The stage is about for San Siro to welcome what guarantees to be an entertaining match between two of essentially the most in-form sides in Europe as Inter welcome Arsenal to Milan.
Greater than that, nevertheless, to indicate credentials for 2 sides which can be each lacking a European title lately regardless of dominating the competitors.
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For Arsenal, who lead the Premier League and Champions League tables, continental silverware has eluded them this century, and is taken into account to be a excessive precedence for the membership and followers alike.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 17: Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal celebrates scoring his workforce’s first aim with teammate Gabriel Martinelli in the course of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Outdated Trafford on August 17, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
In the meantime, Inter have misplaced two of the final three Champions League finals and can have been disillusioned to not add one other European cup to their trophy cupboard.
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Can Inter’s multi-pronged assault break down Arsenal’s wall?
Up to now this season, throughout 28 video games within the Premier League and Europe, Arsenal have conceded simply 15 objectives. Of their six continental video games, the Gunners have solely conceded as soon as, as their defence continues to show themselves the most effective on the earth.
Inter, alternatively, have had no scarcity of objectives. Head coach Cristian Chivu’s wealth of attacking choices have given him 44 objectives in Serie A, ten greater than champions Napoli who’ve the 2nd most objectives this marketing campaign.
While they haven’t been as prolific comparatively within the Champions League, the Nerazzurri have nonetheless discovered the again of the web on 12 events of their first six video games.
UDINE, ITALY – JANUARY 17: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his workforce’s first aim in the course of the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Friuli on January 17, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Timothy Rogers/Getty Photos)
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Subsequently, we’ve a ‘immovable object vs unstoppable power’ state of affairs right here, the place Chivu’s free-flowing, goal-scoring Inter will welcome essentially the most impenetrable defence within the competitors.
Chivu has choices, thoughts you, one thing the Gunners can’t depend on. Inter have Ange-Yoan Bonny, Francesco Pio Esposito, Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez all out there for the fixture, with Pio Esposito and Lautaro beginning the final couple of video games collectively and doing nicely as a partnership.
Arsenal, in the meantime, nonetheless face accidents in defence – with Piero Hincapie and former Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori each set to overlook the journey to San Siro. Nevertheless, each Gabriel and William Saliba are each match, out there and anticipated to take up their core positions within the coronary heart of Arsenal’s defence.
So much at stake as Arsenal look to beat previous demons Inter
The final workforce to defeat Arsenal in a Champions League group stage (or league part as it’s now recognized) sport was Inter final season.
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The Gunners have received each sport since that event, , who received because of a penalty from Hakan Calhanoglu.
Inter Milan’s gamers have a good time the 1-0 aim in the course of the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Inter and Arsenal FC at Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan, Italy, 06 November 2024. EPA-EFE/NICOLA MARFISI
Apart from Arsenal’s knockout spherical exit by the hands of eventual winners PSG, the Nerazzurri are the one different aspect to have overwhelmed Mikel Arteta’s aspect within the competitions and due to this fact there’s something additional at stake for each golf equipment right here.
Inter will wish to show that they haven’t regressed since Inzaghi’s departure final summer season, while for Arsenal, successful in one of many solely stadiums they’ve slipped up in will give them an additional enhance in momentum.
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Inter vs Arsenal – Predicted Lineups
Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli