Real Madrid hosts Inter Milan tomorrow night in a match-up of two traditional powerhouses hoping to the add to the European portion of their trophy case. The winner of this one will likely win group D in the UEFA Champions League group stages. In others
Let’s take a look at who might be in starting XI for the La Liga and Serie A juggernauts. Here’s our predictions for the first teams for both sides.
Real Madrid vs Inter Milan (Champions League Group Stage) FYIs
Kickoff: Tues Dec 7, 8pm, Estadio Santiago Bernabeau
UCL Group Standings: Real Madrid 12 pts, 1st Inter Milan 10 pts, 2nd
Team News for Both Sides: go here
Form Guide (UCL) Real Madrid WWWLW Inter Milan WWWDL
Form Guide (all competitions) Real Madrid WWWWW Inter Milan DWWWW
Starting XI Predictions
Inter Milan
Samir Handanovic; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Milan Skriniar, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ivan Perisic; Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko
Real Madrid
Thibaut Courtois; Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal; Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Federico Valverde; Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic, Vinicius Junior
Prediction: Real Madrid 2, Inter Milan 1
We’re going with Los Reyes Del Europa in this one, as the Blancos have really been in form lately.
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