Getafe out of Europa League after defeat at Inter

Colin Millar

epa08586391 Getafe's Jorge Molina misses a penalty during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 match between Inter Milan and Getafe at the stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 05 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Lars Baron / POOL

Getafe crashed out of the Europa League at the Round of 16 stage after suffering defeat against Inter in Gelsenkirchen.

Romelu Lukaku’s fist half strike and a late second from substitute Christian Eriksen secured victory for Antonio Conte’s side, while Los Azulones were made to rue a second half missed penalty from striker Jorge Molina.

This was a one-off Round of 16 tie despite being originally scheduled as a two-legged encounter back in March, but Covid-19 brought European football to a halt and football was suspended.

Lukaku’s 30th goal of the season on the half-hour mark put Inter on their way – holding off Getafe defender Xabi Etxeita before firing home into the far corner.

Getafe will regret Molina’s missed penalty – skewed wide of the target – having been awarded following a lengthy VAR decision before Eriksen doubled the lead minutes later.

Inter will now play either Scottish side Rangers or Bayer Leverkusen at the quarter-final stage on Monday evening.

Getafe’s European run is over after a memorable triumph over Ajax at the Round of 32 stage, and they have also missed out on qualification for next season’s tournament.

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