Stefan de Vrij has shared his thoughts and feelings on Inter’s 0-0 draw away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.

“It was important that we did not concede a goal tonight,” the Dutchman said to Inter TV post-match.

“We had our own chances to score and were unfortunate with the penalty and it can happen that a penalty is missed but we still had other chances, particularly in the first half. It was a shame that we did not managed to score ourselves.

“The Eintracht strikers were very good so it was a nice challenge for me. I am happy with the performance of the defence as a whole but as always, we can always do better.

“The result is important but perhaps the performance in the first have above all, is more important. We played well and dealt with their pressing and the return leg in Milan will be an open game.

“It is important that we continue on this path starting from Sunday’s match against SPAL which will be another very important game for us.