Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich prediction, stats, tips and team news | OneFootball

Inter Milan will host Bayern Munich at the San Siro on Wednesday, April 16th, for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. The game kicks off at 20:00 and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2.

The Italian side managed a 2-1 win in the first leg with goals from Lautaro Martinez and Davide Frattesi, while Thomas Muller was on the scoresheet for Bayern in his final season with the club. Inter are the 1/3 favourites with most bookmakers to progress to the final four of the Champions League, and for those looking to get Bayern on-side, 9/4 is available.

Lautaro Martinez Anytime Scorer

Champions League fans were treated to some incredible goals in the first leg ties, with one of those coming from Lautaro Martinez when he opened the scoring with a beautiful outside-of-the-foot finish.

The Argentine has been in excellent form in the Champions League and has scored on each of his last four appearances in the competition, including a hat-trick against Monaco in the final league phase game. Martinez has a further 11 goals in Serie A this season and can once again trouble the German defence on Wednesday.

Konrad Laimer to be Carded

No player has been shown more cards in the Bundesliga for Bayern this season than Konrad Laimer, who looks a strong proposition to be carded in this clash. The Austrian averages a card every 175 minutes in the Bundesliga this season, with seven cautions in total. He has also been booked twice in the Champions League and found his way into the book in the DFB-Pokal earlier in the campaign.

How both teams go into Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich

In the Bundesliga, Bayern have been their usual imperious selves and currently sit top of the league by six points with six games remaining. They’ve hit a couple of speedbumps along the way recently, falling to a defeat against Bochum and only managing a draw against Union Berlin but they got back to top form in the two games since, beating St Pauli and Augsburg, scoring six goals in the process.

Bayern will still be confident that they can turn this tie around after the 2-1 defeat in the first leg. The final is being held at their Allianz Arena this term, but they have not shone in the competition like in other years. Kompany’s side finished 12th in the group stage with five wins and three defeats, so had to go through the knockout phase play-offs. There Bayern were drawn against Celtic and needed a late equaliser in the second leg to avoid extra-time, taking the tie 3-2 on aggregate. Things were a bit more straightforward in the last 16 though, as Bayern beat German rivals Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 across the two legs.

This game sees a repeat of the 2010 final, when Inter last lifted the trophy. The Italians have been tough to beat in the Champions League this season, finishing fourth in the group with six wins, one draw and one defeat. They boasted the toughest defence in the group, conceding just one game. They conceded one goal in the last 16 too, but that came with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Feyenoord. They now hold the upper hand after their 2-1 win in Germany, and with an impressive defensive European record, they will be confident of seeing the job through.

Inter Milan team news

After missing the first leg, Denzel Dumfries could be back for Inter by the time this game comes around, but Stefan de Vrij remains a doubt.

Bayern Munich team news

Bayern should have Manuel Neuer back in time for this game, after Jonas Urbig played in goal in the 2-1 defeat against Inter a few days ago. Alphonso Davies is out for the season with an ACL injury, while Dayot Upamecano is also sidelined until the summer.

Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan head-to-head

This will be the 11th meeting between these two sides, with Bayern and Inter most recently facing off in the 2022-23 Champions League group stage prior to this quarter-final. Bayern hold the advantage with five wins to four, but Inter do have the 2-0 victory in the 2009-10 Champions League final.