I strongly suspect that Inter will win at home simply because Barca did not rest their stars in La Liga, which will make it harder for them to keep up in the UEFA Champions League. Meanwhile, Inter has mostly rested their entire starting 11, giving them a clear advantage. Inter also performed well as guests, so it is likely to be the same from them.
It must be acknowledged that Barcelona is playing at a different level this season, even when Inter played a great game or took advantage of all their opportunities, they still couldn't score. The only issue is the Spanish defense, which is very poor, but I don't think Inter will have much luck in the second leg. Barcelona looked very strong and confident, and could have scored even more goals if there weren't any posts or crossbars in the way. Simply put, Barcelona is a much stronger team and while Inter can still put up a fight, I think the end result is clear.
The determining match, especially for the Milan club, which fell out of the Italian Cup, also gave way to the Peruvian "Napoli" club in the league and the only realistic title seems to be here, so there is no need to hold back and we can expect emotions at home. "Barcelona" is also a young, "hot-headed" team, which receives at least two warnings in almost every match in both the league and Europe. The referee is the Polish S. Marciniak, who has shown 4 cards per match this season. So in such an important match, I believe we can expect emotions and warnings.
9 corners in the first game, but even 6 goals, today I hope for more Inter style matches in Italy. Italians love set pieces, but they also don't hesitate to take risks and send the ball out of bounds when they have tall players. Barca plays attacking football and is able to earn multiple corners that way.
Unfortunately, Barca has suffered a lot of injuries, even though Lewandowski should have been on the bench. However, losing both full backs Kounde and Balde is a big loss, and facing Inter in Milan will be a long evening for them, as they are both very dangerous on the wings. After the first 3-3 tie, Barca's defense was heavily damaged, and I believe the same will happen in Milan. I don't think they will have a good attack strategy and they won't be as successful as last week in Milan. With full capacity, Barca would win this match, but I believe this is one of those situations where the favorites will fall. I expect a 2-1 score.
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