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Simone Inzaghi saluted Inters unity after the Nerazzurri kept Malcolm Brown Jersey Porto at bay to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.Inter are through to the last eight of Europes premier club competition for the first time in 12 years, after a goalle s draw at Estadio do Dragao sealed a 1-0 aggregate victory over Sergio Nik Needham Jersey Conceicaos side.The visitors survived a late flurry of chances as Porto struck the woodwork twice in quick succe sion through Mehdi Taremi and Marko Grujic, while Denzel Dumfries blocked Ivan Mercano on the line.And Inzaghi heaped praise on his players efforts as they held out to prevail Jaelan Phillips Jersey .We played a great game, the group came together and played a great match, he told Mediaset. We were excellent first half. In the last part of the match, we suffered all together honour to this group.In football, luck counts relatively, but in the two legs, we deserved the pa sage to the quarter-finals. Now, its right to enjoy a feat that has Jakeem Grant Jersey been mi sing for a long time. Henrikh Mkhitaryan also paid tribute to his team-mates, and the midfielder believes Inter have a genuine chance of embarking on a deep run.When asked if they could go all the way, he told Sky Sports: You can always dream, we want Thomas Morstead Jersey to do our best. Its a good opportunity, Inter havent reached the quarter-finals for a long time, but we have to Will Fuller V Jersey play with our heads.We knew it would be very tough. I want to congratulate my team-mates because we fought until the end. I hope this qualification will give us the push for the next games.Meanwhile, Xavien Howard Jersey Matteo Darmian was pleased with the way the Nerazzurri responded to their surprise 2-1 defeat by lowly Spezia in Serie A on Friday.We entered the field with the right desire and malice, the defender added. We came from a bad defeat; many things Solomon Kindley Jersey were said. It was the perfect evening to make up for it.We were able to suffer at the right times, and we brought home the result. An evening like tonight gives us so much confidence and awarene s. |
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