Match preview for Barcelona v Inter
Barcelona and Inter Milan are set to sq. off within the Champions League semi-final for the primary time in 15 years.
Again in 2010, Inter had been the victors and went on to win the title beneath Jose Mourinho. This time, Barcelona are aiming for redemption and a shot at silverware towards both Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain within the closing.
Underneath the steerage of Hansi Flick, Barcelona are having fun with their greatest European marketing campaign in almost a decade. It’s been ten years since they final reached the Champions League closing, the place they lifted their fifth title in 2015.
After ending second behind Liverpool within the new league stage, the Catalan membership dismissed Benfica within the spherical of 16. Within the quarter-finals, they thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 at residence earlier than a 3-1 loss in Germany, which didn’t forestall their progress to the semis.
Having additionally constructed a four-point cushion atop La Liga, the Blaugrana have received 23 of their final 28 video games, struggling only one defeat -away to Dortmund.
Nevertheless, Inter’s 15-match unbeaten run at residence within the Champions League poses a severe problem. Furthermore, the Spanish facet haven’t overwhelmed Inter of their final two conferences.
Having completed stage on factors with Barcelona throughout the league section, Inter breezed previous Feyenoord after which ended Bayern Munich’s hopes within the quarter-finals.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 28, 2025
Simone Inzaghi’s workforce have solely misplaced twice of their previous 20 Champions League outings.
Although much less prolific than Barcelona, Inter have relied on their defensive stability. They’ve scored 19 objectives and conceded simply 5, protecting eight clear sheets within the course of.
Nevertheless, their latest home kind has been underwhelming.
After a last-minute loss to Bologna snapped a 13-match unbeaten run, Inter had been eradicated from the Coppa Italia by AC Milan, after which fell 1-0 to Roma.
These back-to-back league defeats have seen them slip to second in Serie A, trailing Napoli by three factors with 4 video games remaining.
Crew information for Barcelona v Inter
Barcelona stay with out Robert Lewandowski attributable to a hamstring difficulty, which might additionally rule him out of the return leg.
Left-back Alejandro Balde is a doubt, with Gerard Martin doubtlessly persevering with in his place.
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is match once more however Wojciech Szczesny is prone to retain his spot.
Inter’s hopes will relaxation closely on captain Lautaro Martinez, who has scored in every of his final 5 Champions League video games and surpassed the 20-goal mark within the competitors.
Strike companion Marcus Thuram is racing to recuperate from a thigh harm, and there are query marks over defender Benjamin Pavard, who injured his ankle on Sunday.
Nevertheless, Denzel Dumfries and Piotr Zielinski are again in motion.
Alessandro Bastoni and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are each anticipated to return after serving suspensions.
𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐘 💫#ForzaInter #UCL #BarcelonaInter pic.twitter.com/O6qvFKyL7D
— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) April 29, 2025
Anticipated line-ups for Barcelona v Inter
Barcelona: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Torres
Inter Milan: Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Martinez, Thuram
The way to watch Barcelona v Inter: TV channel, on-line stream
Barcelona v Inter will kick-off at 20:00 on Wednesday night time and is on the market to observe on TNT Sports activities 1. Followers within the UK may also watch the match on the invention+ app.
