Champions League · 2009
Shevchenko scores against Inter again, then Milito and Sneijder win it late
Back at Dynamo Kyiv, Andriy Shevchenko scored his 15th career goal against Inter. Mourinho's side were bottom of the group with four minutes left and top at the final whistle.
Andriy Shevchenko left Dynamo Kyiv for AC Milan in 1999 after winning five Ukrainian titles in a row. At Milan he won the Champions League in 2003 and the Ballon d'Or in 2004, and he scored 14 goals in the Milan derby, more than anyone. In August 2009 he went home, signing a two-year deal with Dynamo.
That autumn Dynamo were drawn with Inter. The first meeting, at San Siro, finished 2–2. Before the return in Kyiv on 4 November, Dynamo were second in Group F, a point ahead of Inter in fourth. "This is not a decisive match because we still have to play against Barcelona and Kazan," José Mourinho said beforehand.
Again
Shevchenko scored after 21 minutes. Artem Milevskiy chested the ball down to him on the edge of the area and he volleyed it past Júlio César. It was his fourth Champions League goal against Inter and the 15th he had scored against them in his career.
Goal.com's Italian edition was generous: "Gran partita di Shevchenko: imprendibile nel primo tempo, goal stupendo, ultimo a mollare." Uncatchable in the first half, a superb goal, the last to give up.
Inter had chances to draw level. Diego Milito shot straight at the Dynamo goalkeeper, Bogush, on 35 minutes, and Samuel Eto'o headed wide of an empty net after Bogush missed a Wesley Sneijder corner. Mourinho made a double change at half-time.
Four minutes
With four minutes left Inter were bottom of the group. Then Sneijder slipped Milito through and he finished with his left foot, his first goal in the Champions League. On 89 minutes Bogush could not hold a shot and Sneijder bundled in the loose ball, his first Champions League goal for Inter. Mourinho ran some 50 metres to embrace Júlio César.
Rubin Kazan and Barcelona had drawn 0–0 earlier in the evening, so the result sent Inter top of the group and Dynamo to the bottom. "Football is so unpredictable," Dynamo's own report said.
What it started
Dynamo finished fourth in the group and went out. Inter went through in second place behind Barcelona.
Milito and Sneijder had both joined Inter that summer. At the end of the season Milito scored both goals in the 2–0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, and Inter, having already won Serie A and the Coppa Italia, became the first Italian club to win the treble.