Barcelona host Inter Milan at Spotify Camp Nou with a result that will have a huge impact on their chances of qualifying for the Champions League.
The teams faced off last week at the San Siro, with the Italian side winning 1-0 thanks to Hakan Calhanoglu’s goal.
Another loss for Barca could end their chances of making the round of 16 while Inter will be aiming for three points that will virtually ensure qualification.
Hopes will likely rest on the shoulders of Robert Lewandowski who could join Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players to score a hat-trick in consecutive home games in the competition.
Barcelona vs Inter Milan: talkSPORT coverage
This Champions League clash will take place on Wednesday, October 12.
talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of the match at Camp Nou, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm.
Commentary will be provided by Ian Danter and former England defender Danny Mills.
To tune into talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen through the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Barcelona vs Inter Milan: team news
Barcelona will have Frenkie de Jong back from his knock, however, they are currently going through an injury crisis.
Xavi’s squad will be without Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Hector Bellerin, Ronaldo Araujo, Memphis Depay and Jules Kounde.
Inter are set to miss key midfielder Marcelo Brozovic who hasn’t played since the international break.
Romelu Lukaku could return to the lineup for the first time since August.
Barcelona vs Inter Milan: What has been said?
Xavi wasn’t happy with how his team lost at San Siro last week.
He said: “I’m angry and outraged at what we’ve seen, it’s an injustice.
“The referees have to come out and explain themselves because I don’t understand anything. [The referee] didn’t want to give me an explanation after the match.
“Referees have to talk; I can’t talk about a decision that I didn’t make. For me, [the decisions were] crystal clear. I don’t understand it at all.
Barcelona vs Inter Milan: Facts of the match
- Gavi could make his 10th UEFA Champions League appearance for Barcelona in this game. At the age of 18 years and 68 days, he would be the fourth youngest player in the history of the competition to reach double appearances, after Youri Tielemans, Jude Bellingham and Bojan, the latter also doing so as a player from Barcelona.
- Since scoring in four consecutive UEFA Champions League appearances between October and November 2019, Internazionale striker Lautaro Martínez has scored just twice in his last 18 appearances in the competition. Yet 86% of his UEFA Champions League goals have been scored away (6/7).
- Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been directly involved in 27 goals in his last 15 UEFA Champions League home matches (22 goals and five assists), including a hat-trick in his first home appearance for the Catalan side in the competition. Only two players have scored a hat-trick in back-to-back UEFA Champions League home games: Lionel Messi in October 2016 and Cristiano Ronaldo in May 2017.
- Internazionale beat Barcelona 1-0 on MD3 despite only attempting five shots and having just 28% possession. Indeed, their expected goal tally of 0.18 was the lowest of any team to win a game in the UEFA Champions League this season.
- After wins over Liverpool and Viktoria Plzen this year, Internazionale will be looking to win three consecutive away games for the first time ever in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.
- Barcelona have lost just three of their last 44 home games in the UEFA Champions League (W36 D5), with all three losses coming in the six home fixtures overseen by Ronald Koeman (W3 L3).
- Internazionale’s last away win against a Spanish side in the UEFA Champions League was in October 2004, when they won 5-1 at Valencia. Since then, Inter have lost seven of their last eight matches (D1), including one in each of the last four seasons (against Barcelona in 2018-19 and 2019-20, against Real Madrid in 2020-21 and 2021-22 ) .
- Barcelona have suffered only one defeat in the last 17 times they have hosted an Italian side in the UEFA Champions League (W13 D3), although that happened in the most recent case – 0-3 against the Juventus in December 2020.
- Internazionale have lost every away game against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League, suffering five defeats and failing to score in four of those matches (just one goal in total). The Italian side have lost more games at Spotify Camp Nou than at any other away venue in the competition (5).
- Barcelona’s loss to Internazionale on MD3 was only the second time they lost to them in the UEFA Champions League (P11 W6 D3 L2). They have never lost consecutive meetings with Inter in the competition, and no Italian side have ever beaten Barcelona twice in a single UEFA Champions League campaign.
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