"Barcelona" - a very inconvenient opponent for the "Inter" team © Reuters

On Tuesday, fans will witness a breathtaking battle between the teams of "Inter" and "Barcelona" at the "San Siro" stadium.

Before the match, football experts presented interesting facts from the history of clashes between the two teams.

- In European tournaments, "Barcelona" has been a very unfavorable opponent for Italian clubs - in 14 matches played between them, the Catalans celebrated 8 victories, four matches ended in a draw, while the representatives of "Serie A" managed to achieve only two wins;

- The meeting in Milan in 2019 became special for "Barca's" talent Ansu Fati, who became the youngest goal scorer in the tournament of all time;

- there is a gap of 60 years between both victories of the Catalans (in 1959 and 2019);

- so far, "Inter" has lost to "Barcelona" 6 times in the Champions League - the most out of all opponents;

- in recent years, the "La Liga" team cannot boast of a successful performance in the Champions League away games - in the last four matches, they suffered three defeats, i.e. the same number of losses as in the previous 25 matches away;

- "Inter" lost the last two Champions League matches at home and is one step away from repeating the team's anti-record (3 consecutive defeats).