Inter coach Cristian Chivu says his gamers should ‘not really feel the stress’ to attain two or three targets towards Bodo/Glimt: ‘We all know we are able to flip a damaging end result round.’
Inter are making ready for the second leg of the Champions League knockout play-off towards Bodo/Glimt. The Nerazzurri suffered a 3-1 loss within the reverse fixture in Norway final week. Subsequently, they want a win by two targets to ship the sport to additional time and a three-goal margin to qualify for the Spherical of 16.
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Inter vs. Bodo/Glimt – Chivu’s pre-match interview
BODO, NORWAY – FEBRUARY 18: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, gestures to his gamers throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between FK Bodo/Glimt and FC Internazionale Milano at Aspmyra Stadion on February 18, 2026 in Bodo, Norway. (Photograph by Martin Ole Wold/Getty Photographs)
Hakan Calhanoglu has missed the final two video games, however Chivu didn’t present any replace on whether or not the Turkish midfielder would return to motion tomorrow: “We’ll see,” the Inter coach instructed Sky Sport Italia by way of
Chivu was requested how he’s been making ready the staff for the match: “Nothing adjustments; we should exit on the sector to win and bear in mind that we are able to. We should not really feel the stress to attain two or three targets to qualify. We should do our greatest, being clear-headed to grasp the moments within the recreation, understanding that we’re a staff that may flip a damaging end result round. We should be conscious that we have to keep balanced as a result of Bodo are very harmful in transitions.”
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The Nerazzurri’s defeat within the first leg was fairly sudden, particularly given their dominance in Serie A.
“There was lots of bitterness as a result of we might have carried out extra. We needed to do extra. In the long run, we deserved the end result,” he mentioned.
“We instantly centered on Saturday’s match, which was simply as necessary. And, since Saturday, we’ve been fascinated about this. We’ll play simply 72 hours after the final recreation. In Lecce, it was even lower than 72 hours from the earlier match, together with the return to Milan and the flight to Lecce.”
SASSUOLO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Cristian Chivu head coach of FC Internazionale shankes fingers with Luis Henrique of FC Internazionale throughout the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and FC Internazionale at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on February 08, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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Inter beat in Serie A on Saturday and prolonged their lead over second-placed Milan to 10 factors because the Rossoneri misplaced 1-0 at dwelling towards Parma.
“We’re a staff that may flip a end result round, we’re all assured, and we’ll do our greatest,” Chivu continued.
“From the start, we’ve been taking one recreation at a time with out planning too far forward. We’re prepared; we are able to each bodily and mentally deal with all competitions and video games at our greatest.
“What I care about is the strategy, the psychological preparation for the sport and the belief—being our greatest model, being conscious that we are able to flip it round. It might final 120 minutes, plus penalties, and we should be prepared on all fronts.”