Inter Milan host Arsenal in their penultimate UEFA Champions League league phase fixture at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday evening.
The Serie A table-toppers suffered a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on the last matchday. By contrast, Arsenal won 3-0 at Club Brugge.
Match preview
Inter have picked up 12 points from six games, scoring 12 goals and conceding four. They need three points to secure qualification for at least the play-offs.
The Nerazzurri head into the fixture unbeaten in six matches across all competitions. However, they have lost in their last two outings in the Champions League.
Cristian Chivu’s side have also struggled against fellow heavyweights this term. They need to produce one of their best performances this season to edge Arsenal.
The Gunners have an impeccable record in the competition, winning all six matches. They have conceded the fewest goals (one), and only three sides have outscored them (18).
Arsenal need at least one point to secure automatic qualification and will aim to do so here before the final matchday.
Arsenal are favourites, but Inter will provide another stern test of their credentials in Europe.
Head-to-head
The two sides have met three times in the UEFA Champions League, with Inter registering one win as compared to Arsenal’s two.
Team news
Inter will be without Josep Martinez, Tomas Palacios, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Hakan Calhanoglu, and Denzel Dumfries.
Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera, and youngster Max Dowman are all sidelined for Arsenal.
Predicted line-ups
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Yann Sommer, Yann Bisseck, Alessandro Bastoni, Manuel Akanji, Luis Henrique, Petar Sucic, Nico Barella, Piotr Zielinski, Federico Dimarco, Lisandro Martinez, Marcus Thuram.
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Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya, Myles Lewis-Skelly, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka.
Prediction
We predict a 2-1 victory for Arsenal.
Stats from whoscored.com & uefa.com