Anicet is shown the yellow card for his handball which led to the penalty.
GOOOAL! Lukaku makes it 2-0 to Inter! The striker steps up with confidence before sweeping the ball into the bottom right-hand corner to give the visitors a two-goal advantage heading into the second leg.
90'
D. Biton enters the game and replaces Cauly.
Ludogorets are making their final change of the match as Cauly is replaced by Biton.
There will be four minutes of added time.
87'
Eriksen creates a pocket of space which presents him the opportunity to surge into the Ludogorets box, but he instead decides to go backwards as Inter aim to keep hold of the ball in the closing stages.
85'
M. Tchibota gets yellow.
Tchibota goes to ground under the challenge of Valero inside the penalty box, but the referee books the substitute for simulation and awards the free-kick to Inter.
84'
Eriksen travels down the right channel before lifting a delivery towards Barella who is lurking at the back post, but can't quite adjust his body to steer his effort on target.
83'
Tchibota collects the ball in midfield before spotting the unmarked run of Wanderson near the left-hand side of the box, but D'Ambrosio just manages to get back quick enough to make a critical intervention.
81'
A. Young enters the game and replaces C. Biraghi.
Inter make their third and final change as Young is brought on to replace Biraghi.
78'
A patient period of Ludogorets build-up play leads to Cicinho collecting the ball on the right flank, but he fails to get his foot around his delivery as he slices it over the crossbar.
76'
M. Tchibota enters the game and replaces J. Świerczok.
Ludogorets are now making their next change as Tchibota enters the fray in place of Swierczok.
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72'
N. Barella enters the game and replaces V. Moses.
Inter make another change as Moses is replaced by Barella.
71'
C. Eriksen has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by R. Lukaku.
GOOOAL! Eriksen makes it 1-0 to Inter! A patient passage of build-up play culminates in Vecino's flick picking out Lukaku inside the box, and he then tees up Eriksen who steers his effort into the left-hand side of the net.
Lukaku has made an immediate impact since being introduced from the bench, and the striker produced a fine piece of hold-up play to provide the assist for Eriksen's impressive strike.
69'
Ludogorets win a corner on the left as Moses deflects Marcelinho's delivery out of play, and the resulting cross is cleared only as far as Nedyalkov who fizzes his first-time effort wide of the right-hand post.
67'
S. Badji enters the game and replaces S. Dyakov.
Ludogorets make their first switch as Dyakov is replaced by Badji.
66'
Wanderson pounces on to a loose ball near the centre circle before aiming to poke a throughball into Marcelinho just inside the box, but Valero is alert to the danger as he makes a key interception.
64'
R. Lukaku enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
Inter make the first change of the match as Martinez is replaced by Lukaku.
63'
Martinez plays a one-two with Sanchez before powering an effort at goal from just outside the box, but he sees his ambitious strike deflected out towards the right flank by Terziev.
61'
Wanderson gets yellow.
Wanderson is shown a yellow card following a late tackle on Sanchez inside the Ludogorets half.
60'
Wanderson surges forward before slotting a throughball towards Nedyalkov on the overlap, but his fizzing delivery into the box is put out for a corner.
58'
An excellent moment of link-up play between Martinez and Sanchez almost sets the latter free on the right-hand side of the box, but he fails to produce an effort on goal as the Ludogorets defence crowd him out.
56'
Godin loses the ball in a dangerous position which leads to Ludogorets launching a quick counter-attack, but Swierczok's cross from the right flank is blocked by the Inter defence.
52'
Martinez latches on to a loose ball before making a burst towards the edge of the box, but his eventual 20-yard strike dips comfortably over the bar.
48'
Biraghi skips past a challenge on the left wing before threading a pass towards Martinez inside the box, but the striker then fails to pick out Biraghi with his return ball.
46'
The referee blows the whistle and Ludogorets get the second half underway!
45'
HALF-TIME: Ludogorets 0-0 Inter
43'
D. Grigore gets yellow.
Grigore becomes the first Ludogorets player to receive a booking in the match following a late tackle on Moses.
42'
Eriksen asseses his options on the left flank before cutting a low cross towards Martinez in the middle of the box, but the striker is penalised for a handball offence while attempting to control the ball.
40'
Inter have a free-kick in a promising area following Marcelinho's foul on Martinez, but Eriksen's in-swinging ball is nodded away by Nedyalkov before it can reach Ranocchia.
38'
D'Ambrosio does well to shield the ball near the right-hand byline before attempting to squeeze a cross into the centre, but he only manages to ripple the side-netting with his delivery.
36'
Inter win a free-kick inside the Ludogorets half following a handball from Marcelinho, but the visitors fail to make use of the set-piece situation as it is played short to Vecino who sees his clipped pass collected by Iliev.
34'
Ludogorets win a free-kick just inside the Inter half following Vecino's foul on Dyakov, and this permits the hosts to recycle possession as they pass the ball back along the defence.
32'
Godin powers his way towards the edge of the Ludogorets penalty box, but the Inter defender finds the area to be too congested and he eventually loses control of the ball for his side.
30'
Cicinho controls a cross-field pass before drilling the ball into the feet of Cauly just outside the right-hand side of the box, but his lofted delivery is nodded away by Godin at the front post.
28'
Sanchez shows good chest control on the right-hand side of the box before spinning a cross towards the unmarked Eriksen in the centre, but the midfielder's first touch lets him down as Iliev pounces on to the loose ball.
22'
L. Martínez gets yellow.
Martinez is shown the first yellow card of the match for a reckless challenge on Terziev, with this meaning the striker will miss the return leg at the San Siro.
20'
Martinez feeds Sanchez inside the box before watching his strike partner dance towards the right-hand byline, but Sanchez's squeezed delivery into the box is cleared away by the Ludogorets defence.
18'
Vecino shows a quick turn of pace to surge forward from midfield, but he then fires a highly ambitious strike well over the bar from some 30 yards out.
16'
Ludogorets are now looking quite comfortable on the ball as they become more settled in the match, with Martinez's foul on Dyakov now meaning the Bulgarian side can re-group again inside their own half.
14'
A prolonged spell of Ludogorets possession leads to Cicinho scooping a cross-field ball towards Wanderson on the opposite flank, but Moses gets across to nod it out for a throw-in on the left channel.
12'
Godin charges forward from deep before skidding a pass into Vecino who then tries to loop a throughball into the path of Sanchez, but Iliev emerges from his goal to claim the loose ball.
10'
Marcelinho wins a corner on the left-hand side following a neat passage of build-up play from Ludogorets, but Wanderson's resulting delivery is cleared away at the front post by Inter.
8'
Cicinho makes a burst towards the right-hand byline before going to ground under the challenge of Godin, but the referee dismisses Ludogorets' claim for a free-kick.
6'
Ludogorets enjoy their first spell of possession as they pass the ball along the midfield, but the hosts then concede a foul as Dyakov trips over Martinez near the halfway line.
4'
Moses collects the ball on the right flank before sweeping a pass back towards D'Ambrosio, but his clipped delivery into the box is then punched away by Ludogorets goalkeeper Iliev.
2'
Vecino picks up the ball just outside the right-hand side of the box before picking out the overlapping run of Moses, and the winger's eventual cross then reaches Biraghi who sees his back-post effort deflected wide for a corner.
1'
The referee blows the whistle and Inter get the game underway!
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of this Europa League round-of-32 clash between Ludogorets and Inter!
Ludogorets qualified for the knock-out stage after finishing second in their group ahead of Ferencvarosi and CSKA Moscow, with this having seen the Bulgarian outfit through to the round of 32 for the fourth time in their history. On the domestic scene, the Bulgarian champions are on track to retain their league title as they currently sit seven points clear at the summit, and they enter today’s match following a 6-0 win over Botev Vratsa last weekend.
Inter find themselves travelling to Razgrad in the first leg of this Europa League round-of-32 tie after finishing third in their difficult Champions League group behind Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund. Antonio Conte’s side enter today's meeting following a 2-1 defeat to Lazio on Sunday, but the San Siro outfit are still battling for the Serie A title as they currently sit just three points behind league leaders Juventus.
SUBS: Cosmin Moti, Stephane Badji, Dan Biton, Taleb Tawatha, Mavis Tchibota, Jordan Ikoko, Vladislav Stoyanov.
SUBS: Romelu Lukaku, Filip Stankovic, Nicolo Barella, Antonio Candreva, Stefan de Vrij, Ashley Young, Lorenzo Pirola.
INTER (3-5-2): Daniele Padelli; Diego Godin, Andrea Ranocchia, Danilo D’Ambrosio; Victor Moses, Matias Vecino, Borja Valero, Christian Eriksen, Cristiano Biraghi; Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez.
The players are now emerging from the tunnel as kick-off edges closer at the Ludogorets Arena.
LUDOGORETS (4-3-3): Plamen Iliev; Cicinho, Georgi Terziev, Dragos Grigore, Anton Nedyalkov; Svetoslav Dyakov, Anicet Andrianantenaina, Cauly Oliveira Souza; Marcelinho, Jakub Swierczok, Wanderson.
The players are now gathering in the tunnel ahead of the second half.
That's all for now. Thank you for following live coverage of this Europa League clash!
Ludogorets now face a league clash against Etar over the weekend before their tricky trip to the San Siro next week, while Inter will be looking to get their league campaign back on track against Sampdoria before Conte's men welcome Ludogorets the following Thursday.
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