Inter Milan got the job done against Sparta Prague in the Champions League, but must raise the level of their performances in Europe.This is the view in today’s print edition of Milan-based

Watch highlights as an early Lautaro Martinez goal leads Inter Milan to a narrow victory over Sparta Prague and seals their place in the Champions League knockout phase.

AC Milan and Inter closed in on spots on the last 16 of the Champions League with 1-0 wins over Girona and Sparta Prague at home and away respectively on Wednesday. Rafael Leao scored Milan's winner at the end of a dazzling run to move his side into the top eight,

Lautaro Martinez scored a superb first-half volley as Inter Milan claimed a 1-0 Champions League victory over hosts Sparta Prague on Wednesday to stay on course for an automatic place in the round of 16.

Inter were not quite at their best in the final third on Wednesday, but they did enough to get the three points on the board

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League, as Milan face Girona and Inter visit Sparta Prague. They both kick off at 20.00 GMT and are their penultimate games in this first phase of the competition.

Closing in on automatic qualification for the last 16, Inter Milan will resume their Champions League campaign on Wednesday, when they visit struggling Sparta Prague. Inter's 13 points from six games puts them on track to avoid the playoffs, while Sparta's modest tally of four leaves them in the elimination places.