Barcelona have failed to register a shot on target in a Champions League match for the first time since at least the 2003/04 season.
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0 goals
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0 shots on target
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47% possession
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Sitting back
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Counter-attacking style
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Most goals in all competitions since the start of 2019-20 season.
113 Robert lewandowski
76 kylian Mbbape
76 Cristiano Ronaldo
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Simone Inzaghi will look to Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez against Real Madrid with Alessandro Bastoni returning to the starting XI.
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Ante Rebic is expected to start in Milan’s attack against Liverpool tonight with Ismael Bennacer or Sandro Tonali in the middle of the park.
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Thomas Tuchel hailed Romelu Lukaku’s “world-class” chance conversion rate after Chelsea’s 1-0 Champions League win over Zenit St Petersburg.
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Inter Milan vs Real Madrid
Laliga leaders Real Madrid will be hoping to begin their UEFA Champions League journey for the season on a winning note when they lock horns with Serie A champions Inter Milan at San Siro on Wednesday night in Group D.
Real Madrid are the most successful team in the history of the Champions League. They enjoyed a solid run last season as well, only to exit at the semi-final stages at the hands of eventual champions. There has been a sea of change at the club since then, with Zinedine Zidane replaced by Carlo Ancelotti while the likes of Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos have all moved on.
Inter Milan meanwhile, are also in a transitional phase following their title-winning campaign last time out. With Antonio Conte gone, Simone Inzaghi has taken over the team and has made a decent start, winning two and drawing one of his three games in charge, with the latest one ending in a 2-2 stalemate against Sampdoria.
Real Madrid and Inter Milan squared off against each other in the group stages of the Champions League last term, with Los Blancos winning both ties. Ahead of their latest meeting on Wednesday,
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Inter Milan vs Real Madrid Team News
Inter Milan
Inter Milan could be without centre-back Alessandro Bastoni. Other than that there are no known issues and manager Simone Inzaghi is expected to have a fully fit squad at his disposal.
Real Madrid
Meanwhile, Real Madrid could be without a few players. Manager Carlo Ancelotti will be unable to call upon the services of Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos, Welsh winger Gareth Bale,German midfielder Toni Kroos and left-backs Ferland Mendy and Marcelo.
Austrian defender David Alaba and Serbian striker Luka Jovic have been named in the squad but it remains to be seen whether they are given minutes after missing the game against Celta Vigo.
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Inter Milan vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head
In 11 head-to-head encounters between the two sides, the record is exactly even. Inter Milan have won five games, lost five and drawn one.
The two clubs last faced each other in the Champions League last year, with Real Madrid beating Inter Milan 2-0. A first-half penalty from Belgian winger Eden Hazard and a second-half own goal from right-back Achraf Hakimi secured the win for Real Madrid. Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal was sent off for Inter Milan in the first-half.
Inter Milan form guide in Serie A: D-W-W
Real Madrid form guide in La Liga: W-W-D-W
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This is the second consecutive UEFA Champions League campaign in which Inter Milan and Real Madrid have been drawn in the same group. The Spanish heavyweights won home and away last season against Inter, with an aggregate scoreline of 5-2.
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Inter Milan have lost four of their last five games against Real Madrid in European competition (W1), as many as they had suffered in their first 12 meetings against the Merengues .
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Real Madrid have only won one of their previous eight away games against Inter Milan in European competition (D2 L5).
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This is set to be Karim Benzema’s 17th consecutive season featuring in the UEFA Champions League. The Frenchman needs one more goal to go past Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez as the fourth-highest goalscorer in the competition, with both currently tied on 71.
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Liverpool vs AC Milan
Liverpool have been drawn in a tricky group in the UEFA Champions League, comprising of Milan, Atletico Madrid and FC Porto. Porto and Atletico Madrid will be taking on each other on the same day, with Liverpool’s campaign kicking off versus the Rossoner, in what is already a must-win game for the Reds.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have been in fine touch early in the 2021/22 season, having won three of their four games so far. The latest of these wins came this past weekend against Leeds United, as they cruised to a 3-0 victory, with both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on target.
AC Milan, on the other hand, have looked as good, if not better than Liverpool, having won each of their first three Serie A games so far. The Rossoneribegan their 2021/22 campaign with a 1-0 win over Sampdoria before beating Cagliari 4-1. However, it is the 2-0 win over Lazio that has laid down the market in the league, although UEFA Champions League could well be a different ball game.
Liverpool and AC Milan have played out two famous UEFA Champions League fixtures and those are the only two instances when they have ever clashed, with both sides taking a win apiece. Ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides, The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter.
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Liverpool Team News
The Reds were dealt a significant blow over the weekend as young midfielder Harvey Elliott suffered a serious injury in the 3-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road, leaving him needing surgery on his ankle.
The teenager had taken fans by storm this season, earning three consecutive Premier League starts by Jurgen Klopp – including one against Champions League title holders Chelsea.
Aside from Elliott, Liverpool don’t have many real injury concerns.
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AC Milan Team News
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be available for the game due to sustaining an Achilles tendon problem while Tiemoue Bakayoko and Rade Krunic are set to be missing from the midfield department with respective muscle problems.
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Liverpool and Milan have only met on two previous occasions in European competition, with both of them coming in the final of the UEFA Champions League. The Reds won 3-2 on penalties in 2005, before losing 1-2 in normal time in 2007.
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After winning six of their first seven home games against Italian sides in European competition (L1), Liverpool have gone winless in the most recent two – drawing 1-1 with Napoli in 2019-20 and losing 0-2 to Atalanta in 2020-21, during the last two campaigns.
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Milan have only won one of their last 13 games against English opponents in European competition (D4, L8), with that lone victory coming against Arsenal in this competition in February 2012 (4-0).
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Since the start of the 2017-18 season, only two teams have won more games than Liverpool (25) in the UEFA Champions League – Bayern Munich (31) and Manchester City (30). Indeed, they are also the only two teams who have scored more goals than Liverpool (95) in the same period (Bayern 112, City 96).
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Under Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool have only lost one of their 12 group stage games in the UEFA Champions League at Anfield (W9 D2) – 0-2 versus Atalanta last season. The Reds have averaged 2.5 goals per home game in the group stage since the German took charge (30 goals).
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