As Inter put together to host for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in San Siro on Tuesday night time, here’s a take a look at the important thing battles to control after the thrilling 3-3 attract Montjuic final week.
halfway via their Champions League semi-final tie after targets from Marcus Thuram, Denzel Dumfries, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and a Yann Sommer personal aim final Wednesday.
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The winner of this tie will go on to face both Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal within the remaining in Munich on the finish of Could.
Inter vs. Barcelona: Three battles to observe Marcus Thuram vs. Pau Cubarsi
BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 30: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale scores his crew’s first aim while underneath strain from Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi of FC Barcelona throughout the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Remaining First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photographs)
Whereas Lautaro Martinez is Inter’s main goalscorer throughout all competitions this season (21 targets), it was Marcus Thuram (18 targets) who triggered Barcelona essentially the most issue up entrance throughout the first leg. And, with Lautaro making a miraculous return from an damage that he picked up simply six days in the past, Thuram might must go the total distance on Tuesday night time.
The Inter centre-forwards are anticipated to go up in opposition to centre-backs Ronald Araujo and Pau Cubarsi in San Siro on Tuesday night time: A centre-back pairing with loads of tempo.
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Nevertheless, if Barcelona are to play their high-line like they did for the primary leg in Montjuic, there should be alternatives for the Nerazzurri centre-forwards in behind, as there have been throughout final week’s 3-3 draw.
Lamine Yamal vs. Federico Dimarco
BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 30: Yann Sommer of FC Internazionale saves a shot from Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona throughout the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Remaining First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
Barcelona’s largest risk throughout the first leg got here from the sensational Lamine Yamal on their proper wing, who had loads of possibilities in opposition to Inter left wing-back Federico Dimarco.
Sometimes deployed for his attacking contributions, Dimarco had his defensive work reduce out for him in opposition to the seemingly unstoppable 17-year-old, who had loads of house to run on the Nerazzurri defence within the house between Dimarco at wing-back and Alessandro Bastoni on the left of the again three.
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Pre-match studies counsel that Dimarco will begin once more within the second leg on Tuesday night time, regardless of options from reporters that Inzaghi could possibly be inclined to discipline Carlos Augusto at left wing-back to have a barely extra defensive-minded participant in that position up in opposition to Yamal.
Raphinha vs. Denzel Dumfries
VALLADOLID, SPAIN – MAY 03: Raphinha of FC Barcelona (L) celebrates scoring his crew’s first aim with teammate Fermin Lopez throughout the LaLiga match between Actual Valladolid CF and FC Barcelona at Jose Zorrilla on Could 03, 2025 in Valladolid, Spain. (Photograph by Denis Doyle/Getty Photographs)
It’s not simply Yamal that the Inter defensive unit should control.There may be the small matter of a second Ballon d’Or candidate in Raphinha, who has 56 aim involvements from 52 appearances throughout all competitions this season, together with 12 targets and 9 assists from 13 matches on this season’s Champions League.
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The Brazilian, who was near enjoying for Italy at worldwide stage, was so unlucky to not have an official aim of his personal throughout the 3-3 draw within the first leg: His strike in the end went down as a Yann Sommer personal aim.
Inter proper wing-back Denzel Dumfries, in the meantime, excelled on an attacking stage himself with a person of the patch efficiency that included two targets and an help.
This mix of gamers had a hand in 5 of the six targets that had been scored throughout the first leg.
