Inter travel to Dortmund on match day 4 of the Champions League in hope of securing a place in the round of 16.
Despite a rocky start to the campaign, a win in Milan against the Germans propelled Antonio Conte’s men back in the hunt for progression.
Domestically, Inter have been a force to be reckoned with this season. The team has acquired 28 points in the opening 11 matches which sees them trail league leaders Juventus by only a point.
Borussia Dortmund have made an impressive start in the Bundesliga. Injuries to Reus, Alcacar & Gotze have not helped the quest, but Dormund find themselves also in 2nd position.
Team News:
Inter:
Inter go into this match with a few injuries. Conte has confirmed that Asamoah, Gagliardini & D’ambrosio are all out of action.
Alexis Sanchez remains on the sidelines.
The big news is the return of Stefano Sensi. The Italian maestro has spent the last month on the sidelines due to a leg injury.
Predicted XI: Handnovic, Skriniar, Godin, De Vrij, Biraghi, Brozovic, Sensi, Barella, Candreva, Lukaku, Lautaro
Dortmund: Alcacar is still expected to miss this one whilst Marco Reus is expected to be fit enough to lead the line.
Predicted XI: Hitz; Hakimi, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro; Delaney, Witsel; Hazard, Brandt, Sancho; Reus
Prediction:
It is going to go down to the wire. Both of these sides know that 3 points puts them well and truly in the box seat to qualify. That being said, as the game goes on, it could very well hit the stalemate that keeps the group guessing.
Dormund 1-1 Inter
