Inter Milan Vs Bayern Munich

Stadio San Siro sets the stage for the second leg of a mouth-watering Champions League quarter-final tie between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.

Inter Milan stunned runaway Bundesliga leaders in the first leg in Munich, claiming a significant 2-1 win to secure a slender lead ahead of the return fixture. Adding to Inter’s optimism, they’ve navigated 21 of the last 23 Champions League two-legged ties when winning the first leg. Furthermore, Simone Inzaghi’s charges head into proceedings in high spirits after avoiding defeat in 12 consecutive games across all competitions since mid-February (W9, D3), most recently beating Cagliari 3-1 at the weekend. As if that’s not encouraging enough, the reigning Scudetto holders haven’t lost any of their last 12 Champions League outings at the San Siro (W12, D2) – accounting for the competition’s longest active run after halting Bayern’s 22-match streak a week ago. 

Despite facing a first-leg deficit, Bayern Munich can draw confidence from beating Inter in all four previous H2Hs on this ground. Furthermore, they’ve not conceded on their last three visits to the San Siro, looking to overhaul a first-leg deficit in a two-legged tie for just the second time in nine attempts in the Champions League. Bayern’s confidence took a minor hit last weekend as Borussia Dortmund held them to a 2-2 draw in the latest edition of the famous ‘Der Klassiker.’ However, they can take heart from winning back-to-back away matches in the Champions League, suggesting their quest to secure a semi-final birth for the first time since 2019/20 is far from over.