| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Inter lead Valencia by a goal to nil at half time. |
| 47' | Spotting Canizares off his line, Stankovic has a go from distance, but miscues his shot. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Villa drags his right-foot shot wide of the right post after turning Cordoba in the Inter box. |
| 43' | Inter close after a devastating counter attack. Figo powers down the middle before playing wide to Stankovic whose inch-perfect delivery is headed wide by Crespo. |
| 41' | Marchena booked for bodychecking Maicon in full flight. |
| 40' | Hansson awards Valencia a free kick in a central position 40 yards out for a foul by Maicon. Villa's cross goes directly behind for a goal kick. |
| 38' | Figo's cross from the right-wing corner flag is cleared. Inter get the ball back into the box, Stankovic sees his effort finish wide. |
| 36' | Play interrupted again as Miguel requires treatment following a clash with Ibra. |
| 36' | Albiol blocks Ibra's fast low ball in from the left and concedes a right-wing corner. |
| 35' | Maicon fouled by Silva as he tries to break free of the Valencia midfielder down the right wing. Miguel clears Figo's cross. Dacourt's follow-up is weak - easy save for Canizares. |
| 34' | Play resumes at the Meazza. |
| 33' | Play interrupted as Morientes remains on the ground clutching his head after an aerial duel with Materazzi. |
| 31' | Inter substitution: Dacourt replaces Cambiasso. |
| 31' | Albelda crashes over from 25 yards as the Spaniards come looking for an equaliser. |
| 29' | That was Esteban's fifth of the season. |
| 29' | GOOOOOAAALLLLLL!!!!! Cambiasso heads home at the far post after Canizares parries Ibrahimovic's near-range poked effort from Figo's right-wing cross. Inter 1-0 Valencia. |
| 28' | Albelda booked for bringing down Figo just outside the Valencia area on the right. He will automatically miss the return leg at the Mestalla. |
| 27' | The Valencia defender makes another headed clearance, this time from Maicon's cross. Materazzi's effort from Figo's corner is blocked by Canizares. |
| 26' | Albiol beats Ibra to a long ball forward before making a headed clearance from a Figo right-wing cross. |
| 25' | Ibrahimovic blasts his 25-yard free kick high and wide. |
| 24' | Figo intercepts a ball in the Valencia half, makes a central run on goal and goes down after a challenge from behind by Ayala. Free kick. |
| 23' | Julio Cesar blocks Villa's venomous left-foot drive from 25 yards. |
| 22' | At the other end Canizares blocks a Crespo shot from distance. |
| 22' | Silva's powerful shot from 25 yards is too central. Comfortable save for Julio Cesar. |
| 21' | Miguel's whipped cross from the right is played behind by Maicon at the far post. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 20' | Maicon is tackled on the right flank after a promising build-up by the Nerazzurri. |
| 18' | Canizares is quick out to beat Ibrahimovic to a Figo through ball. |
| 17' | Materazzi overhits his long ball for the front men. Canizares collects. |
| 15' | Canizares gets down at his near post to keep out a fierce low shot from Zanetti. |
| 13' | Ibra's curling effort from the left edge of the Valencia box is wide of the far post. |
| 11' | Inter go close twice in the space of a minute. Ayala makes a goalline clearance with Canizares stranded, before Ibra's header from Stankovic's cross comes back off the inside of the left post. |
| 10' | At full stretch Crespo connects with Cambiasso's intuitive ball into the Valencia box but the striker's effort is wide. |
| 10' | Ibra races down the left and has a cross blocked by Miguel. |
| 9' | Burdisso intercepts a Silva left-wing cross and heads clear to deny Angulo. |
| 7' | Figo attacks down the right but play is halted for a foul by the Portuguese winger on Moretti. |
| 5' | Angulo's ball in from the right goes out for an Inter throw-in on the far side. |
| 3' | Stankovic heads wide a Burdisso left-wing cross. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district for Inter v Valencia. |
| 1' | Foul by Villa on Maicon as the Valencia striker tries to find a way through on goal. |
| 1' | Valencia kick off. FORZA INTER!!! |
| 1' | Valencia: 1 Canizares; 2 Miguel, 4 Ayala, 20 Albiol, 24 Moretti; 10 Angulo, 5 Marchena, 6 Albelda, 21 Silva; 7 Villa, 9 Morientes. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 23 Materazzi, 16 Burdisso; 5 Stankovic, 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 7 Figo; 18 Crespo, 8 Ibrahimovic. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Inter 2-2 Valencia. |
| 47' | Valencia replace Silva with Lopez. |
| 45' | Zanetti is booked for diving in the Valencia area, but the replay shows clearly that the Inter captain was nugded by Joaquin. |
| 44' | Luis Figo is replaced by Santiago Solari. |
| 44' | Albiol beats Cruz to an Ibrahimovic right-wing cross and heads to safety. |
| 41' | GOAL. Silva crashes home a volley from the edge of the box to bring Valencia level again. |
| 40' | Burdisso booked for fouling Joaquin. |
| 39' | Julio Cesar makes a punched clearance from an insidious long-range effort. |
| 38' | Valencia replace Angulo with Joaquin. |
| 36' | Figo saves on the line as Valencia go close from a Villa corner kick. |
| 34' | Stankovic's cross-shot from the right side of the Valencia area rebounds off Moretti. |
| 32' | Valencia replace Morientes with Hugo Viana. |
| 31' | GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Maicon slides home after a defence-splitting one-two with Julio Cruz, and we're back in front at the Meazza!!! |
| 29' | Maicon dispossesses Angulo in our box as the visitors come looking for a second goal. |
| 28' | Materazzi's header from Figo's cross falls to Ibrahimovic whose subsequent header is cleared. |
| 27' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out on the right for an Ayala foul on Ibra. |
| 24' | Figo's effort from the free kick is over the Spanish bar. |
| 23' | Inter replace Crespo with Julio Cruz. |
| 23' | Free kick to Inter in a dangerous position for an Ayala foul from behind on Maicon. |
| 21' | Albiol's ball in from the right is collected by Julio Cesar. |
| 19' | Julio Cesar fails to reach Villa's powerful curling free kick, and Valencia are level at the Meazza. |
| 18' | Dacourt cuts out a Miguel pass before committing a two-footed foul on Morientes. Free kick to the Spaniards in a central position 30 yards out. |
| 16' | Villa's shot from the edge of the box takes a deflection off Cordoba and spins wildly, but Julio Cesar has it covered. |
| 14' | At the other end Maicon plays a quick one-two with Figo and gets to the edge of the box before being dispossessed. |
| 13' | Materazzi makes a headed clearance from Morientes' left-wing cross. |
| 12' | The Swedish forward creates space for a 20-yard shot, and blasts high and wide. |
| 10' | Ibra fails to keep in play Maicon's first-time cross from the right. |
| 8' | Crespo collects Figo's cross from the right but is pressed hard by Miguel and forced to backtrack. |
| 7' | Burdisso blocks Angulo's cross from the right and brings the ball out of defence. |
| 6' | Crespo receives in the box and sweeps wide to Figo whose left-foot effort is saved by Canizares. |
| 3' | Valencia hit back as Morientes has a 20-yard strike blocked by Julio Cesar. |
| 3' | Figo is dispossessed in the Valencia half after a counter-attack set up by Dacourt. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. |
| 1' | Cordoba sweeps clear Silva's low cross from the left. |