after receiving treatment and numerical parity is restored. |
| 13' | 2-0!!!! Dejan Stankovic shoots past Zuberbuhler from 15 yards after playing a sweet one-two with Adriano. |
| 11' | Smiljanic remains on the ground after Adriano's 20-yard missile finishes in his face. |
| 9' | The Swiss win a corner. Chipperfield takes, Adriano heads out of the Nerazzurri box. |
| 7' | Basel on the attack. Kleber crosses from the left, Materazzi outjumps everyone else and heads clear. |
| 5' | Adriano shows his skill and strength to make mincemeat of Kleber then combines with Ze Maria before losing the ball. |
| 4' | Stankovic plays a one-two with Recoba on the left wing then just fails to stop the ball from going out for a Basel goal kick. |
| 1' | Welcome to live commentary of Inter v Basel from the San Siro in Milan. Playing in their traditional black and blue shirts, Inter kick off. |
| 1' | GOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Adriano puts Inter in front with a low, diagonal shot which goes in at the right post. Stankovic put the Brazilian through on goal. |
| 1' | Inter straight into the attack. After just fifteen seconds Recoba receives in the box then shoots at Zuberbuhler. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Inter 4-1 Basel. We're through to the group stage of the Champions League. |
| 47' | Cambiasso takes on two opponents in midfield then feeds the ball through to Vieri, who is flagged offside. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of extra time to play. |
| 41' | Adriano is given a standing ovation as he is replaced by Vieri. |
| 40' | Basel substitution: Carignano replaces Gimenez. |
| 40' | Davids puts Cruz through on goal and El Jardinero shoots at Zuberbuhler. |
| 38' | Edgar Davids is booked for foul play. |
| 35' | Mancini brings on Cambiasso for Ze Maria. |
| 33' | Francesco Toldo pulls off two fantastic saves to deny Basel a second goal. |
| 31' | Inter counter-attack and it's two on two. Adriano's square pass to Cruz along the edge of the Swiss area is cut out by a Basel defender. |
| 28' | Philipp Degen is booked for a foul on Adriano. |
| 28' | Huggel's placed shot from the edge of our penalty box is plucked out of the air by Francesco Toldo. |
| 26' | Delgado's ambitious shot from the distance is well wide of Toldo's left-hand post. |
| 25' | Toldo makes a great save from Petric, whose diagonal shot from close range is on target. |
| 22' | Inter bring on Julio Ricardo Cruz for Alvaro Recoba. |
| 22' | Basel substitution: Delgado replaces Chipperfield. |
| 21' | Adriano plays to Stankovic inside the Basel box then the Serbian deftly turns an opponent before going down. No penalty given. |
| 18' | Huggel turns Stankovic then from close range shoots straight at Toldo. |
| 15' | Il Chino is booked by Anders Frisk for taking his shirt off during his goal celebrations but he's probably not complaining as that was some goal! |
| 15' | 4-1. Recoba finds the bottom right-hand corner with a stunning left-footed strike from the edge of the Basel box. |
| 14' | Basel bring on Petric for Rossi. |
| 13' | Stankovic is applauded by the Meazza for an acrobatic first-time shot which goes over. |
| 12' | Kleber crosses from the left. Huggel outjumps his marker to head the ball wide of the far post. |
| 8' | Superb goal by Adriano, who picks his spot then sends a low, left-footed drive way out of Zuberbuhler's reach and in at the right post. |
| 7' | Ze Maria's right-footed shot from inside the Basel box comes off an opponent. Right-wing corner to Inter. Stankovic crosses to the middle, where Materazzi heads on target. Basel clear. |
| 4' | Basel score. Kleber's cross rolls through to Sterjovski, who turns Stankovic then shoots past Toldo. 2-1. |
| 3' | Adriano's weak header from Stankovic's left-wing cross is easily saved by Zuberbuhler. |
| 1' | We're all set for the second half but Frisk takes the ball off the centre circle spot and walks off the pitch as the Basel fans keep throwing firecrackers into Toldo's area. |
| 1' | The visiting fans calm down and Basel kick off the second half. |