The tension continues to build for the massive Champions League semi-final contest between Barcelona and Inter Milan on Wednesday. Having both made it this far, and with the incentive for the side that wins the tie being an appearance in the final of the competition, it really does promise to be a beauty.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Barcelona v Inter Milan can be found here (plus the best game odds).
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Barcelona
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Barcelona will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-0 La Liga triumph over Mallorca.
In that game, Barcelona had 78% possession and 40 attempts at goal with 13 on target. The only player to score for Barcelona was Dani Olmo (46'). On the other side, Mallorca got 4 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.
Barcelona have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They have claimed a sum of 12 during that period and have conceded a total of 7.
Inter Milan
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to AC Milan in Coppa Italia competition, Inter Milan and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Inter Milan managed 56% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target. AC Milan got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Luka Jović (36', 50') and Tijani Reijnders (85') scored for AC Milan.
The numbers tell their own story, and Inter Milan have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in all. At the back, Inter Milan have some weaknesses to address. We will just have to find out if that trend will be sustained in this game.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 24/10/2018 shows us that Barcelona have won 3 of these and Inter Milan 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.
A combined total of 17 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 10 of them for Barça and 7 netted by Nerazzurri. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.
The previous league match between the two was Champions League match day 4 on 12/10/2022 and the score finished Barcelona 3-3 Inter Milan.
On that day, Barcelona had 62% possession and 25 attempts on goal with 11 on target. The goalscorers were Ousmane Dembélé (40') and Robert Lewandowski (82', 92').
Inter Milan got 11 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Nicolò Barella (50'), Lautaro Martínez (63') and Robin Gosens (89') scored.
The referee was Szymon Marciniak.
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Team News: Barcelona
There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the Barcelona gaffer Hansi Flick to contend with from an otherwise complete squad. José Gragera (Toe injury) will miss out.
We think that Barça should employ a 4-2-1-3 formation for this one, handing starts to Wojciech Szczesny, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsí, Ronald Araujo, Gerard Martin, Gavi, Frenkie De Jong, Fermín López, Lamine Yamal, Ferrán Torres and Raphinha.
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Team News: Inter Milan
Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi has a number of players out of action. Marcus Thuram (Muscle fatigue), Denzel Dumfries (Hamstring muscle injury), Piotr Zieliński (Calf muscle tear) and Valentín Carboni (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play.
We’re of the thinking that Nerazzurri seem most likely to begin the game with a 3-5-2 lineup, going with Yann Sommer, Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Darmian, Nicolò Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco, Marko Arnautovic and L. Javier Martinez.
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Prediction
It’s pretty clear that Inter Milan will do well to find the back of the net against a Barcelona side who have all the attributes to control this match over the entire pitch.
We can see a convincing 3-0 margin for Barcelona at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 minute result market, putting your money on Barcelona is available for 1.7, a bet on a drawn result is 4.1 and taking a punt on the win for Inter Milan comes in at 4.5. Those are the best returns on offer at the current time.
Renata Leite,
15:00 26/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Barcelona
Formed: 1899
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou (99,354)
Captain: Marc-André ter Stegen
Chairman: Joan Laporta
Manager: Hansi Flick
Competitions: La Liga position 1, Copa del Rey (Final), Spanish Super Cup (Final), Champions League (Semi Finals)
⭐ Key Player: Ferrán Torres
Mostly taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Ferrán Torres was born in Foios, Spain. After having played his first senior match for Valencia in the 2017 - 2018 season, the talented Forward has managed to score 10 league goals in the LaLiga 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 26 appearances.