Italy Star Insists Inter Milan ‘Have Every Chance Of Winning The Champions League’ | OneFootball

Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella feels that the Nerazzurri are capable of winning the Champions League while he’s at the club.

The 27-year-old spoke to Italian broadcaster DAZN, via FCInterNews. He named winning Europe’s top club competition as one of his greatest dreams at Inter.

Inter experienced their first major setback in the Champions League this season.

The Nerazzurri lost away to Bayer Leverkusen after conceding a stoppage time goal, their first in the competition this campaign.

Otherwise, though, Inter have done well in Europe so far.

That has been in keeping with the pattern. Inter have slowly started to re-establish themselves as a force on the continent after a number of seasons away from the Champions League.

Midfielder Barella arrived at Inter from Cagliari in 2019. In his first season at the club, the Nerazzurri failed to reach the Champions League knockouts.

However, Inter did drop down to the Europa League where they reached the final.

After a disappointing second season from a European perspective, Barella has helped Inter reach the knockout rounds in the Champions League in every subsequent campaign.

In the 2022-23 season, Inter reached the final.

And this time around, the Nerazzurri look to be in a strong position once again.

Nicolo Barella Backs Inter Milan To Win The Champions League

As far as his biggest dreams at Inter, Barella said that “On a sporting level, I’d say the Champions League.”

“Particularly after we lost in the final already.”

“That’s the dream for me,” Barella said. “After we already got that far.”

“A lot of the players have changed. But the focus has remained the same as ever.”

“It shouldn’t distract us from the league,” Barella noted. “Which is still very important for us.”

“There are a lot of teams who have won the league, the domestic cup, and the Champions League,” the 27-year-old continued.

“We have every chance of winning it,” Barella said of the Champions League. “And we’ll try for it.”

“I’d like to be remembered for having done something for this club,” the Italian international said.

Meanwhile, Barella – who signed a long-term contract extension this summer – addressed his future at Inter.

“Anything can happen in football,” the 27-year-old admitted. “But I’ve always made clear my desire to stay at Inter.”

“I see a serious project here,” Barella continued. “And the possibility of doing sometuing great.”

“I’ve never given anyone the impression that I want to leave. I don’t even know what offers there have been, because there’s never been a discussion about it with my agent.”

“I hope the club is happy with me,” Barella said. “The facts have shown that they are.”

“I can only thank them. And I hope that I can do even better.”

Barella On Conte & Inzaghi At Inter

Barella has played under two different coaches at Inter. Antonio Conte – now at Napoli – and the team’s current long-term coach, Simone Inzaghi.

The former Cagliari midfielder called Conte “one of the best coaches in the world.”

“I started my journey here with him,” he noted. “And he laid the foundations.”

And then Barella also praised his current coach Inzaghi. “He’s played his part,” said the Italian international. “He’s made some improvements.”

Inzaghi has “added something that’s become a part of us. Now we’ve found the perfect balance.”

Barella noted that Inzaghi “came here from Lazio, where he’d already done some great things.”

“But Inter was a step up.”

“He’s shown that making that step up has helped him, as it helped me.”

“We’ll try to win things together again, because of how he makes us feel,” Barella said of his coach. “We’ll try and give him some gifts.”