Barcelona worried about losing to Inter Milan in Champions League semi-finals due to away field curse

(Dan Tri) - Barcelona will have to be careful in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan as the Nou Camp team has a poor record in away matches against their opponents.

Before the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at 2am on May 7, Barcelona is still rated higher than Inter Milan despite the fact that coach Hansi Flick and his team have to travel to the opponent's "fire pit" Giuseppe Meazza.

According to Opta, the Nou Camp home team is predicted to have 41.1% chance of winning, while Inter Milan only has 34% chance of defeating their opponent.

However, coach Hansi Flick's team cannot be subjective when considering the head-to-head record between the two teams, Barcelona is the team that is rated lower.

Barcelona were lucky to hold Inter Milan to a 3-3 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final (Photo: Reuters).

In their previous six visits to the Giuseppe Meazza, Barcelona have only won once, a 2-1 victory in December 2019.

The last two confrontations between Inter Milan and Barcelona also ended in dramatic 3-3 draws, taking place in the Champions League group stage in October 2022 and the first leg of the semi-final last week.

In all their away games in Italy, Barcelona have won just five of their 24 games (21%), their worst record in a foreign country in the Champions League.

Notably, in the last 4 away matches in the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona also lost all (seasons 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15 and 2018-19).

The last time the Nou Camp team reached the Champions League semi-finals (2018-2019 season) was considered the saddest memory, when they beat Liverpool 3-0 in the first leg at Nou Camp but were defeated 0-4 in the second leg at Anfield.

Ahead of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Barcelona received good news when striker Robert Lewandowski recovered from injury and could play. However, center-back Joules Kounde will not be present after he had to leave the field in the first half of the semi-final first leg last week.

In addition to Kounde, Barcelona will also be without Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, Pablo Torre and Marc Bernal due to injury. The Inter - Barcelona match will take place at 2am on May 7 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (Milano, Italy).

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