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Join us for live coverage of this NextGen Series round of 16 tie from Italy, as Arsenal's latest talented crop of youngsters take on the might of Inter Milan at the Centro Sportivo Facchetti.
Arsenal produced a sublime performance in their final Group Six match against Athletic Bilbao in December to win 4-2 and make the knockout stages.
But today's match (kick-off 2pm) represents a step up in quality against the defending NextGen champions.
However, the young Gunners will be hopeful of joining Chelsea, Tottenham and Aston Villa in the last eight.
Inter Milan 0 Arsenal 1 (FT)
Inter Milan: Raffaele Di Gennaro, Andrea Bandini, Isaac Dankor, Lukas Spendlhofer, Rodrigo Alborno, Lorenzo Tassi, Patrick Olsen, Niccolo Belloni (Giovanni Terrani 85), Luca Garritano, Gianmarco Gabbianelli (Bocar Djumo 78), Matteo Columbi
Arsenal: Deyan Iliev, Hector Bellerin, Martin Angha, Nicholas Yennaris, Elton Monteiro, Sead Hajrovic,(Jordan Wynter 70) Kristoffer Olsson, Isaac Hayden, Chuba Akpom, Serge Gnabry (Austin Lipman 84), Zak Anoah
Scorer: Yennaris 68
FULL TIME: Inter Milan 0 Arsenal 1
The Arsenal players run and pile on Chuba Akpom as the referee brings this game to a close.
A great display by the young Gunners and they will join Villa, Spurs and Chelsea in the last eight after eliminating the defending NextGen champions.
The winning goal was pure class - Nicholas Yennaris firing home from 30 yards and a reward for the entire team's battling performance in very difficult conditions.
90+2min Well into stoppage time and Arsenal are holding firm. Victory is just seconds away here.
89min Olsen trying to get Inter going again, collecting the ball in the centre circle. His through ball to Garritano is overhit though and Iliev gathers.
87min Three minutes plus stoppage for Arsenal to hold out and set up that quarter-final with CSKA.
Inter have made a second sub as Giovanni Terrani replaces Belloni.
84min Terry Burton makes Arsenal's second sub as Serge Gnabry is replaced by Austin Lipman.
London-born Lipman has been on Arsenal's books since the age of eight.
82min Some desperate blocking from the Arsenal defenders to deny Olsen's long-range strike. Inter aren't giving their NextGen crown up lightly.
Amongst all that, goalkeeper Iliev goes into the book for time wasting.
81min Another great opening for Inter as Bandini prompts chaos with another flighted ball - Tassi is there at the back post but his header is off target.
80min So close to an own goal and an equaliser! Nice cross by Bandini from the right wing and Monteiro nearly puts the ball past his own goalkeeper as he clears it. Iliev was very relieved to see it trickle past his post.
78min Inter coach Danielle Bernazzani has shuffled his pack, brining on the Portuguese Bocar Djumo for Gabbianelli.
76min Inter have just under 15 minutes to score an equaliser and prevent an early exit from the NextGen Series.
Belloni tries a speculative effort from 35 yards which is easily collected by Iliev.
70min Arsenal make a sub as Jordan Wynter comes on to replace Sead Hajrovic for the last 20 minutes.
The scorer Yennaris becomes the third Arsenal man in the book.
GOAL! Inter Milan 0 Arsenal 1 (Yennaris 68)
This game so desperately needed a goal and Arsenal have provided a magnificent one.
Nicholas Yennaris collected the ball near the centre circle, drove forward and beat Di Gennaro from 30 yards with a shot that crept inside the post Magnificent.
68min Both sides are unable to maintain possession for any more than two or three passes in these wet conditions. The players look like drowned rats and the centre of the pitch is starting to cut up.
66min Niccolo Belloni, meanwhile, gets some good fortune to find space on the right. His cross is dreadful and just rolls through some standing water to allow Arsenal to clear.
64min Akpom trying to muscle his way between Andrea Bandini and Isaac Donkor down the left, but he runs into a cul-de-sac.
Arsenal are looking resolute at the back, but chances of their own are at a premium.
59min Great last ditch challenge from Lukas Spendlhofer to deny the onrushing Ansah as he broke into the Inter box. That tackle had to be made.
55min Hajrovic, who is already nursing a head injury, requires another bandage, so Arsenal down to 10 for a minute or two.
54min Arsenal have started this second half with real purpose and are firing some testing long balls into the Inter box. Akpom was close to getting on the end of the last one.
51min High cross swung in from the right side by Arsenal's Olsson, forcing Di Gennaro into an uncomfortable punch under pressure. The referee bails him out by awarding a free-kick.
Kristoffer Olsson hails from Sweden and signed a professional contract with the Gunners last summer.
49min Now Isaac Donkor is on the turf with a leg injury. The trainer comes on and the Ghanaian limps off for some treatment.
