Inter Milan have been very impressive this season both in the Italian domestic competitions and in the European Cup but unfortunately for them, they were eliminated in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League competition which has made a lot of people to question their depth and strength as a team. When they were drawn against Atletico Madrid in the first knockout stage of the competition this season, I knew it will surely be a very difficult tie for them but I never predicted that they were going to be eliminated from the competition by Atletico Madrid.
However, after the result of the first match of the tie, I became more worried for Inter Milan because I know how difficult it is to play against Atletico Madrid in their own home ground. Inter Milan actually fought a good fight but it wasn't enough for them to go through.
Now that they're eliminated from the UEFA Champions League competition, I'm of the opinion that Inter Milan are going to focus on the Italian league and will surely win it at the end of the season
To me this is actually the most surprising outcome in the Champions League so far. I put them on one level with Manchester City and Real Madrid and the fact that it was an inconsistent and erratic Atletico Madrid that eliminated them somehow makes me sad. I would have liked to see them further play in the Champions League. They are an incredibly strong and balanced team and it is too bad that some of their best penalty takers failed when they couldn't afford to do so. In my opinion it is a loss to the Champions League competition now as they played great football. But it is not always the best team that wins, which is ok. But if I had the choice, I would go with Inter instead of Atletico all the time.
Obviously everyone was surprised by the Champions League results regarding Inter Milan because last season they managed to advance to the final even though they lost to Manchester City, this season Inter Milan were much more consistent but it was shame they were eliminated by Atletico Madrid because they lost in penalty shootout.
I also thought that Inter Milan would be one of the strongest teams but everything has been proven and indeed Inter Milan failed, the only hope this season is to maintain its position to win the Serie A title.
Inter Milan must learn from this season mistakes in the UCL competition and for next season they must be able to achieve much better results, this really surprised everyone but indeed failure is result that haunts anyone even though they are big team.
All the team in the UCL this season have been eliminated and everything has happened so that only experience and learning will remain so that next season mistakes do not happen again.