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Inter have two major injury doubts ahead of Champions League semi-final second leg

Inter Milan hope captain and star striker Lautaro Martinez will be fit for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Barcelona.

Martinez missed Saturday’s 1-0 win over Verona with the hamstring issue sustained in the first leg against Barcelona last week, which ended 3-3. He was forced off at half-time in Spain has been racing against the clock to prove his fitness.

Inter also hope to have Benjamin Pavard available. The defender has not featured for Inter since limping off after just 15 minutes of a recent home loss to Roma.

Speaking about the fitness of Martinez and Pavard, Inter boss Simeone Inzaghi said on Monday: "We'll decide tomorrow with the staff and the players. They'll have to tell me how they feel. Pavard has good feelings, Lautaro hasn't trained since the Barcelona match.

“Let's see how he is today in training."

Mehdi Taremi is on standby to partner Marcus Thuram if Martinez is unable to return, while Yann Bisseck can continue to fill in for Pavard as the right-sided central defender.

Benjamin Pavard could return from injury against Barcelona

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Elsewhere, Hakan Calhanoglu is available after serving a domestic suspension. Yann Sommer, Alessandro Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, and Nicolo Barella are all set to return to the starting XI after being left on the bench against Verona.

There is a decision to make at left-wing back between Federico Dimarco and Carlos Augusto as Inter attempt to contain in-form Lamine Yamal.

"We have to try not to let him get the ball, but it's impossible,” Inzaghi said in the pre-match press conference. “Obviously, he'll be double-marked, a player who will be closely watched, and we'll try to pay attention to him.

“In person, he's a tremendous talent; he's truly dangerous and everyone gives him the ball. I was impressed by his quick thinking; he always knows what play to make."

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

Doubts: Martinez, Pavard

Time and date: 8pm BST on Tuesday May 6, 2025

How to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Venue: San Siro

Referee: Szymon Marciniak