Inter-Lipsia is a match valid for the fifth day of the Champions League and is played on Tuesday at 9 p.m.: live TV, probable formations, prediction.
Among the 5 Italians involved in the top continental competition, it is Inter who have done best so far with a haul of three wins and a draw. And it is no coincidence that the Nerazzurri, after the first 4 matches, are stationed among the top eight: as of today they would be qualified directly to the round of 16, without having to go through the play-offs (which, on the contrary, the teams ranked from ninth to 24th place will play).
The path to the knockout stage, however, is still very circuitous. Before their matches with Munich and Sparta Prague, scheduled for January, Simone Inzaghi’s men will have to contend with two highly respectable opponents Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen, both of whom have been playing a starring role – Xabi Alonso’s team is even the defending champions – in the Bundesliga for years. Marco Rose’s Roten Bullen will be particularly fierce, since against all odds they are still stuck at 0 points in the standings. Strange but true, Leipzig is part of that group of teams that have not collected a single point: the red and whites have lost to Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool and also fell to a surprise in Glasgow against Celtic, which got the better of them 3-1 three weeks ago. A disastrous first half, in short, and one that threatens to irreversibly complicate the Germans’ qualification talk.
Four defeats out of four for Leipzig
Inter Milan, therefore, will have to pay the utmost attention to a Leipzig side that can no longer afford any missteps if it wants to avoid a resounding elimination.
The Nerazzurri, meanwhile, have not lost since their derby defeat to AC Milan last September, and in their last 5 matches – including a narrow win over Arsenal (1-0) in the Champions League – they have racked up 4 victories, drawing only against former coach Conte’s Napoli. Last Saturday it was all too easy against Verona, overwhelmed 5-0 at the “Bentegodi.” The break, on the other hand, did not “heal” Leipzig, which at the weekend surrendered to Hoffenheim after a sensational 4-3: for the Roten Bullen it was the third defeat in the last 4 matches. Formation chapter: Inzaghi hopes to recover Calhanoglu and Lautaro Martinez, both absent against the Scaligeri but returning to the group, and Acerbi, who was forced off through injury against the Gialloblù.
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The Prediction
Inter are slight favorites in a challenge in which Leipzig should also manage to score at least one goal. The Roten Bullen, given the standings situation, cannot settle for a draw at the San Siro.
The probable lineups of Inter-Lipsia
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, de Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Frattesi, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.
LIPSIA (4-4-2): Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Bitshiabu, Henrichs; Baumgartner, Haidara, Kampl, Nusa; Sesko, Openda.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
