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Inter took the lead in the 27th minute after Lukeba turned the ball into Leipzig's own net after Federico Dimarco's free kick.

It was were able to shut down its opponent for the rest of the match as Leipzig only mustered an expected goals (xG) total of 0.25, compared to Inter's 1.08 xG.

Unbeaten Inter tops the table with 13 points from five games, one point above second-placed Barcelona - which beat Brest 3-0, having kicked off at the same time.

Liverpoo, hosts defending champion Real Madrid on Thursday.

Leipzig is still in search of its first points of the league phase after five consecutive losses in the competition.