Inter vs Barcelona preview
After a long international break that felt even longer for club football fans, the UCL is back with a bang. Matchday three of the UEFA Champions League is on the horizon and the marquee game from this matchday is Barcelona’s visit to Inter’s iconic San Siro. The teams are in the “Group of Death” along with Bayern so the two fixtures between these teams will go a long way to deciding who comes second. Whoever misses out will consider it a huge failure.
Xavi has got Barca humming again. Youthful exuberance has been complemented the by ice-cold finishing of veteran Lewandowski. Unbeaten in 18 away league games, and giving Los Blancos a proper title race, claims that Barca are back don’t seem so ludicrous anymore. All that economic lever turning doesn’t seem so bad after all. This will be a huge test of their elite credentials.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 2, 2022
Meanwhile, Inter Milan have struggled to get going this season. Early season title contenders sit in 9th place in the Serie A after eight games. They’re coming off a demoralising home loss to Mourinho’s Roma. They look nowhere near their best but a marquee game like this could be just the sort of momentum boost teams look for.
With all that said, let’s take a look at Inter Milan vs Barcelona preview. (KO- Oct 4, 8PM BST)
Inter vs Barcelona team news
The biggest boost for Inter could come in the form of Romelu Lukaku’s return. The Belgian has missed eight games due to muscular problems and Inter have missed his presence up front. He might be fit enough to make the bench but the prospect of Inter’s famed “LuLa” partnership (Lautaro Martinez and Lukaku) returning would make Inter fans a lot more confident. Marcelo Brozovic remains out with a hamstring issue. Inter have no other injury worries.
Calhanoglu’s set-piece prowess will be crucial and the defensive troika of Skriniar-Acerbi-Bastoni will need to be at their best to stop Lewandowski’s hot streak.
PROBABLE LINEUP: Handanovic, Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Dimarco, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu, Lautaro Martinez, Dzeko
No other side was hit by the international break as hard as Barcelona. Los Cules lost a number of starters to injuries as Xavi called it a “Disgrace”. Injuries to key players like Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde have decimated their backline with backups like Bellerin and Depay also…
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