| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | It's 2-2 after a thoroughly entertaining first half at the Meazza. |
| 46' | Zanetti narrowly misses with a piledriver from 25 yards. |
| 45' | 1 minute of added time. |
| 45' | Dudu is booked by Allaerts for protesting. |
| 42' | Dacourt turns Aleksei Berezutski during a run in from the left and sends a cross-shot across the face of the goal. |
| 41' | Incredible miss by Zanetti, who took the ball past the keeper after meeting Cambiasso's through ball. But it wouldn't have counted anyway as the flag went up for offside. |
| 39' | Rahimic is yellow-carded for a foul on Javier Zanetti. |
| 38' | Jo ventures into the Inter box from the left, forcing Samuel into a sliding tackle. Corner to the visitors. |
| 34' | GOOOAALLLL!!!! Unmarked in the box, Cambiasso slides in Maicon's through ball. Inter 2-2 CSKA Moscow. |
| 32' | GOOAALLL!!!! We're back in the game as Ibrahimovic hooks home his 12th Champions League goal from Chivu's deep right-wing cross. Inter 1-2 CSKA Moscow. |
| 31' | Inter fall further behind. Vagner Love runs on to a long ball forward, dribbles Dacourt and Cordoba in the box, and smashes home. Inter 0-2 CSKA Moscow. |
| 30' | Ibrahimovic's header from Chivu's cross is deflected behind for a second corner. |
| 30' | Ibra's fierce low strike from the free kick takes a deflection. Left-wing corner to Inter. |
| 29' | Free kick to Inter just outside the CSKA area, awarded for a foul by Dudu on Ibrahimovic. |
| 28' | Maicon plays a delightful one-two with Ibra but his headed effort from the return pass is intercepted by Vasili Berezutski. Inter remain in the CSKA third and Ibrahimovic crashes over from the edge of the box. |
| 26' | Crespo heads wide a Maicon cross from the right. |
| 25' | Krasic unleshes a right-footer from 25 yards. It's way over the bar. |
| 23' | CSKA take the lead through Jo. He collects a Vagner Love pass just outside the box and fires left-footed past Julio Cesar. |
| 22' | Samuel zips between Jo and Vagner Love to intercept Carvalho's ball into the Inter box. |
| 21' | Maicon crosses from the right to the far post. Ibra delights the crowd with a backheeled pass into the six-yard box but there's no team-mate on hand. |
| 20' | Ibrahimovic wins the Nerazzurri another corner. Chivu crosses, Samuel's header is wayward. |
| 19' | Zanetti goes down in the box after contact with Rahimic. The Meazza cries 'rigore', but that word isn't in Paul Allaerts' vocabulary. |
| 18' | Aleksei Berezutski heads behind Crespo's left-wing cross for a corner. |
| 17' | Jo latches on to a Carvalho cross from the left and heads into the path of Vagner Love, who fails to make clean contact with the ball. |
| 15' | Chance for Inter. From 20 yards out Maicon crashes a low shot wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Maxwell combines well with Cambiasso and then plays into the area. Aleksei Berezutski intercepts and clears. |
| 12' | Vasili Berezutski sweeps clear Maxwell's cross from Chivu's ball down the left. |
| 10' | Samuel sends a low cross in from the left after collecting Ibrahimovic's cut-back. CSKA clear. |
| 8' | Chance for the Russians. Vagner Love wins a duel with Dacourt, creates space for a shot and rifles narrowly wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post from 20 yards. |
| 7' | Samuel's glancing header from Chivu's inswinging corner is wide of the far post. |
| 7' | Zanetti has a right-wing cross blocked and it's another corner for the Nerazzurri. |
| 5' | Carvalho's cross is cleared by Cambiasso. |
| 4' | Free kick to CSKA on the left wing after a Maicon foul on Krasic. |
| 3' | Inter retrieve a ball in midfield. Maicon plays forward for Crespo but CSKA keeper Akinfeev gets there first. |
| 2' | Ibra's hooked effort from Chivu's cross is blocked by Jo. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 2' | Maicon gets to the right byline and crosses. It's blocked and we win a corner. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Meazza for tonight's Champions League Matchday 4 clash. |
| 1' | Inter kick off. FORZA RAGAZZI!!! |
