Nordi Mukiele’s 90th minute goal made the difference on the night as Bayer Leverkusen secured a narrow win over Inter Milan at the Bay Arena.
The German champions were completely dominant as they toiled all night to breach the resolute defense of the Italian champions.
While Xabi Alonso’s men had 5 shots on target, Simeone Inzaghi’s team were rather uninspiring and disappointing with no shots on target in the match.
Super Eagles forward Nathan Tella got the nod to start with the absence of fellow countryman Victor Boniface and unused substitute Patrick Schick.
The 25-year-old forward almost rewarded Xabi Alonso faith in him as a false 9 with a goal but his strike came off the bar two minutes into the match.
Tella stayed on until the 83rd as he helped in the attempts to unlock the visitors defense but was substituted out for Frenchman Martin Terrier.
Inter Milan’s defense line finally cracked on the 90th minute as Nordi Mukiele received a brilliant pass in the box from Terrier before leaving Yan Sommer helpless.
The narrow win put Bayer Leverkusen second on the log with thirteen points after six matches in the competition.
Liverpool sit comfortably on top of the log with a perfect record with 18 points – six wins after six matches.
