Arsenal travel to Inter in the fourth game of the Champions League 2024/25 League Phase with wobbly domestic form but staying unbeaten at the continental stage.
INT vs ARS Match Details
Date: Thursday, 7 November 2024/ Friday, 8 November 2024
Time: 10:00 (CET), 01:30 (IST)
Venue: San Siro, Milan
INT vs ARS Match Preview
After holding Manchester City to a goalless draw in the inaugural League Phase opener, Inter picked up consecutive victories over Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys to place them seventh on the 36-team points table. The Nerazzuri are also in a neck-in-neck battle with leaders Napoli to defend their Serie A title and have suffered just one defeat in all competitions in the opening three months this season. The resilience of Simone Inzaghi’s men will be tested when Inter welcome their second Premier League opponent Arsenal at San Siro although they will be optimistic about picking up their third successive win in a row in the competition with the opponent showing signs of struggle. The Italian giants met the Gunners only twice in the Champions League history ending in humiliating defeats. The last home meeting ended in a 5-1 hammering with Thierry Henry scoring a brace for the visitors managed by Arsene Wenger back then. The 2010 Champions League winner will not want even in their wildest dream for such a scenario to play out in front of their home fans having maintained a clean sheet so far in the contest.
Arsenal succumbed to their second Premier League defeat this weekend, once again in an away match, with Alexander Isak’s 12th-minute strike for Newcastle proving enough. The loss was damaging for Mikel Arteta’s side as they slipped to fifth on their domestic table trailing leaders Liverpool by seven points. The three-game winless run in the Premier League has knocked the steam out of the side after starting the season with five wins and two draws. Despite their domestic problems, the Gunners remain on track continentally. Starting with a goalless draw against Europa League winners Atalanta, Arsenal changed gear in the preceding games with a 2-0 win against PSG and a slender 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. The team sit ninth on the League Phase table and will want to enter the automatic last-16 spot. The visitors have not conceded a single goal in Europe and would like to keep their clean sheet record intact in the second visit to Italy this season but scoring this time.
INT vs ARS Recent Form (all competitions)
INT: WWDWW
ARS: LWDWL
INT vs ARS Recent Form (Champions League 2024-25)
INT: DWW
ARS: DWW
INT vs ARS Predicted Lineups
Inter Milan
Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez
Arsenal
Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Merino, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
INT vs ARS Dream11 Top picks
Captain Picks: Kai Havertz
Vice-captain Picks: Lautaro Martinez, Bukayo Saka
INT vs ARS Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Sommer (Cr - 8)
DEF: Darmian (Cr - 7.5), Saliba (Cr - 8.5), Dimarco (Cr - 8.5)
MID: Saka (Cr - 9), Calhanoglu (Cr - 8.5), Barella (Cr - 7.5), Martinelli (Cr - 7.5)
FW: Thuram (Cr - 9), Lautaro (Cr - 9), Havertz (Cr - 9)
Vice-captain: Lautaro Martinez
Captain: Kai Havertz
Inter Milan vs Arsenal Match Prediction
Inter and Arsenal have looked to be solid outfits in the Champions League with their waterproof defences but the resistance might be broken at San Siro. We predict a 1-1 draw.
