Porto vs Inter Milan

Porto will look to overhaul a 1-0 first-leg deficit when they meet Inter Milan in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Estadio do Dragao.

Despite losing three of their five Champions League clashes against Inter, Porto have gone unbeaten in both home H2Hs (W1, D1), suggesting they could turn this tie on its head. Adding to this sentiment, Sergio Conceicao’s men have racked up a jaw-dropping nine wins in their last ten home outings in all competitions (W1), seven of which yielded multi-goal margins. If that’s not enough to settle the nerves in the ‘Dragons’ camp, they’ve won their last four home meetings with Italian sides in European football. That bodes well as they bid to overcome a disappointing record of six eliminations from seven Champions League two-legged ties after losing the first leg. But they must be all too aware of an underwhelming run of four defeats across six home matches in the Champions League knockout stages.

On the other hand, Inter Milan’s effort to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010/11 received a boost in the first leg, yet they’ve since flattered to deceive. A 2-0 home Serie A win over Lecce sandwiched brace of single-goal margin defeats to sub-par Spezia and Bologna cannot inspire much confidence in the visiting camp. However, ‘I Nerazzurri’ will fall back on the fact they’ve progressed from four out of five Champions League two-legged ties after winning the first leg. Moreover, Simone Inzaghi’s men have been victorious in four of their last seven away games in the Champions League knockout stages (L3), having gone winless in their first ten beforehand. Yet Inter’s recent travel sickness has seen them fail to win any of their last three competitive away matches (D1, L2).+