On Monday, starting with 20:00, the Inter – Leverkusen match will be played, within the Europa League quarterfinals, scheduled in Dusseldorf, Germany. Meeting for the first time between the 2nd place in Serie A, respectively one of the good teams in the Bundesliga. In the round of 16, Inter eliminated Getafe, 2-0, and Leverkusen beat Rangers, Ianis Hagi’s team, 4-1.
Inter Milan made a solid match in the round of 16 with Getafe, winning with the score 2-0. Lukaku and Eriksen scored, and the Spaniards missed a penalty in the second half, 1-0 for the Italians. Antonio Conte’s team missed the Serie A title by one point, the difference of the Juventus champion, but the Italian coach himself claims that in fact, the gap between the two teams is much bigger. Inter is now, along with Manchester United and Sevilla, one of the favorites for the Europa League trophy.
Leverkusen had no emotions with Rangers, the team played by the Romanian international Ianis Hagi, eliminating it in the eighth round with 4-1 overall. After the clear victory in Scotland, the “aspirins” won 1-0 in the return leg, with 64% possession of the ball and 15 chances to score. In the Bundesliga, the group coached by the Dutchman Peter Bosz finished the 2019/2020 season on the 5th place, two points away from Monchengladbach, which will evolve in the Champions League. Leverkusen also lost the German Cup final, 2-4 to Bayern.
Confrontation for the first time between the two bands!
Leverkusen is a team that is based on possession of the ball, many passes, and Inter will give it to him, most likely. The Italians remain the favorites to qualify for the semifinals, but the Germans can take advantage of the fact that the match will be played in their country, in Dusseldorf.
Inter have won the UEFA Cup 3 times;
The Italians occupy the 41st place in the ranking of UEFA coefficients;
Leverkusen won the UEFA Cup in the 1987/1988 season;
The Germans rank 23rd in the UEFA coefficient ranking;
Inter: Handanovic; Godin, De Vrij, Bastoni; D’Ambrosio, Barella, Brozović, Gagliardini, Young; Lautaro Martinez, Lukaku
Absent: –
Leverkusen: Hrádecký; L Bender, S Bender, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven; Demirbay, Palaces; Wirtz, Havertz, Diaby; Volland
Absent: Amiri, Aránguiz
PREDICTION: Inter to win @ 2,12
