Inter made Europa League semi final history with their hammering of Shakhtar Donetsk on Monday night according to sports data and analysis company Opta.
Inter ran out resounding 5-0 winners over the Ukrainian Premier League Champions at the Merkur Spiel-Arena with thanks to braces from both Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku and the other goal came from Danilo D’Ambrosio.
In winning 5-0, Opta have highlighted that Inter have become the first team in UEFA Cup/Europa League history to win a semi final by scoring five more goals than their opponents.
1 – #Inter are the first side ever to win a UEFA Cup / #EuropaLeague semifinal with 5 goals scored more than their opponent. Mock.#InterShakhtar pic.twitter.com/zSnIFDymY7
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) August 17, 2020