Date: Tuesday 10th December, 2024
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Bay Arena
Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
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Team News
Bayern Leverkusen
Xabi Alonso's recent response to losing to two strikers has been to deploy Florian Wirtz as a false nine, and Bayer Leverkusen's Basque boss could do the same on Tuesday night.
Patrik Schick had scored six goals in four matches - including a hat-trick against Heidenheim - before suffering a calf injury, while Victor Boniface has not played since returning from international duty with a thigh problem. Furthermore, Jonas Hofmann and Amine Adli are still sidelined.
Nonetheless, Wirtz has scored the opener in three different Champions League games this season - the joint-most of any player, alongside Milan's Christian Pulisic - and will be backed up by a midfield featuring captain Granit Xhaka; Alex Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong should supply support from out wide.
Meanwhile, Inter's brief injury list features defensive duo Benjamin Pavard and Francesco Acerbi, but the latter has resumed partial training and could be back on the bench.
Recently named Serie A's 'Coach of the Year', Simone Inzaghi also welcomed Carlos Augusto and Davide Frattesi back into the fold at the weekend, leaving Pavard and back-up goalkeeper Raffaele Di Gennaro as his only confirmed absentees. Some rotation could therefore be in store.
Bayer Leverkusen possible starting lineup:
Kovar; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Garcia, Grimaldo; Wirtz, Tella
Inter
As ever, the Nerazzurri's three-man midfield will be helmed by set-piece specialist Hakan Calhanoglu, who played for Leverkusen between 2014 and 2017, scoring 28 goals in 115 appearances during his time at the BayArena.
Between the posts, former Bundesliga regular Yann Sommer has kept a clean sheet in 75% of his Champions League games for Inter since signing from Borussia Monchengladbach (nine out of 12 so far); that is the highest rate of any goalkeeper to make 10 or more appearances in the competition.
Inter Milan possible starting lineup:
Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Taremi
Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Inter Milan
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