Analysis and predictions for Barcelona vs Inter Milan: Breaking down the Italian wall.

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Barcelona will still be without their key striker Robert Lewandowski, who suffered a hamstring injury earlier this month and could miss the second leg as well.

However, they are hoping that first-choice left-back Alejandro Balde can return. If Balde is not yet recovered, Gerard Martin will continue to play in his place, partnering Inigo Martinez, Jules Kounde, and Pau Cubarsi in defense. Meanwhile, Marc Bernal and Marc Casado remain absent due to knee injuries.

First-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has returned to the squad after a long injury layoff since September, but Wojciech Szczesny is likely to remain in goal.

Up front, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha – who have combined to score the most goals in the Champions League this season (5 goals), and have also created the most chances together (16 chances) – will support Ferran Torres. This trio has scored a combined 27 of Barca's 37 goals in European competitions this season.

On the other side, Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez is in superb form, having scored in five consecutive Champions League matches, becoming the first player to score more than 20 goals for the Nerazzurri in this competition.

Marcus Thuram, who has scored 14 Serie A goals this season – a career-best run – hopes to be available after missing the last three games due to a thigh injury. Alternatives such as Joaquin Correa, Marko Arnautovic and Medhi Taremi have yet to impress.

Benjamin Pavard suffered an ankle sprain on Sunday, leaving his availability uncertain, while Denzel Dumfries and Piotr Zielinski were available for the match against Roma.

Two key players, Alessandro Bastoni and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, will return to Simone Inzaghi's starting lineup in Catalonia after serving their suspensions in Serie A last weekend.

Latest predicted lineups for Barcelona vs Inter Milan

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Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Torres

Inter Milan:
Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Martinez, Thuram

Latest football match prediction: Barcelona vs Inter Milan

Having progressed through the quarter-finals relatively easily, Barcelona are now aiming to reach the Champions League final for the first time since winning their fifth European trophy in 2015.

Since then, rivals Real Madrid have won the European title five times, but this season, with Los Blancos eliminated, Blaugrana's young and resilient squad is still progressing.

Under the guidance of German coach Hansi Flick in his first season in Europe, Barca averaged 3.1 goals per game – only Flick's previous Bayern Munich had a better record (3.2 goals/game) – they finished second behind Liverpool in the new group stage, before overcoming Benfica in the round of 16.

Next, a 4-0 home win against Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals – a round they had lost in five of their last six appearances – put them one step closer to the semi-finals, despite the 1-3 defeat in Germany.

On that journey, Barcelona won 5 and drew 1 of their 6 home games, scoring a total of 21 goals. Flick's team continued their impressive form by scoring three more goals against Sevilla in Saturday's Copa del Rey final, beating Real Madrid in a dramatic "El Clasico".

Jules Kounde's goal in the 116th minute secured a thrilling 3-2 victory, giving Barca their 32nd Coppa Italia title in history.

At the same time, they are also four points ahead of Real Madrid in the La Liga title race. Barcelona have won 23 of their last 28 matches – losing only to Dortmund – and they need to extend that run of form next Wednesday, when they face a major challenge: Inter are unbeaten in 15 consecutive home games in the Champions League.

Furthermore, Barca have not won in their last two encounters with Inter – in the group stage of the 2022-23 season – and were defeated in their semi-final clash.

Barcelona may have the advantage with 6 wins in 12 Champions League encounters against Inter, but the Italian side won the most crucial matchup: Jose Mourinho's experienced team beat Barca 3-2 on aggregate before going on to win the title in 2010.

Having won their third European title that year, Inter also finished as Champions League runners-up in 2023 after losing to Manchester City, and now they are determined to take it a step further.

After earning 19 points alongside Barca in the group stage this season, Inter defeated Feyenoord both legs in the round of 16, before ending Bayern Munich's dream of reaching the final right on their home ground.

Davide Frattesi's late goal in Bavaria set the stage for a tense second leg at San Siro, where Inter drew 2-2 and secured their place in the semi-finals.

Under Simone Inzaghi, Inter were renowned for being difficult to beat, losing only 2 of their last 20 Champions League matches. The upcoming game will also mark the Italian coach's 50th appearance in this prestigious competition, and none of his compatriots have achieved as many wins as him (26).

Despite scoring only 19 goals compared to Barcelona's 37, Inter's strength lies in their solid defense: they have only conceded 5 goals and kept 8 clean sheets.

However, Inter's recent form is causing concern. They lost 0-3 to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final – their fifth consecutive match without a win against their city rivals – and suffered two more consecutive defeats in Serie A.

After a last-minute defeat to Bologna and being eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Milan, Inter continued their losing streak by losing 0-1 at home to Roma on Sunday, dropping them to second place in the league table, three points behind Napoli with only four rounds remaining.

Before returning to Serie A to face Hellas Verona this weekend, Inter need to regain their composure and minimize Barcelona's attacking power.

Latest Barcelona vs Inter Milan score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Barcelona vs Inter Milanas follows:

• Sportsmole:Barcelona 2-0 Inter Milan

• WhoScore:Barcelona 2-1 Inter Milan
• Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 2-0 Inter Milan

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