Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan form
Atletico Madrid's form in the 2025/26 Champions League qualifying stages is trending in the direction of a sine curve. Coach Diego Simeone's team started with a 2-3 defeat in Liverpool's visit to Anfield, but won 5-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt two weeks later.
Atletico Madrid were next beaten 4-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates before beating Union SG 3-1. Both of the Rojiblancos' previous defeats were away from home, against Premier League giants. At home, the Madrid team has had little trouble beating weaker opponents.
In this midweek match, Atletico Madrid continues to play at the Metropolitano to welcome Inter Milan. Thanks to the home field advantage, Julian Alvarez and his teammates are rated slightly higher and really want to earn all 3 points to improve their current 17th position.
Atletico Madrid's recent form has been impressive. In their last 5 appearances on all fronts, the home team has won all of them, scoring 12 and conceding only 2 goals. In particular, home advantage will certainly add significant confidence to the team under coach Simeone.
Before hosting Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid had a 13-match unbeaten streak at the Metropolitano, winning 12 of them. Among the home team's victims, the most notable was Real Madrid. The Spanish Royal team lost 2-5 in the Madrid derby exactly 2 months ago.
On the other side of the front line, Inter Milan did not have a good mental preparation. Last weekend, Nerazzurri also entered a famous derby with city rivals AC Milan but had to accept a 0-1 defeat. The disappointing result caused the team under the direction of coach Cristian Chivu to drop to 4th place, 3 points behind the top position held by AS Roma.
However, in the Champions League, Inter Milan is one of three teams with a perfect record after four matches, along with Bayern Munich and Arsenal. However, the past journey of the current Serie A runner-up has not been really impressive.
Simply because the opponents Inter faced were only Ajax, Slavia Prague, Union SG and Kairat Almaty. The journey of the Milanese giants has only been really bumpy and full of obstacles since the trip to Madrid in the middle of this week.
After leaving Madrid, coach Chivu and his team will have to welcome Liverpool, Arsenal and end with a trip to Borussia Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park.
With 12 points in hand, Inter Milan can be somewhat assured of their ticket to the next round. But to finish in the top 8 and get a direct ticket to the round of 16 promises to be no easy task. Last season, the team in 8th place needed 16 points.
That also means Inter Milan will likely need to earn 4 to 6 more points to ensure they complete their goal. The thorny schedule ahead has many potential risks, so the away team will have to be careful with their opportunities, starting with the battle at Metropolitano.
Team information Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan
Atletico Madrid: Robin Le Normand, Llorente and goalkeeper Jan Oblak are absent due to injury.
Inter Milan: Denzel Dumfries, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Matteo Darmian are likely to be notable absentees for the visitors.
Expected lineup Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan
Atletico Madrid: Musso; Molina, Gimenez, Hancko, Ruggeri; Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Gonzalez; Sorloth, Alvarez
Inter Milan: Sommer; Akanji, Bisseck, Bastoni; Augusto, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Martinez, Thuram
Prediction: 1-1
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