Barcelona - Inter Milan: Past debt and present determination

(NLDO) – 15 years after their most recent confrontation, also in the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona and Inter Milan will meet again at Montjuic Stadium at 2:00 a.m. on May 1.

In 2010, Inter Milan under the leadership of coach Jose Mourinho overcame the Spanish representative, but now, Barcelona is determined to defeat its Italian opponent to win the right to play in the final. However, exactly ten years since the last time becoming the king of Europe in the 2014-2015 season, "La Blaugrana" is determined to repeat this feat, the first task is to overcome the upcoming difficult semi-finals.

Barcelona have won the "double" of titles this season

Up to now, Barcelona is still determined to achieve the "quadruple" goal after winning the Spanish Super Cup and the King's Cup. Coach Hansi Flick's team has a certain advantage in the La Liga championship race compared to Real Madrid, so they can focus on competing for the No. 1 position in Europe.

Ferran Torres and Raphinha - two effective attackers of Barcelona

Since the beginning of 2025, "La Blaugrana" has won 11 and drawn 3 of their fourteen home games, in which they have scored at least 3 goals/game in 9 of them. With extremely stable performance, not to mention playing very well right at the Montjuic base (replacing Nou Camp during the major renovation period), Barcelona is a real threat to Inter Milan, who are playing quite erratically.

Lamine Yamal is a threat to any defence from the right flank.

On the other hand, Inter Milan entered the crucial stage of the season with many worries. After eliminating Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals, coach Simone Inzaghi's team lost three consecutive matches against Bologna, AC Milan and AS Roma. This series of defeats forced the "Nerazzurri" to officially give up their dream of winning the "treble" as they were surpassed by Napoli in Serie A while being eliminated in the semi-finals of the National Cup.

Inter Milan slump in acceleration phase of the season

What is even more alarming for Inter Milan is the goal drought. In the three defeats mentioned above, the strikers of the blue-black striped team did not "fire" once. Lautaro Martinez was too isolated and exhausted in the Inter attack while Marcus Thuram was absent due to injury. The reserve stars Marko Arnautovic, Mehdi Taremi and Joaquin Correa did not meet the requirements.

The declining strength of the attack and the loose defense are big risks for Inter Milan.

The defense, the pride of Inter, has also become fragile with 9 consecutive conceded goals, the worst performance in the last two seasons. The only support for coach Simone Inzaghi's team is that they have only lost 2 out of the last 20 Champions League matches. Therefore, as long as they do not lose in Spain, the "Nerazzurri" have hope of rising when returning to Milan to prepare for the rematch.

This will be an "impossible" task for Inter Milan, because everyone knows how Barcelona have exploded on all fronts recently. They have maintained an unbeaten record of 27 matches after 28 trips since the beginning of 2025, winning two major titles.

How to stop Barcelona's attack is an extremely difficult task for Inter Milan

The emergence of young talent such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Dani Olmo has helped Barcelona create a powerful attack. Robert Lewandowski will miss the match against Inter Milan through injury, but Lamine Yamal and Raphinha – who have combined for the most goals in the Champions League this season (5 goals) and created the most chances (16) – will support striker Ferran Torres. The trio have scored 27 of Barca's 37 goals in European competition this season.

Prediction: Barcelona 2-0 Inter Milan

Expected lineup:

Barcelona: Szczesny - Kounde, Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Martin - De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran Torres

Inter Milan : Sommer - Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni - Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco – Lautaro Martinez, Thuram

Source: https://nld.com.vn/barcelona-inter-milan-mon-no-qua-khu-va-quyet-tam-hien-tai-19625043011062251.htm