Inter Milan vs Real Madrid Head to-Head Preview: Champions League 2021-22
Inter Milan vs Real Madrid: Head-to-Head Preview
It's that time of the football season, UEFA Champions League kicks off. A mouth-watering clash for the matchday 1 between the Seria A champions Inter Milan v/s the La Liga giants Real Madrid.
Inter Milan who lost out on many of the star players who helped them clinch the Scudetto (Serie A title) last season, has managed to start the new campaign on a good note and is still undefeated. A 2-2 draw against the minnows Sampdoria put up brakes on the perfect start for Inter Milan.
Real Madrid has been untouchable since the start of the season, Karim Benzema scored a hattrick where they dominated and won 5-2 against Celta Vigo.
One of the major drawbacks for the Madrid fans is the injury concerns for a lot of first-team players - the players who are out with injuries are - Spanish Midfielder Dani Ceballos, Welshman Gareth Bale, Midfielder Toni Kroos, and left-backs, Mendy and Marcelo.
Match Details - UEFA Champions League
Group D: Inter Milan v/s Real Madrid
Date: 15 September 2021
Location: Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy.
Kick-off: 9 pm (CET)
Recent Form Guide
Inter Milan - D W W
Real Madrid - W W D W
Inter Milan vs Real Madrid: Last 5 Head to Head Results
Inter Milan vs Real Madrid Trivia
- In the last 11 head-to-head encounters between Real Madrid and Inter Milan - the Spanish powerhouse and Italian giants share 5 wins each, and a draw.
- Inter Milan are the last Italian Team to lift the UEFA Champions League in 2010
- Real Madrid has finished second in their group three times in the last five seasons
- Perišić and Alaba were part of the Bayern squad that claimed a treble of Bundesliga, German Cup, and UEFA Champions League during their season together in Munich.
Predicted Lineups
Inter Milan - Samir Handanovic, Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar, Federico Dimarco, Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ivan Perisic, Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko
Real Madrid - Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Nacho Fernandez, Miguel Gutierrez, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard
Inter Milan vs Real Madrid: Head-to-Head Prediction
Inter has had a great start to the season, however as mentioned, this year they will be without the services of Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi. Now it's finally a stage for two youngsters, Lautaro Martinez and Nico Barella to shine for Inter Milan.
Real Madrid has managed to stick to the core group, post the transfer season and will look forward to Karim Benzema to inspire the squad to a famous win in Milan.
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