Real Madrid vs Inter Milan: Los Blancos looking to get first win

With either of them winless so far, both the contesting teams in Tuesday’s Group B fixture will be desperate for all three points.

Real Madrid and Inter Milan both entered the Champions League campaign with the expectation to qualify to the next round relatively comfortably.

However, after two matchdays have passed, it is difficult to imagine a worse start for either of the teams, especially for the 13-time winners of the competition, as the two occupy third and fourth position in their group.

Under pressure, the two sides now go against each other in matchday 3 at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on Tuesday.

Real Madrid vs Inter Milan Form:

For all their continental struggles, Los Merengues are flying high domestically. Sitting atop the La Liga table, they have produced impressive performances in their last two games – a 4-1 win over Huesca and a 3-1 victory against FC Barcelona.

Eden Hazard’s return from injury and to form, with the winger having scored in his first match after a long absence, will also be a major boost for the Spanish giants.

The Serie A side might have looked a better team and put in strong performances in the competition but have little to show for it. They have managed to amass two points from the two group stage games and sit just above their bottom-placed upcoming opponents.

Inter head into arguably their toughest match of the season so far on the back of a 2-2 home draw against Parma. If that was not bad enough, they enter the match having won only two of their last 12 Champions League matches.

Real Madrid vs Inter Milan Head-to-head:

The two sides have collided on nine previous occasions. The Italians hold a slight advantage, having won five of those. Only one of those matches has resulted in a stalemate.

1998 was the last time they faced each with Inter emerging victorious 3-1 in the group stages of the Champions League. Roberto Baggio bagged a brace, Ivan Zamorano scored the third while Clarence Seedorf netted for the Whites.

Real Madrid vs Inter Milan Team News:

Zinedine Zidane will have to be creative naming his backline as defenders Dani Carvajal, Nacho Fernandez, and Eder Militao remain unavailable for selection while Alvaro Odriozola is a doubt. Martin Odegaard is also out injured.

Romelu Lukaku, the team’s top scorer with seven goals in as many games, could be the biggest miss for Antonio Conte’s side.

Conte has his own problems over squad selection as Alexis Sanchez, Milan Skriniar, and Stefano Sensi are also doubtful.

Predicted line-ups: