The Champions League returns with Real Madrid hosting Inter Milan this Tuesday for the final round of the group stages.
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Key Statistics
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last eleven games (W10, D1).
The hosts have won their last four home games by an aggregate scoreline of 7-3.
Overall, they have won their last eight games, scoring 18 goals and conceding five goals.
Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last 12 games.
They have not conceded a goal in four consecutive games.
The visitors have scored two or more goals in nine of their last eleven games in all competitions.
Head to head
Both teams have met six times in the past and Real Madrid remain unbeaten against Inter Milan. The hosts have won five of those games and have drawn the other.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Real Madrid: W-W-W-W-W
Inter-Milan: W-W-W-W-W
Real Madrid
Record Champions League holders Real Madrid will look to seal the top spot in their group when they welcome Italian giants Inter Milan to Santiago Bernabeu this Tuesday.
The Spanish club are sitting top of Group D after winning four of their opening five group games (L1). They are two points ahead of their visitors and can seal a top finish if they pick up maximum points in this game.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side are on hot form at the moment, and come into this tie fresh from a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in La Liga. Goals from Luka Jovic and the in-form Vinicius Junior sealed the win for them and ensured that they remained top of the La Liga table.
The win was also their eighth consecutive win in all competitions and their fourth consecutive win at home in all competitions. After a difficult run of form in late September and early October that saw them go three games without a win, the hosts are truly back in top shape and will fancy their chances of extending their winning run in this game.
Possible Real Madrid starting line-ups
Thibaut Courtois; Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal; Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Federico Valverde; Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic, Vinicius Junior
Injured: Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Inter Milan
After a productive weekend in the Serie A, Inter Milan will turn their attention to the Champions League where they travel to Spain, looking to get the win that will secure them the top spot in Group D.
The Serie A giants made light work of AS Roma in Serie A over the weekend, defeating Jose Mourinho’s side 3-0. Goals from Hakan Calhanoglu, Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries sealed the win for Simon Inzgahi’s men and kept them within touching distance of the top of the league table.
Like their hosts, Inter come into this tie in imperious form, having won nine of their last eleven games. Their win over Roma made it five consecutive wins and extended their clean sheet record to four in four games.
With a chance of going top beckoning on them in the UCL, Nerazzurri will be desperate to get a win here and cement their palace as one of the Champions League top teams.
Possible Inter Milan starting line-ups
Samir Handanovic; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Milan Skriniar, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ivan Perisic; Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko.
Injured: Joaquin Correa, Andrea Ranocchia, Stefan de Vrij, Matteo Darmian
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Real Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan
