Level on points heading into the third matchday of Champions League Group C, European heavyweights Inter Milan and Barcelona clash at San Siro on Tuesday night. Both teams defeated Viktoria Plzen but fell to Bayern Munich; however, while the hosts are off to their worst Serie A start in 11 years, their Catalan rivals are undefeated in seven games in La Liga. Inter's lead was blown over the weekend for the second time this year as Simone Inzaghi's team allowed a one-goal advantage to slip away and lose 2-1 to Roma at home. Download SokaPro App to enjoy the Inter Milan vs Barcelona Livescores.
A first loss to the Giallorossi since 2017 leaves them stranded adrift of Serie A's top six, and suffering four defeats in eight matches equals the Milan club's slowest start to a season throughout their top-flight history. Again ponderous on the ball, Inter clearly missed the absent Marcelo Brozovic and Romelu Lukaku, but another setback means support for Inzaghi is slowly draining away among the Nerazzurri's fanatical fanbase. One of five wins this term came out last in the Champions League. They got off the mark in a competitive Group C by beating Czech champions Viktoria Plzen 2-0, with Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries scoring either side of their hosts going down to 10 men. Enjoy the latest sporting news on the Sokapro App.
They had previously lost to Bayern at home by the same score, but they had recently performed much better at San Siro: prior to their loss to Roma, they had won each of their previous seven home league games, keeping four clean sheets in the process. But in order to earn the most points this week, Inter will need to break the trend of losing to Barcelona in five encounters in Milan. The two games against the Blaugrana might be the difference since there is a good likelihood that Bayern will sprint into the distance by sweeping past Plzen. It is now seven years since they last lifted the continent's top trophy, but recent events suggest Xavi's current crop could be among the contenders to prevail in Istanbul next June. Sokapro App download available.
The Catalan giants were able to add a number of players to their squad over the summer thanks to some slick accounting maneuvers, including star striker Robert Lewandowski, who struck again on Saturday, his ninth goal of the season making the difference against Mallorca. Barcelona are therefore battling it out with old rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, and have now won six successive league matches since drawing on match day one. However, they lost to Bayern before the break, and Lewandowski, a former Allianz Arena star, was left regretting multiple squandered opportunities against his former club. That 2-0 loss in Bavaria represented Barca's fifth defeat in their last nine group-stage games.