Barcelona vs Inter Predictions

Both teams have been brilliant in their current UCL run. Barcelona will be at home and likely emerge as the winning side against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys, Catalonia

Date: Wednesday, 30^th April 2025

Time: 8 pm Nigerian time

Fifteen years on from their last clash in the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona and Inter Milan convene for another last-four tie, with Montjuic playing host to Wednesday's first leg.

Inter prevailed back in 2010, but Barca now aim to eliminate their Italian rivals and meet either Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain in next month's decider.

Head-to-head:

• Barcelona have won 6 of the 12 UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.
• Inter have recorded just 2 victories.
• The remaining 4 clashes ended in draws.
• Barcelona scored 17 goals in those games, while Inter hit the back of the net 10 times.
• Barcelona are on a three-match winning streak across all competitions.
• Inter Milan have lost all of their last three fixtures.
• Blaugrana have won two of their last five encounters against Internazionale.
• The last time the two teams met in the semi-final – 2009/2010 – Inter qualified.
• 7 of their last 9 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
• Inter have scored just 4 goals in their last 5 visits to Barcelona, 3 of them in their last game.

Form:

• Barcelona in the Champions League: D-W-W-W-L
• Barcelona in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W
• Inter in the Champions League: W-W-W-W-D
• Inter in all competitions: W-D-L-L-L

Team News:

• Alejandro Balde, Marc Bernal, and Marc Cesado are injured and will miss out for Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski’s availability depends on his match fitness.
• Inter Milan will be without the services of Benjamin Pavard and Valentin Carboni as they are injured. Marcus Thuram might miss out as he is not fully match fit.

Player(s) to watch:

• Raphinha is the top goal scorer for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League this season. After contesting in 12 UCL games, Raphinha has scored 12 goals this season. He is in good form and will be a big problem for Inter Milan’s defence. With the current form, Raphinha and other players in the attacking front might dominate.
• Lautaro Martinez will be looking to step up as Internazionale have seen a significant drop in form over their last few games. The Argentine forward is the top goal scorer for Inter Milan in the current Champions League campaign. He has scored eight goals in 11 UCL fixtures this season.