After the UEFA Champions League group stage draw was made, everyone wrote off Czech champions Viktoria Plzen because they won’t be able to get a single point in matches against Bayern, Barcelona and Inter.The best match of the day will be played at 21.00 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, where problem-hit Inter host the Bavarians. Few clubs boast positive head-to-head record against the Munich club – and the Nerazzurri are one of them. Most notably, Jose Mourinho-led Inter beat Bayern in the 2010 Champions League final thanks to a single strike by legendary Argentinean striker Diego Milito.Thomas Müller is the only player that remains from the 2009/2010 Bayern team that lost to Inter in the UCL final, then again in the R16 a year later.It’s time to set things right… pic.twitter.com/o28dkEZKRh— 𝙅𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙚 (@MiaSanMane) September 6, 2022 It should be a tight match, considering that Bayern were held to two consecutive Bundesliga draws – against Borussia Monchengladbach and Union Berlin. Coach Julian Nagelsmann is yet to find the right balance this season – something the Italians will try to exploit.Inzaghi, however, has problems of his own. In just five Serie A games, his team has already lost two pivotal games, against Lazio and Milan – despite taking the lead in both of those encounters. In recent years, matches against elite clubs usually go the wrong way for Inter. In the past three years, they’ve beaten Borussia Dortmund in Milan and lost to Barcelona, Liverpool and twice against Real Madrid.##NAJAVA_MECA_6624799##Inzaghi will be forced to make some changes in his team – especially in attack. Romelu Lukaku is injured and will miss the game, so veteran striker Edin Dzeko is expected to lead the line alongside Lautaro Martinez. Henrikh Mkhitaryan will replace Nicolo Barella in midfield, while Robin Goosens will patrol down the left sideline.Former Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana is still waiting for his competitive debut, but this could be the night he’s finally picked ahead of out-of-form Samir Handanovic.##NAJAVA_MECA_6624787##Bayern can rely on a full squad and will start Senegalese star Sadio Mane up front with Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry behind him.It’s a European classic – don’t miss it!UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1Tuesday Dinamo Zagreb – Chelsea 1-0 (1-0)/Orsic 13/Dortmund – Copenhagen 3-0 (2-0)/Reus 35, Guerreiro 42, Bellingham 83/Salzburg – Milan 1-1 (1-0)/Saelemaekers 40 – Okafor 28/Celtic – Real Madrid 0-3 (0-0)/Junior 56, Modric 60, Hazard 77/RB Leipzig – Shakhtar 1-4 (0-1)/Simakan 57 – Shved 16, 58, Mydruk 76, Traore 85/Sevilla – Man City 0-4 (0-1)/Haaland 20, 67, Foden 58, Dias 90+2/Benfica – Maccabi Haifa 2-0 (0-0)/Silva 49, Grimaldo 54/PSG – Juventus 2-1 (2-0)/Mbappe 5, 22 – McKennie 53/Wednesday 19.45: (1.50) Ajax (4.60) Rangers (7.00)19.45: (2.25) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.50) Sporting (3.35)22.00: (3.80) Napoli (3.60) Liverpool (2.05)22.00: (1.85) Atl.Madrid (3.50) Porto (5.00)22.00: (3.40) Club Brugge (3.60) Leverkusen (2.20)22.00: (1.07) Barcelona (15.0) Plzen (35.0)22.00: (4.10) Inter (3.80) Bayern (1.92)22.00: (1.53) Tottenham (4.30) Olympique Marseille (7.00)***odds are subject to change
