Champions League Preview: Inter - Barcelona Kick-Off: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 20:45 CET. Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy. The Historic Treble At the weekend Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder urged his team to carry on chasing the dream of a historic treble. After round 34 of Serie A was completed, the Nerazzurri slipped back to second in the league table, but they are in the final of the Coppa Italia and take on Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League sem-final. Inter's progress to the last four of Europe's top tier club competition has been far from easy. They struggled in the group stages and actually played like an away side against Barcelona at San Siro. However, since the start of the knockout stages Jose Mourinho's side have been hugely impressive, and after convincingly defeating Chelsea in the last 16, they got the better of CSKA Moscow over two legs in the quarter-finals. Inter's Champions League foray has taken a toll on their league campaign but the Beneamata still have a good chance of winning the Scudetto. However, club supremo Massimo Moratti will be keen to see his side progress to the Champions League final and for that to happen the Italian champions will have to get a result on Tuesday night. Inter coach Jose Mourinho will also become the first coach, along with Bayern Munich trainer Louis Van Gaal, to guide teams to Champions League semi-finals at three different clubs, following his achievements with Porto and Chelsea. TEAM NEWS Inter Francesco Toldo and Davide Santon are unavailable for the Tuesday night fixture but the rest of the squad are fine. Coach Jose Mourinho is likely to deploy an attacking line-up but will keep it tight in the midfield. Sneijder will be the creator-in-chief and will connect the midfield with the attack and he will be backed by Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso from the deep. Probable Line-up (4-2-3-1): Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu; Zanetti, Cambiasso; Pandev, Sneijder, Eto'o; Milito Barcelona Andres Iniesta has been ruled out of the trip to Milan because of injury while Eric Abidal has not yet been given the clearance to play. However, he is part of the 20-man squad that has travelled to Milan. Coach Pep Guardiola has also called up two Barca Atletic players - goalkeeper Ruben Mino and defender Andreu Fontas. Probable Line-up (4-3-3): Valdes, Alves, Pique, Puyol, Maxwell; Toure, Xavi, Busquets; Messi, Ibrahimovic, Pedro
Hell yeahhhhh Wesley Sneijder in the 30th minute with the equalizer Inter 1 - 1 Barcelona LETS GO INTER!!!!
Milito with a header for Inter on the 61st minute Inter 3-1 Barcelona I'm the happiest I've ever been for the past few months hahah
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haha expecting a great game tonight, won't be able to see it myself due to work. Hopefully Inter keeps it close, either 1-2, 2-3, 2-4. (anything but 0-2, 1-4) GO INTER!!!! GO MOURINHO!!!!
