Video: Inter Milan 4 – Tottenham Hotspur 3 (UEFA Champions League Highlights)

Defending champions Inter Milan went up 4-0 in the first half of their UEFA Champions league  group round match with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. However, the Italian side were made to withstand a hat trick from Gareth Bale before securing a 4-3 win.

Samuel Eto’o, Javier Zanetti and Dejan Stankovic netted for the hosts before Bale started the Spurs comeback in the 52nd. The Welsh international added two late goals to ensure a nervous finish for the sputtering Rossineri.

Goals: Zanetti 2, Eto’o (pen) 11, 35, Stankovic 14, Bale 52, 90, 90+1.

Inter Milan: 1 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 25 Samuel, 26 Chivu (27 Pandev 61); 4 Zanetti, 5 Stankovic (39 Santon 52); 88 Biabiany (2 Cordoba 75), 10 Sneijder, 29 Coutinho; 9 Eto’o.
Subs not used: 12 Castellazzi, 11 Muntari, 19 Cambiasso, 23 Materazzi.
Coach: Rafael Benitez.

Tottenham Hotspur: 1 Gomez; 2 Hutton, 13 Gallas, 19 Bassong, 32 Assu-Ekotto; 7 Lennon, 8 Jenas, 6 Huddlestone (12 Palacios 80), 14 Modric (23 Cudicini 10); 3 Bale; 15 Crouch (10 Keane 67).
Subs not used: 4 Jounes, 5 Bentley, 9 Pavlyuchenko, 21 Kranjcar.
Coach: Harry Redknapp.