On Tuesday, the "Inter" team will try to achieve revenge against the "Barcelona" club at the "San Siro" stadium, and these matches are rightly called one of the most interesting in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage.
Here are the most interesting facts about the match:
- both teams have faced each other seven times in European competitions and all of them were in the Champions League. "Barcelona" achieved 4 victories, while the Italians won only one match.
- the only time "Inter" triumphed was in the 2009/2010 season, when they won 3:1 at home. Despite a later defeat of 0:1, the Italians managed to eliminate the Catalans from the knockout stages of the tournament.
- at home, the Milan team has never lost to "Barcelona" - with two draws and one victory.
- "La Liga" star Ph.Coutinho played for "Inter" from 2010-2013, scoring 3 goals in 28 Serie A matches.
- Rafinha also experienced playing in the Serie A championship when he represented "Inter" during half of the previous season, scoring 2 goals in 17 matches.
- Milan team representative Keita Balde played for "Barcelona" youth teams from 2004-2011.
- the last Champions League match was memorable for "Barcelona" defender Sergio Busquets, who played his 100th match in UEFA tournaments.
- in the last 19 matches, L.Spalletti's team kept a clean sheet 7 times.
- on October 29th, with a score of 3:0 against "Lazio", "Inter" players achieved their fourth consecutive victory in Serie A away matches, a feat not seen since 2012.
- for the past 11 Champions League seasons, "Barcelona" always finished at the top of their group and reached at least the quarter-finals.
- the last time "Inter" lost at home to a Spanish league club was in the 2000/2001 season, when they were defeated 0:2 by "Alaves". This was the only failure in front of their own fans in 18 matches against "La Liga" teams (9 wins, 8 draws).
