Inter 1-0 Barcelona LIVE - Calhanoglu strike gives Inter lead just before half-time | Marca

Good evening everybody and welcome along to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the Champions League match between Inter and Barcelona from the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan.

Inter and Barcelona will square off in a crucial Champions League Group C clash on Tuesday, but the two teams enter in very different states of form.

The two clubs enter Tuesday's match on three points after they both fell to Bayern Munich, but the Blaugrana sit atop the LaLiga Santander standings with rivals Real Madrid after cruising past Mallorca this past weekend.

As for Inter, the Nerazzurri sit in eighth place in Serie A with four wins and four defeats after falling to Roma 2-1 on Saturday.

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Half time

Inter 1-0 Barcelona

Barcelona go in at half time having had 67 percent possession, but in reality never caused Inter any real problems at the back. Inzaghi's men are sitting deep when not in possession, and when going forward are much more incisive. Inter had a potential penalty not given due to a borderline offside, then a goal ruled out because of offside, before Calhanoglu put the Nerazzurri ahead on the stroke of half time.

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Descanso

48

First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Barcelona 0.

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Gol

46

Goal! Inter Milan 1, Barcelona 0. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.

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Fuera de juego

44

Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.

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Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).

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Ocasión de gol

35

Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.

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Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).

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Half an hour in and Inter give Barcelona two reminders that they are very much in this game. Centimeters away from having a penalty, and then a goal ruled out for offside.

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Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).

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Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.

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Fuera de juego

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Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco tries a through ball, but Joaquín Correa is caught offside.

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Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).

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VAR Decision: No Penalty Inter Milan.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.

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Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.

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Ocasión de gol

20

Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.

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Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Pedri.

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Hand ball by Marcos Alonso (Barcelona).

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Inter have been sitting deep with, essentially a back five, as Barcelona have the lion's share of possession and territorial advantage. That said, the best opportunity has come Inter's way.

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Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.

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Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.

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Ocasión de gol

11

Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.

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Fuera de juego

7

Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.

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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.

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6

Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

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Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

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1

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.

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0

First Half begins.

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Fabio Capello on Sky Sport: "Inter will have to be ready to sit back and then hit on the break. The Nerazzurri have quality players up front."

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Andre Onana to Inter TV before kick-off: "Barcelona are a great team, but we must think about ourselves. We have to stay united, think about us, listen to the coach and we will get our chances. We also have great players. The fans will give us great support. I am convinced that we will play a great match, we will try to impose our game."

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The Stadio Meazza has not been a happy hunting ground for Xavi, as in three appearances against Inter in Milan, the Barcelona coach came away with two draws and one defeat.

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Team news

Inter XI: Onana; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Correa, Lautaro Martínez.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Team news

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Eric Garcia, Christensen, Marcos Alonso; Busquets, Pedri, Gavi; Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha.

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Inter vs Barcelona predicted line-ups

Barcelona enter the match with several names on the sidelines. Memphis Depay, Jules Kounde, Hector Bellerin, Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong are all unavailable to coach Xavi.

As for Inter coach Simone Inzaghi, the Italian will once again be without Marcelo Brozovic, who suffered a thigh injury while on international duty for Croatia. Romelu Lukaku will also be unavailable as he looks to return to match fitness.

Inter's predicted line-up (3-5-2): Onana; Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Calhanoglu, Gosens; Lautaro, Dzeko

Barcelona's predicted line-up (4-3-3): Ter Stegen: Roberto, Christensen, Garcia, Balde; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha

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Inter vs Barcelona: When does it start?

Tuesday's match between Inter and Barcelona kicks off at 21:00 CET, the local time in Italy.

For those living in the USA you can catch the game at 15:00 ET or 12:00 PT, and for those living in the United Kingdom you can watch the match at 20:00 GMT

Inter vs Barcelona: Where to watch it?

For those living in the USA you can watch this Championship League match live on the streaming service Paramount+, while those living in the UK can catch the action on BT Sport 4.