Inter Milan vs Borussia Dortmund
Champions League
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan).
Match Preview
Inter find themselves in almost a must-win situation as Italy struggled to pick up points in two of his first Champions League match. Inter draw against Slavia Prague on 17 September and then fell 2-1 to Barcelona on October 2 To draw Slavia Prague, Inter needed a goal in 92 minutes of Nicolo Barella. Lautaro Martinez netted a single score for Inter against Barcelona.
In Serie A play, Antonio Conte's side coming off a 4-3 win over Sassuolo and a 2-1 defeat against Juventus. The loss to Juventus ended the Serie A six-game winning streak for Inter.
Dortmund has performed well so far in the Champions League play and found himself in second place in the group. The German side played Barcelona 0-0 and then beat Slavia Prague 2-0 behind a pair of goals from defender Achraf Hakimi. In the play Bundesliga side Lucien Favre coming off a 1-0 victory and a 2-2 draw against Mönchengladbach vs SC Freiburg.
This match will see some fellow national team going up against each other as Belgian Romelu Lukaku plays for Inter, while Axel Witsel and thorgan hazard play for Dortmund. If Witsel played in this match, it will be his 50th appearance in the Champions League. For Argentina, Lautaro Martínez suitable for Inter while compatriot Leonardo Balerdi wear kit Dortmund.
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Inter and Dortmund last met in the quarter-finals of the 1993-94 UEFA Cup, with Italy winning 4-3 on aggregate. They won the trophy that year.
Inter without a win in six UEFA European games against German opposition since a 3-2 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League in March 2011.
Borussia Dortmund have conceded just two goals in eight Champions League matches of their group phase, keeping clean sheets in seven games.
Inter Nicolo Barella could become the fourth player to have scored in each of his first two home European Cup / Champions League matches for the Nerazzurri, after Roberto Boninsegna (1971), Alessandro Altobelli (1980) and Mauro Icardi (2018).
Borussia Dortmund have won three of their five UEFA Champions League away matches (W3 D0 L2) under Lucien Favre, once in their previous 10 under Jürgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel and Peter Bosz combined (W2 D2 L6).
PREDICTION
A tough game in store for Inter but I think the importance of the three points should have Antonio Conte and his players are eager to fixture, given the shape of the second league team and how Inter have played in San Siro (apart from Slavia Prague) I think the Nerazzurri will secure three points and the season kick start the European adventure.
