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Internazionale: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Thuram.
Subs: Di Gennaro, Josep Martinez, De Vrij, Arnautovic, Frattesi, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Berenbruch, Cocchi, Zalewski, Taremi.
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Inter are more or less as expected. Their only change from the starting XI in the first leg is Dimarco back in for Carlos Augusto.
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Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Urbig; Laimer, Kim, Dier, Stanisic; Goretzka, Kimmich; Olise, Muller, Sane; Kane.
Subs: Peretz, Klanac, Gnabry, Coman, Joao Palhinha, Guerreiro, Boey, Vidovic, Kusi-Asare, Pavlovic, Karl.
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Fresh from his goal in the first leg and his assist at the weekend, Müller starts! The German equals Lionel Messi’s Champions League appearances (163) with the start tonight, only Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo now have more.
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Referee: Slavko Vincic
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In an age of steel and glass stadia, San Siro remains arguably the most iconic cathedral of football left on the continent. Internazionale and Bayern are fitting giants of Europe, nine European Cups between them. And while you might be tempted to check if Real Madrid have got the crucial, early goal to get Arsenal hearts a fluttering, the real action is here. This is a quarter-final on a knife-edge – Inter leading 2-1 from the first leg. Bayern – who won the Champions League final here in 2001 – are not likely to roll over.
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These Champions League nights in Milan are special, just ask the locals. They go absolutely potty for the pre-match anthem around these parts and tonight will be no different. The winner of this tie will earn a semi-final with Barcelona. It really doesn’t get much bigger than this.
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Here’s what Bayern manager, Vincent Kompany, had to say in the lead up to tonight.
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There’s big anticipation for this game; it feels right. It’s the best team in Italy against the best team in Germany at the moment. The stadiums are also among the best there are. It doesn’t get much bigger than this. The quality and talent are there, too. The important thing is that we bring our best performance. Hopefully, we can experience a very special night for our fans, too.
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Kick-off: 8pm BST
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Important Events
24 minutes: Di Marco temporarily switches Frank to lead another inter-counter attack. Bavaria is furiously back pedaling, but DiMarco is choosing not to hook the cross towards Toolum, so I’m grateful.
21 min: Bastoni remembers the back in the middle, canters up from behind, and his biased strikes get higher and larger at Bayern bars. Inter fans have found their own voice. It’s absolutely jarring as Calhanoglu is round the corner. Cleared by Kim.
19 minutes: Martínez passes Kimmich and Goretzka in the middle and releases Dimarco from the left. Thuram is sprinted into a box, but the cross is wild from Dimarco and blows it off towards the half-baked line of wind! oh. Especially at stadiums like Sanshiro, it’s hard to think of games that have been affected by such strange circumstances!
17 minutes: It’s very windy inside Sanshiro. Players are struggling to judge the air ball swirling in the stadium along with the flowing rocks of Simone Inzagi.
16 minutes: After that strong opening claim, there were some nasty touches from Bayern keeper Arbig. The 21-year-old both launched the ball straight from play, putting his centre-back under a lot of pressure with loose passes.
14 minutes: Bayern fans at the away end behind this Perspex screen are making all the noise here. It’s a nervous start from Intel and the home crowd knows it.
12 minutes: Bastoni’s sensational tackle deny Oris a great opportunity! Barrera chose pockets in the middle, so Muller lofted an excellent pass on Inter’s defensive. Oris walked the ball one-on-one with Somer, but Bastoni came from anywhere and came to make the final groove tackle from behind. The Italians had to judge it perfectly in the region of Inter, so he did just that. Ollise appears completely confused as to how Bastoni reached it, but that was certainly a goal.
11 minutes: The game is going as expected. Bavaria controls 66% of its ownership in its first 10 minutes here, but Inter stands firm. They have only admitted three goals in the Champions League this season.
9 minutes: Thuram appears to be making Bayern Kim better. Bavarian Kim loses the Frenchman on a flowing inter-movement at the end, and DiMarco stabs Urbig’s palm.
8 minutes: Some of the tasty challenges in the midfield, Goretzka was late for Tulam. Homecloud whispers the yellow card, but the judge Slavko Vincic is not moved.
5 minutes: Valera was injured until the chance came. The Italian midfielder is off the pitch to get treatment. I think he’s OK to continue, but he’s moving pretty badly.
