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'99 per cent of Inter's game is to get the ball to Lukaku' – Gladbach duo admit to struggling with two-goal striker

Borussia Monchengladbach duo Jonas Hofmann and Mathias Ginter spoke of their side's struggle to contain Inter striker Romelu Lukaku, with the Italian side's target man said to be a player who “cannot be taken out of the game completely”.

The Belgian scored twice in Wednesday night's 2-2 Champions League draw at San Siro, with his second coming right at the death to rescue a point for the hosts after their opponents had taken the lead through Ramy Bensebaini and Hofmann himself.

Lukaku's hold-up play allowed the Nerazzurri to move further up the pitch when in possession on Wednesday night, and Hofmann was far from surprised with how often the hosts looked to find their target man.