The Champions League is again and European soccer returns to San Siro. Inter host RB Leipzig at 21:00 CET on Tuesday 26 November on matchday 5 of the League Section. The groups have a number of distance between them because it stands: Inter go into the sport on the Meazza on 10 factors from 4 video games, whereas the German facet have 0 factors.
RB LEIPZIG: STATE OF FORM
RB Leipzig have had a tough begin to the League Section of the new-look Champions League: the German facet are but to place some extent on the board. Following 4 defeats of their 4 matches, RB Leipzig have 0 factors, stage with Sturm Graz, Younger Boys, Crvena zvezda and Slovan Bratislava. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that Marco Rose’s facet have had a really troublesome run within the competitors, having performed towards Atlético de Madrid (2-1), Juventus (3-2), Liverpool (1-0) and Celtic (3-1).
Within the Bundesliga, in the meantime, they presently sit in third place on 21 factors, two behind Eintracht Frankfurt and eight behind league leaders Bayern, however Rose’s facet did lose 4-3 away at Hoffenheim final day out. RB Leipzig’s final league win was on 26 October and have solely taken one level of their final three video games (towards Borussia Mönchengladbach) following defeats to Dortmund and Hoffenheim. They have been additionally overwhelmed by Celtic at Parkhead within the Champions League in that point. Their final win in all competitions was towards St Pauli within the DFB-Pokal on 29 October.
he Nerazzurri ought to actually concentrate on RB Leipzig’s offensive firepower: they’ve scored 22 objectives in 15 video games within the league and Champions League this season. Their present main goalscorers are the proficient children Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda with seven and 6 objectives respectively; each of them have gained recognition in current seasons because of their spectacular performances.
STATS AND FACTS
Inter have confronted 13 completely different German groups in European competitions, although the sport at San Siro will likely be their first-ever assembly with RB Leipzig.
This will likely be RB Leipzig’s first recreation away in Italy within the UEFA Champions League; the German facet have nevertheless, gained each of their earlier away video games towards Italian groups in European competitions: 3-1 vs Napoli on February 2018 and 2-0 vs Atalanta in April – each within the UEFA Europa League.
Inter are unbeaten of their final 11 house video games within the UEFA Champions League (W, D2); the Nerazzurri have stored 9 clear sheets on this run.
RB Leipzig have dropped 9 factors from profitable positions within the UEFA Champions League this season, having misplaced three video games wherein that they had taken the lead (vs Atlético Madrid, Juventus and Celtic).
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has a 100% progressive move completion price whereas beneath strain within the UEFA Champions League this season (21/21), the best share of any participant to have tried greater than 10 passes of this kind within the competitors.
Yann Sommer has saved all 14 of his pictures on course confronted within the UEFA Champions League league. The Inter shot-stopper is one in every of simply three goalkeepers to have amassed over 3.3 xG confronted however no objectives conceded, alongside Paulo Gazzaniga (3.7) and Lucas Chevalier (3.3),
INTER VS. RB LEIPZIG, WHERE TO WATCH IT ON TV
Inter vs. RB Leipzig will likely be performed on the San Siro on Tuesday 26 November at 21:00 CET. In Italy, it will likely be broadcast completely on Sky and NOW and streamed on Sky Go and NOW TV.
UPDATES ON INTER TV
On Inter TV as all the time updates and hyperlinks within the pre-match, with the most recent forward of the kickoff of the problem. Our stay pre-match build-up will begin at 19:30 and also will be seen on YouTube by the membership’s official channel till 20:15. On the finish of the sport we could have in-depth stories and interviews.
ARBITRO
Arbitro: João Pinheiro (POR) Assistenti: Jesus, Maia (POR) Quarto ufficiale: Gonçalves (POR) VAR: Martins (POR) Assistente VAR: Hernández (POR)