4 minutes: An epic block from Pavad denies Oris! Muller installed the former Crystal Palace man with a skillful flick in the area of Inter, but Dalmian threw himself into the path of Ollise’s shot, just as the French had bent one of the textbook curlers low in the far corner.
2 minutes: Bayern is forced to be high on the absurd, forcing Inter to make the fullback longer. But the third hopeful ball forward finds Thuram. Thuram helps to free Darmian Down Inter right. The ball is crossed low and after a nervous anxiety on Bayern’s defense, urbig surges forward, bringing the ball into impressive footsteps. It will make the young keeper have a world of good.
Peeeeeeeeeep!
We are in San Siro.
It’s only a few minutes! The team is out! In Intel’s famous blue and black, Thomas Muller leads Bavaria with a white strip with a varied red trim.
“Champion!” At the end of the Champions League anthem, they win Interfans. Weft thread.
This is the highlight From the first leg. They finished a sensational team goal of a) Harry Kane’s first half miss b) Lautaro Martinez, the Inter first c) Fratesi’s celebration.
How Bayern Likes Jan Somer. The Swiss was sold to Intel in 2023 for just 6.75 million euros. Sommer is currently 36 years old and is one of the best stoppers in Europe. Meanwhile, Bayern is neuer-less after the German was injured in the final 16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen. Jonas Urbig begins tonight for the Bundesliga side.
Another game is happening tonightin case you didn’t know.
Wait… there are two! Alas, not all coincidences are created equal.
Team News!
Internazionale: Summer; Pavad, Aserbi, Bastoni. Dalmian, Barrera, Karhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, DiMarco. Lautaro Martinez, Sarlam.
submarine: Di Gennaro, Josep Martinez, De Vrizi, Arnoutovich, Frattesi, Aslani, Carlos Augusto, Bisek, Berenbrusch, Kokki, Zarewski, Talemi.
The inter is more or less predictable. The only change from the starting XI in the first leg is Carlos Augusto’s Di Marco.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): City; Reimer, Kim, Deer, Stanisick. Goretzka, Kimmich; Olise, Muller, Sane; Kane.
submarine: Peretz, Klanac, Gnabry, Coman, Joao Palhinha, Guerreiro, Boey, Vidovic, Kusi-Asare, Pavlovic, Karl.
Fresh from his goal in the first leg, his assist Muller begins over the weekend! Germany equals Lionel Messi’s Champions League appearance (163), and at the start of the evening, only Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo have more.
Judgment: Slavko Vincic
After InterInter ended Bayern’s 22 unbeaten home runs In the first leg, Inter holds the longest unbeaten home record (14 games) in the competition. That said, Bayern won all four away games against Inter in European competition, including all three of the Champions League without acknowledging one goal (2-0 in 2006, 1-0 in 2011, 2-0 in 2022).
Inter is cautious in self-complaint considering they left the Champions League in the round to Atletico in the round of 16 rounds despite taking a one-goal lead in the second leg.
The team news will be released in about 20 minutesSo let’s dig a bit into pre-match reading.
Andy Brassel wrote this on Monday after Bayern’s 2-2 draw with Dortmund in the der Krassica over the weekend. It’s not an ideal preparation for this, but Harry Kane is not of any kind in particular.
A little more digging into the archives, this work by Richard Hall is in the great Andreas Breme, who specially served both the Inter and Bavarian.
And speaking of the legendary player who shines in both Bayern red and Inter black and blue, this is my 2019 interview with Lothar Matthias.
preamble
In the age of steel and glass stadia, San Siro undoubtedly remains the most iconic cathedral of football left on the continent. Internazionale and Bayern are perfect for the European giants, the nine European Cups. And while you may be tempted to see if Real Madrid has an important early goal to flutter Arsenal’s heart, here’s the real action. This is the Knife Edge quarter-finals. They are leading 2-1 from the first leg. Bayern – who He won the Champions League final in 2001. – There is little chance of rolling over.
These Champions League nights in Milan are special, Ask the locals. They would definitely be the bathroom for the pre-match national anthem around these parts and tonight is no exception. The winner of this tie will win the semi-finals at Barcelona. It won’t be much bigger than this.
This is what Bayern manager Vincent Company had to say in the lead up tonight.
There are high expectations for this game. I feel that’s correct. At the moment, it is the best in Italy, Germany. The stadium is also the best. It won’t be much bigger than this. There is also quality and talent. The important thing is that we deliver the best performance. Hopefully, we can experience a very special night for our fans.
kick off: 8pm BST