| 1' | CSKA Moscow: 35 Akinfeev; 24 V.Berezutski, 6 A.Berezutski, 50 Grigoriev; 17 Krasic, 20 Dudu, 25 Rahimic, 18 Zhirkov; 7 Carvalho, 9 Vagner Love, 10 Jo. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 26 Chivu; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 15 Dacourt, 6 Maxwell; 8 Ibrahimovic, 18 Crespo. |
| 1' | Injury-hit Inter welcome back Maicon, newly available after missing the first three Matchdays through suspension. |
| 1' | The visitors are without injured Russian national team captain Ignaschevich, but Brazilian forward Vagner Love returns after missing CSKA's home defeat to Inter two weeks ago. |
| 1' | A win against CSKA Moscow will see the Nerazzurri edge closer to qualification for the first knockout round with two Group G matches left to play. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter produce a memorable comeback to defeat CSKA Moscow 4-2 and maintain their lead at the top of Group G. See you on Sunday for Inter v Lazio. |
| 47' | Cordoba makes a headed clearance from Eduardo's right-wing cross. |
| 46' | Inter counter-attack with Suazo and Cruz but the Honduran overhits his pass for the Argentine. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of added time. |
| 43' | Suazo wins us a corner after a duel with Grigoriev. |
| 41' | Suazo sprints on goal and unleashes a shot but Grigoriev makes a strong challenge and blocks to deny Inter a fifth. |
| 40' | Straight into the action, Suazo crosses for Cruz. El Jardinero is intercepted. |
| 39' | Dacourt is booked for a foul on Carvalho. |
| 39' | Standing ovation for Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he makes way for David Suazo. |
| 38' | CSKA make their final switch: Taranov on, Dudu off. |
| 36' | Cruz is intercepted as he meets a long ball forward. |
| 35' | Ten minutes left at the Meazza and it looks as if Inter have taken the wind out of CSKA's sails. |
| 30' | IBRACADABRA!!!! What a superb goal by Zlatan. The Super Swede wins the ball in the CSKA third, picks his spot and sends the sweetest of right-foot finishes into the top right corner. |
| 29' | Akinfeev catches Solari's whipped cross from the left. |
| 27' | Zhirkov is booked for an ugly challenge on Cordoba. |
| 26' | Ibrahimovic's shot inside the box appears to be handled by Aleksei Berezutski. No penalty is given. |
| 25' | CSKA replace captain Vasili Berezutski with Eduardo. |
| 24' | Ibra rises in the area to meet Solari's left-wing cross and sends a flicked header over the bar. |
| 22' | That's Esteban's second of the night. |
| 22' | GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Santiago Solari's left-wing corner is backheeled into the path of Esteban Cambiasso by Julio Cruz and El Cuchu lashes home from seven yards out. Inter 3-2 CSKA Moscow. |
| 21' | Chivu's curling free kick is just over the bar. |
| 21' | Inter replace Maxwell with Solari. |
| 20' | Vasili Berezutski is yellow-carded for a foul on Cruz. Free kick to Inter 25 yards out. |
| 20' | CSKA hit back and Inter have Cordoba to thank for a well timed tackle on Vagner Love. |
| 19' | Incredible miss by Cambiasso. With the goal gaping, Cambiasso's header from Zanetti's cross goes inches wide of the post. |
| 18' | Inter bring on Julio Cruz for Hernan Crespo. |
| 15' | Ibra close for the Nerazzurri. Maxwell crosses to the Swede who hooks over Akinfeev but his angled effort is off target. |
| 13' | Julio Cesar punches clear Carvalho's right-wing corner. |
| 12' | Great chance for Inter. Crespo just fails to connect with Ibra's fast cross from the right. |
| 11' | The ever dangerous Vagner Love hits wide from 25 yards. |
| 10' | Samuel heads over Carvalho's cross. Another corner for the visitors. |
| 9' | Carvalho's free kick spins off Zanetti and goes behind for a corner. |
| 9' | Vagner Love goes on a mazy run which is abruptly ended by Ivan Cordoba. Free kick to CSKA in a central position 25 yards out. |
| 7' | Substitute Aldonin heads clear Chivu's cross from the right. |
| 3' | Akinfeev makes a punched clearance from Cristian Chivu's right-wing corner. |
| 2' | Carvalho tests Julio Cesar with a right-footer from 25 yards. |
| 1' | CSKA kick off the second half. |
| 1' | CSKA have brought on Aldonin for Jo. |