Champions League: Real Madrid v Inter Milan Preview and Predictions

27 October 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Mönchengladbach: Football: Champions League, Group stage, Group B, 2nd matchday, Borussia Mönchengladbach - Real Madrid at the stadium in Borussia-Park. Sergio Ramos of Madrid in action. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa (Photo by Marius Becker/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Real Madrid host Inter Milan at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium as they look to bring their campaign back on track. Inter Milan will also seek to get their first win in the tournament as they sit at third place. Inter Milan will be hoping on Lautaro Martinez to come up clutch against a stumbling Real Madrid side as Romelu Lukaku is out injured.
Preview
Real Madrid also have it tough as Eder Militao tested positive for Covid-19. He joins a long list of injuries with Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Alvaro Odriozola and Martin Odegaard. Zinedine Zidane will have to use Lucas Vazquez as a temporary right back with Ferland Mendy on the other flank. Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane and Thibaut Courtois are automatic starters. Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Luka Modric should serve as the midfield. Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio should start as the attacking third.
Inter Milan don’t have any fresh injury crisis, with Romelu Lukaku sidelined already, Christian Eriksen is set to miss out due to his form while Alexis Sanchez returns today. The latter will be partnering Martinez while the former will be replaced by Arturo Vidal.
Zidane knows that his team is dangerously close to crashing out in the group stage itself. He has said that he’s treating this match with three points up for grabs. Both teams are in the same situation and his counterpart Antonio Conte will also hope to get a win here. This double header will prove to be everything on who gets to qualify.
Predicted Line-ups
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Ferland Mendy, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio
Inter Milan: Samir Handanovic, Alessandro Bastoni, Stefan De Vrij, Daniel Ambrosio, Ashley Young, Arturo Vidal, Marcelo Brozovic, Nicolo Barella, Achraf Hakimi, Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez
Predictions
Real Madrid are the kings of this tournament so most likely they have the mentality to go and win this match whatever it takes. This Inter Milan as exciting as it is still lacks the experience to perform under pressure. Real Madrid should win this match 2-1 and have a better chance of qualifying from this group.
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