| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | The first half finishes there: we go into the break with the scores level at 0-0. |
| 46' | Luis Henrique tries a shot, but it's far off target. |
| 45' | One minute of added time. |
| 42' | Luis Henrique sprints down the right and sends a cross in to Bonny, but his header is weak and is controlled by Kobel. |
| 41' | Ryerson's dangerous free kick finds Fabio Silva, but his header goes wide. |
| 37' | The match continues at the same pace: Inter are letting Dortmund enjoy possession while trying to exploit sudden breaks through Bonny and Thuram. |
| 30' | Thuram sends a dangerous cross in from the right, but Kobel gets there first. |
| 29' | Another attacking run by Bisseck, released from a pass in midfield: the defender finds space in the area but fails to get a shot off. |
| 26' | Mkhitaryan's sets off down the right ands switches it to Dimarco on the opposite side, but the Italian winger's shot is wild. |
| 25' | Mkhitaryan sends in a low cross, but the ball to Thuram is cut out and the Dortmund defence clears the area. |
| 22' | The match has been relatively controlled so far: it's very cold in Dortmund, and it has only just stopped snowing. |
| 16' | Bisseck! A double chance for the German, slipped through into the box by Bonny's backheel: his first shot is blocked, then Yann's volley on the rebound goes just wide! |
| 14' | Thuram leads a fast counter-attack and cuts inside onto his right in the box, but loses possession. The ball falls to Dimarco, but his first-time left-footed effort fails to trouble Kobel. |
| 11' | Sudden chance for Guirassy, with just Sommer to beat: Ryerson's mishit shot becomes an opportunity for the forward, but he fails to finish. |
| 10' | Fabio Silva breaks forward but his pass doesn't make it to Guirassy, so the Portuguese tries a shot himself: it's deflected and goes out for a corner. |
| 8' | Ryerson whips in a cross and Fabio Silva nods it on towards Guirassy, who goes down in the box, but the move comes to nothing. |
| 4' | Inter try to establish their presence with a through ball from Mkhitaryan towards Bonny, but Dortmund's defence recovers. |
| 1' | We're underway in Dortmund! The Nerazzurri take kick-off and the final match of the Champions League league phase begins! Come on boys, FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck, 15 Acerbi, 25 Akanji; 11 Luis Henrique, 8 Sucic, 7 Zielinski, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco; 14 Bonny, 9 Thuram. |
| 1' | BORUSSIA DORTMUND (3-4-2-1): 1 Kobel; 23 Can, 4 Schlotterbeck, 39 Mané; 26 Ryerson, 7 Bellingham, 8 Nmecha, 5 Bensebaini; 14 Beier, 21 Silva; 9 Guirassy. |
| 1' | Everything is ready at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, where Inter take on Borussia Dortmund on the final matchday of the 2025/26 Champions League league phase. Kick-off is scheduled for 21:00 CET. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | It's all over! A great win for Inter, who finish the Champions League league phase tenth. The win wasn't enough to immediately qualify for the Round of 16, but it was a great result against strong opposition. |
| 49' | DIOUFFFF! 2-0! Adeyemi loses the ball, Esposito and Frattesi work together to recover it, playing in the Frenchman, and his low solo effort beats Kobel! Come on guys, let's see it out! |
| 49' | Diouf |
| 46' | Acerbi |
| 45' | Five minutes of added time. |
| 44' | Couto (Mané) |
| 43' | Lautaro (Thuram) |
| 43' | Diouf (Mkhitaryan) |
| 43' | Bastoni (Sucic) |
| 41' | Dortmund are pushing forward in search of an equaliser. |
| 36' | Brandt (Fabio Silva) |
| 36' | Chukwuemeka (Bensebaini) |
| 35' | DIMAAAAA! GOOOOOAALL! An inch-perfect free kick from Federico, Kobel can't do anything! The ball goes over the wall and into the net, giving us the lead! FORZA INTER! |
| 35' | Dimarco |
| 34' | Mkhitaryan drives the ball forwards and is brought down by Nmecha at the edge of the area: Inter have a promising free kick. |
| 33' | Thuram looks for Esposito in the area, but the 2005-born player is beaten to it: Frattesi tries to squeeze a shot in at the near post, but Kobel saves! |
| 31' | A cross comes in from the right and Dimarco passes it back to Acerbi, who shoots, but his effort is deflected for a corner. |
| 30' | Bensebaini |
| 29' | Frattesi (Zielinski) |
| 28' | Thuram gets a header off inside the box, but Kobel saves easily. |
| 26' | Brilliant intervention from Sommer, racing off his line to smother the ball at Adeyemi’s feet after Fabio Silva had played him through — the Swiss keeper saves Inter, helped by a slightly heavy touch from the attacker. |
| 23' | Adeyemi (Guirassy) |
| 20' | Thuram drives into the area and looks for Mkhitaryan, but Nmecha cuts out the move with a slide tackle. |
| 18' | Bensebaini makes a miraculous intervention to deny Esposito! A beautiful ball from Sucic is deflected by Schlotterbeck and falls to Pio, but the striker can't get a shot away because he's beaten to it by the Algerian at the last minute! |
| 18' | Pio almost gets to a cross from Luis Henrique, but the ball goes just wide. |
| 16' | Great save from Bisseck in the box to deny Ryerson, clearing the ball away from the danger zone! |
| 15' | BVB are holding possession nicely in this early stage of the second half, forcing Inter to stay in their own half of the pitch. |
| 12' | Esposito (Bonny) |
| 11' | Akanji |
| 5' | Free kick from Bensebaini into the box, which reaches Beier, but his mishit shot is easily collected by Sommer. |
| 3' | Problems for Schlotterbeck, who stays down while Dortmund's medical staff rush onto the pitch. |
| 2' | Dortmund get off to a flying start, with Ryerson leading a charge down the right before crossing a ball in, but the move ends with a wide shot from Fabio Silva. |
| 1' | We're back on the pitch at the BVB Stadium: nothing separates the two sides at the moment, but there's a big second half ahead. Come on boys, FORZA INTER! |