46min Tassi is down on the floor clutching his head - he collided with Patrick Olsen.
45min The two sides re-emerge from the changing rooms into the Lombardy rain. With the tie poised at 0-0, there's all to play for in the second period. Inter will kick us off.
HALF-TIME: Inter Milan 0 Arsenal 0
A little moment of worry just before the referee blows for half-time as Garritano tries to force a through ball. Iliev comes out to collect it and that's that.
Inter just shading this last 16 tie, with their best chance coming through Tassi's long-range effort. At the other end, Chuba Akpom almost forced an Inter defender into an own goal.
Arsenal retain a threat on the counter but haven't created a great deal.
42min Gnabry trying to launch a counter-attack for Arsenal as he sprints down the right flank. His cross is poor, however, and easy for Di Gennaro to pick up.
41min Very ambitious effort from Alborno as we near half-time but it swerves well off target and into the protective netting behind the goal.
36min A free-kick from Niccolo Belloni nearly causes trouble for Iliev in the Arsenal goal as the ball squirms free of his grasp. He grabs it quickly though.
35min The first yellow card of the game is awarded to Arsenal's Sead Hajrovic for a rash sliding challenge.
And a few moments later, Bellerin gets the second.
33min The winners of this tie, incidentally, will host CSKA Moscow in the quarter-finals.
The other ties are:
Chelsea v Juventus or Rosenborg (playing tonight)
Aston Villa v Olympiakos
Tottenham v Sporting Lisbon
31min Excellent defensive work from Monteiro there to thwart Garritano at the very last moment. The Inter man looked odds on to score.
30min We're reached the half-hour mark of this NextGen Series match and it's still goalless - and reasonably even so far.
28min A well-timed sliding tackle there from Hector Bellerin to deny the onrushing Gabbianelli.
24min Danger for Arsenal as Gianmarco Gabbianelli breaks down the left and Sead Hajrovic, Arsenal's Swiss defender, has to close him down.
Hajrovic is wearing a bandage on his forehead, with a little patch of blood on it.
21min Zak Ansah with his first real involvement down the right. He breaks clear of Alborno but when he tries to pass backwards to Kristoffer Olsson, the ball simply stops in a puddle!
Ansah was a deep-lying midfielder when he first started out at Arsenal's academy, but he has evolved into a pacy winger.
20min Arsenal hit back and Akpom forces one of the Inter defenders to head behind for a corner. From the set-piece Di Gennaro is called upon to punch clear.
17min Inter have certainly adapted best to the tricky conditions and are putting Arsenal under some concerted pressure.
A long ball is played over the top for Garritano, but Elton Monteiro comes across nicely to deal with the danger.
15min First real chance there for Inter - the ball fell to Lorenzo Lassi about 30 yards out. He strikes the ball well, but it drops onto the roof of the net.
13min Chuba Akpom has looked energetic so far and clearly isn't afraid to chase lost causes.
Akpom, who is comfortable right across the forward line, has represented England under 17s.
11min A bit of a theatrical fall by Luca Garritano in the corner there, but he's won Inter a free-kick in a dangerous position.
The set piece falls to Patrick Olsen, but his shot is charged down and Arsenal get it clear.
9min Good persistence there from Serge Gnabry to close down a clearance from Rodrigo Alborno.
The German-born Gnabry is perhaps the best known player in the Arsenal side today, having made his Premier League debut against Norwich City back in October.
5min First chance for Arsenal as a long free-kick is floated forward towards Chuba Akpom. He is penalised for fouling his marker as he jumped and the danger passes.
At the other end, Deyan Iliev is forced to sprint from his goal in a hurry to clear the danger with an Inter player closing him down.
3min It's been a well-matched start to this last 16 tie, with both sides trying not only to adapt to each other's style, but the difficult conditions underfoot.
2pm We are underway in Lombardy, with the pitch looking very, very wet
1.55pm Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the NextGen Series last 16 match between Inter Milan and Arsenal.
Three English sides - Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham - have already made it through to the last eight, but the young Gunners face a real challenge to join them as they take on the defending NextGen champions.
Here are the two sides:
Inter Milan: Raffaele Di Gennaro, Andrea Bandini (c), Isaac Dankor, Lukas Spendlhofer, Rodrigo Alborno, Lorenzo Tassi, Patrick Olsen, Niccolo Belloni, Luca Garritano, Gianmarco Gabbianelli, Matteo Columbi
Arsenal: Deyan Iliev, Hector Bellerin, Martin Angha, Nicholas Yennaris (c), Elton Monteiro, Sead Hajrovic, Kristoffer Olsson, Isaac Hayden, Chuba Akpom, Serge Gnabry, Zak Anoah
Young guns: Arsenal celebrate beating Athletic Bilbao in the NextGen Series group stage
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