Inter Milan vs AC Milan

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the venue as Inter Milan and AC Milan go head-to-head in the return leg of their one-sided Champions League semi-final tie.

Inter Milan’s blitzkrieg inside the opening 11 minutes of play fired them to a comfortable 2-0 first-leg win last week, helping them put one foot in the Champions League final for the first time since 2010. Simone Inzaghi’s side refused to rest on their laurels after holding Milan at bay in a third straight Derby della Madonnina for the first time in the 21st century as they trounced Sassuolo 4-2 at the weekend to consolidate their top-four bid in Serie A. Inspired by an eye-catching seven-game winning streak in all competitions, ‘I Nerazzurri’ come into proceedings full of confidence, especially considering they’ve registered four shutouts in five knockout legs in this season’s Champions League. Another clean sheet would see Inter go four consecutive meetings with Milan without conceding for the first time in history.

Achieving that unwanted feat would add insult to injury after Milan followed their first-leg disaster with an underwhelming 2-0 defeat at relegation-battling Spezia at the weekend, falling four points behind the top-four places in Serie A. However, ‘I Rossoneri’ must defy history if they’re to turn this tie on its head after netting only 15 goals in 24 Champions League knockout games as the designated away side, averaging 0.6 goals per match. With that in mind, it’s hardly a surprise that their last away win in the Champions League springtime fixtures came in 2007 (D4, L6 since). But if Stefano Pioli’s men can beat the odds, they could become only the second club in Champions League history to progress from a knockout tie after losing the first leg at home via a multi-goal margin.