Inter Milan XI vs Barcelona: Lautaro Martinez injury latest, confirmed team news, predicted lineup | OneFootball

Inter have two major injury doubts ahead of the huge Champions League tie

Inter Milan are hopeful Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard will be fit for Tuesday night’s Champions League semi-final second leg showdown with Barcelona.

Martinez missed the game with a hamstring issue sustained in the first leg against Barcelona last week. The club captain was forced off at half-time in Spain and is facing a race against the clock to prove his fitness.

Speaking about the pair’s fitness, Inter boss Simeone Inzaghi said: "We'll decide tomorrow with the staff and the players. They'll have to tell me how they feel. Pavard has good feelings, Lautaro hasn't trained since the Barcelona match.

“Let's see how he is today in training."

Mehdi Taremi is on standby to partner Marcus Thuram - who was rested completely at the weekend - if Martinez is unable to return, whilst Yann Bisseck can continue to fill in for Pavard as the right-sided central defender.

Benjamin Pavard could return from injury against Barcelona

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Elsewhere, Hakan Calhanoglu is available after serving a domestic suspension. Yann Sommer, Alessandro Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, and Nicolo Barella are all set to return to the starting XI after being left on the bench against Verona.

There is a decision to make at left-wing back between Federico Dimarco and Carlos Augusto in an attempt to contain the in-form Lamine Yamal.

Inzaghi has said it is “impossible” to stop the wonderkid from getting on the ball but admits the instruction will be to double up on the winger.

"We have to try not to let him get the ball, but it's impossible,” Inzaghi said in the pre-match press conference. “Obviously, he'll be double-marked, a player who will be closely watched, and we'll try to pay attention to him.

“In person, he's a tremendous talent; he's truly dangerous and everyone gives him the ball. I was impressed by his quick thinking; he always knows what play to make."

Predicted Inter Milan XI: Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Taremi, Thuram

Doubts: Martinez, Pavard

Time and date: 8pm BST on Tuesday May 6, 2025

Venue: San Siro

Referee: Szymon Marciniak