Both sides have been in impressive form in their respective domestic leagues, and this clash will be a close one, but Bayern Munich might just edge it for home advantage.
Match info: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
Date: Tuesday, 8th April 2025
Time: 8 pm Nigerian time
Nearly 15 years on from locking horns in the 2009-10 Champions League final, Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and Serie A champions Inter Milan square off for a place in this year's semi-finals, starting with Tuesday's quarter-final first leg at the Allianz Arena.
Vincent Kompany's men triumphed in an all-German battle with Bayer Leverkusen to advance to the final eight, while the Nerazzurri ended Feyenoord's European journey in the last 16.
Head-to-head:
- Bayern Munich have won 4 of the 7 UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.
- Inter have recorded 2 victories.
- The other clash ended in a draw.
- Bayern Munich scored 10 goals in those games, while Inter hit the back of the net 6 times.
- The last time they met, Bayern Munich won 2-0 home and away.
- Inter have the best defense in the Champions League this season.
- Only 1 of their encounters did not produce at least 2 goals
- Bayern Munich secured a 3-1 victory over Augsburg in the last game
- They have won their previous two matches against Inter Milan
- Inter played a 2-2 draw against Parma in the last game
Form:
- Bayern Munich in the Champions League: W-W-D-W-W
- Bayern Munich in all competitions: L-W-D-W-W
- Inter in the Champions League: L-W-W-W-W
- Inter in all competitions: W-W-W-D-D
Team News:
- Bayern Munich suffered a huge blow in the last match as they lost Jamal Musiala to a hamstring injury. They are also missing several key players on the sidelines. The list includes Alphonso Davies, Manuel Neuer, Hiroki Ito, Dayot Upamecano, and Kingsley Coman for this game. But the good news is Leon Goretza is back with the team and might feature here.
- Meanwhile, Inter Milan will also be without several key players for this match. The injury list includes Denzel Dumfries, Mehdi Taremi, Piotr Zielinski, and Valentin Carboni. Kristjan Asllani also misses out here due to suspension.
Player(s) to watch:
- Harry Kane is having a fantastic season with the Bavarians. He is currently the leading goalscorer for his side with ten goals in the competition. The player is just one goal behind Raphinha in the Golden Boot race. His overall tally for the season is 33 goals in 39 matches, while also having 10 assists to his name. Kane has also scored in each of his last four matches.
- Lautaro Martinez is back to his brilliant best. He has scored 11 goals in the Serie A this season. The player has also scored six goals in this competition, leading them to a quarter-final berth. Again, he will be crucial here as he possesses the threat and poacher instinct, which has helped him score two goals in his last four matches.