The complete guide to Inter vs. RB Leipzig

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·24 de noviembre de 2024

The complete guide to Inter vs. RB Leipzig

The Champions League is back and European football returns to San Siro. Inter host RB Leipzig at 21:00 CET on Tuesday 26 November on matchday 5 of the League Phase. The teams have a lot of distance between them as it stands: Inter go into the game at the Meazza on 10 points from four games, while the German side have 0 points.

RB LEIPZIG: STATE OF FORM

RB Leipzig have had a tricky start to the League Phase of the new-look Champions League: the German side are yet to put a point on the board. Following four defeats in their four matches, RB Leipzig have 0 points, level with Sturm Graz, Young Boys, Crvena zvezda and Slovan Bratislava. However, it must be said that Marco Rose's side have had a very difficult run in the competition, having played against Atlético de Madrid (2-1), Juventus (3-2), Liverpool (1-0) and Celtic (3-1).

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In the Bundesliga, meanwhile, they currently sit in third place on 21 points, two behind Eintracht Frankfurt and eight behind league leaders Bayern, but Rose's side did lose 4-3 away at Hoffenheim last time out. RB Leipzig's last league win was on 26 October and have only taken one point in their last three games (against Borussia Mönchengladbach) following defeats to Dortmund and Hoffenheim. They were also beaten by Celtic at Parkhead in the Champions League in that time. Their last win in all competitions was against St Pauli in the DFB-Pokal on 29 October.

he Nerazzurri should certainly be aware of RB Leipzig's offensive firepower: they have scored 22 goals in 15 games in the league and Champions League this season. Their current leading goalscorers are the talented youngsters Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda with seven and six goals respectively; both of them have won recognition in recent seasons due to their impressive performances.

STATS AND FACTS

Inter have faced 13 different German teams in European competitions, though the game at San Siro will be their first-ever meeting with RB Leipzig.
This will be RB Leipzig's first game away in Italy in the UEFA Champions League; the German side have however, won both of their previous away games against Italian teams in European competitions: 3-1 vs Napoli on February 2018 and 2-0 vs Atalanta in April - both in the UEFA Europa League.
Inter are unbeaten in their last 11 home games in the UEFA Champions League (W, D2); the Nerazzurri have kept nine clean sheets in this run.
RB Leipzig have dropped nine points from winning positions in the UEFA Champions League this season, having lost three games in which they had taken the lead (vs Atlético Madrid, Juventus and Celtic).
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has a 100% progressive pass completion rate while under pressure in the UEFA Champions League this season (21/21), the highest percentage of any player to have attempted more than 10 passes of this type in the competition.
Yann Sommer has saved all 14 of his shots on target faced in the UEFA Champions League league. The Inter shot-stopper is one of just three goalkeepers to have amassed over 3.3 xG faced but no goals conceded, alongside Paulo Gazzaniga (3.7) and Lucas Chevalier (3.3),

INTER VS. RB LEIPZIG, WHERE TO WATCH IT ON TV

Inter vs. RB Leipzig will be played at the San Siro on Tuesday 26 November at 21:00 CET. In Italy, it will be broadcast exclusively on Sky and NOW and streamed on Sky Go and NOW TV.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

On Inter TV as always updates and links in the pre-match, with the latest ahead of the kickoff of the challenge. Our live pre-match build-up will start at 19:30 and will also be visible on YouTube through the club's official channel until 20:15. At the end of the game we will have in-depth reports and interviews.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: João Pinheiro (POR) Assistants: Jesus, Maia (POR) Fourth Official: Gonçalves (POR) VAR: Martins (POR) Assistant VAR: Hernández (ESP)