11/03/2020 14:00
Clarín.com
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Updated 11/03/2020 17:01
Real Madrid receives Inter Milan in a duel that has not been disputed for more than two decades
, which in this edition of the
Champions League takes place in the group stage
and with the need for both of them to achieve their first triumph to direct the respective campaigns that they started with doubts.
The meeting, corresponding to the third date of group B, will take place from 5:00 p.m. (Argentine time)
at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium with the arbitration of Frenchman Clément Turpin and
live televising on ESPN 2
(103 channels of Cablevisión and DirecTV 623).
Against Real Madrid, Inter won seven of the previous fifteen in European tournaments, with two draws and six defeats.
His last duel against the Madridistas dates back to 1998
, when they also faced each other in the group stage:
in Milan the Italians prevailed 3-1, and in Madrid the victory was for the Spanish 2-0
.
Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard celebrate in Real's triumph against Huesca.
(Reuters)
The situation is extreme for Zinedine Zidane's team, with a dynamic in the Champions League that worries a team that
went from reigning in the competition over a historic cycle, four conquests in five years, to winning just one of its last six games
.
Such a collapse is especially felt at home, with two consecutive defeats and a victory in seven games between Santiago Bernabéu and Alfredo Di Stéfano.
Real Madrid
began this edition with a 3-2 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk at the same stadium in the Valdebebas sports city, and in their next match they rescued a 2-2 draw in Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the hour.
Madrid's hope is deposited in Eden Hazard.
At last without pain, the Belgian assumed the leadership that is demanded of him against Huesca (victory 4 to 1) with a goal to mark his first start of the course.
💫👑 With yesterday's, @ MarceloM12 reached 250 victories in @LaLiga.
⚽🤩 Enjoy some of his best moments as a madridista! #RMLiga |
#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/ke5LtOZ8WP
- Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) November 1, 2020
Real comes to this game with a focus of concern on the case of the coronavirus of the Brazilian defender Eder Militao, whose contagion was communicated this Monday by the club although the PCR test was carried out on Sunday.
The club reported that "all the other first team players and the coaching staff who work directly with them gave negative results on the same test."
Eder Militao set off alarms at Real for his case of Covid-19.
(EFE)
In the absence of Dani Carvajal, Álvaro Odriozola and Nacho Fernández, Zidane is forced to force Lucas Vázquez as a right back, who also arrives with muscle discomfort due to the load of matches.
The situation of Inter is as uncomfortable as that of Madrid
, and he does not make up for having one more point (two against one of Real).
He started his European journey with two draws (2-2 against Borussia Mönchengladbach and 0-0 against Shakhtar) and
appears in Spain without the Belgian Romelu Lukaku, who was not even part of the delegation
.
Romelu Lukaku's habit of celebrating goals: a sensitive loss for Inter.
(AFP)
The forward was ruled out due to muscular problems.
Author of 34 goals last year in his first campaign, he had been the undisputed leader in his first seven games, in which he scored as many goals.
That is why the burden of Inter's attack falls on the Argentine Lautaro Martínez,
who has not scored goals for almost a month
: in the eight games of the Italian team he has scored three goals, and the last one did so on October 4, in the 1 to 1 against Lazio.
All this forces Antonio Conte's men to give a strong change of dynamics to their campaign when they visit Real Madrid if they want to have the option of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League,
after the last two consecutive eliminations in the group stage
.
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The journey of the Nerazzurri from Appiano to Malpensa 👀🚌 # RealInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/MJbWPsMNBW
- Inter (@Inter_es) November 2, 2020
The two draws in the Champions League were joined by a timid start from Inter in Serie A
, which has it sixth, five points behind the leader MIlan, and in its last four games it achieved a win, two equalities and a fall.
Madrid, meanwhile, is second in Spain, with one point less than Real Sociedad but also with a pending game (against Getafe) that puts it as a potential leader.