Inter Milan and Barcelona will face off in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday night.
Despite enjoying a near-flawless continental campaign, the Italian giants head into proceedings in a troubled mood.
Indeed, three consecutive domestic losses have hindered Inter’s momentum ahead of this mammoth showdown.
Lautaro Martinez will be the focal point of Simone Inzaghi’s attack in Catalonia as he was six years ago.
El Toro opened the scoring at Camp Nou when Barcelona squeezed past Inter 2-1 in the 2019/20 group stages.
However, Inter took to X to honor their talismanic forward’s exploits, saying: “The captain’s grit.”
La grinta del capitano 🖤💙#ForzaInter #UCL #BarcellonaInter pic.twitter.com/R52W9H9RBH
— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) April 28, 2025