They left us on a spectacular match at the first leg (3-3), Inter Milan and FC Barcelona meet this Tuesday. It will nevertheless be still without Benjamin Pavard, injury package.
Will the return match be up to the first round last Wednesday? It seems difficult to project yourself with so much optimism, while the semi-final go to the Champions League between FC Barcelona and Inter Milan had put the bar very, very high. The two teams had gone blow for blow (3-3), offering a spectacular scenario to all the observers of the round ball. This part had been missed by Benjamin Pavard, absence which could explain the defensive feverishness of the Nerazzurri, forfeit on injury. Unfortunately, he is not given enough to make his return this Tuesday, during the second round.
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On the eve of the reception of FC Barcelona in the semi-final return of the Champions League, Simone Inzaghi, the coach of Inter Milan, was questioned about the decision to align or not Benjamin Pavard, who had twisted the ankle following a shock with Zeki Celik against Rome in the championship: “We are going to follow his training this Monday, then we will see how he is on a muscular awakening Tuesday morning. We will make the decision with the player and the medical staff by trying to make, as always, the best choice for Inter. Pavard trained for the first time on Sunday and his sensations were mixed ”he confided.
The bad news was formalized this Tuesday morning by the Italian press: Benjamin Pavard will see neither the first leg nor the return. He still felt pain in training on Monday, a meeting he could not finish. The French international (55 selections) is hit in the left ankle. In the event of Inter victory and therefore qualification, he could find an enclosure which he knows well for the final: the Allianz Arena of Munich, on May 31. It will then be a question of a duel against Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain.