It is down to four teams in the UEFA Champions League; two of them, Barcelona and Inter Milan, will clash this Wednesday. They meet in the second semi-final with Barcelona hosting the first leg. Read on for our prediction of the match.
Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund 5-3 on aggregate in the quarters. They lost their away leg 3-1 but have maintained a good run at home. Inter will be the second Italian team Barcelona hosts in the competition this year.
When they welcomed Atalanta, it ended in a 2-2 draw, the only time Barca failed to win at home in the Champions League. Coming here, they are on a high after pipping Real Madrid 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final.
Inter Milan have suddenly dipped in form, and it happens at a very crucial time. They are coming from a fourth straight winless outing. Their last three matches all ended in defeat, and Inter Milan have in the process, gotten eliminated from one cup competition.
In their weekend match, the Italian champions lost 1-0 at home to Roma. That saw them drop from the league summit, having earlier lost 1-0 to Bologna.
In between, the team suffered a 3-0 loss to archrivals AC Milan and was, as a consequence, eliminated from the Coppa Italia. Inter will hope to keep up their good run in Europe.
These two sides are giants in their own respect, and their meetings have always been cracking. Going back three years, when they last met, they played to a 3-3 draw. Inter are unbeaten in the last two matches against Barcelona, but in their current form, they will struggle here.
The visitors have lost all their last three matches and are winless in four. Meanwhile, Barcelona are flying high, and we expect this to continue. Our prediction for Barcelona v Inter Milan is that Barcelona wins the match.