Inter subs
Gennaro, Martinez, de Vrij, Zielinski, Arnautovic, Frattesi, Asllani, Augusto, Darmian, Zalewski, Taremi, Re Cecconi
Barcelona subs
Pena, Araujo, Gavi, Fati, Torre, Christensen, Lopez, Victor, Garcia, Fort, Astraiga
Inter starting XI
Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitarayan, Dimarco; Martinez, Thuram
Barcelona starting XI
Scczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran
Last time out
The last time Barcelona and Inter went toe-to-toe, it was an absolute cracker of a match.
It was a Group C encounter in 2022 which ended 3-3 and had three goals in the final ten minutes
Barcelona’s then Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring before Nicolo Barella equalised ten minutes later.
Lautaro Martinez then fired the Italians ahead on the 63rd minute until Robert Lewandowski made it 2-2 eight minutes from time.
Inter’s Robin Gosens thought he had won it with a late 89th minute strike.
However, Lewandowski scored deep into stoppage time, forcing the shares to be spoiled.
Lam but not the goat
One of the main reasons why Barcelona are on the road to a great amount of success is down to teen sensation Lamine Yamal.
Yamal, 17, has been incredible this season and has even been compared to Lionel Messi.
However, the Spaniard has quickly shut those comparisons down.
The Barcelona wonderkid said: “I don’t compare myself to him, because I don’t compare myself to anyone, and much less with Messi. We are thinking about improving ourselves every day and on being better the next day.
“I don’t think the comparison makes sense, with Messi even less. I’m going to enjoy myself and be myself. I admire him, obviously, as the best player in history, but I don’t compare myself to him.”
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