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Last week Shakhtar Donetsk caused a big surprise at the group opener in the Champions League. Although the Ukrainians traveled to Madrid weakly replaced – a total of ten players from the professional team were missing from the squad – there was a surprising away win (3-2) against the 13-time Champions League title holder.
Now the Hirnyky has tasted blood and wants to pursue in the second group game against the Italian group rivals. As the odds comparison of the betting base shows, Shakhtar Donetsk against Inter Milan is according to odds in the outsider role. A prognosis for the Ukrainians after the surprising away coup in Madrid does not seem absurd.
In contrast to Donetsk, the Nerazzurri from Milan only scored one point on the first day of the Champions League group stage. In the home game against Gladbach there was a 2-2 draw after an open exchange of blows in the second half. It is all the more important to master the upcoming away game in Ukraine.
Last weekend, Inter Milan ended a mini-crisis of three competitive games without a win with their away win in Genoa. In addition to our analysis of the Tuesday game between the Ukrainian and Italian representatives, further betting tips about the premier class can be found in the Champions League Tips section of the betting base.
Shakhtar Donetsk:
Shakhtar Donetsk is taking part in the Champions League group stage for the 15th time in the club’s history and made an impressive start with an away win in Madrid the previous week. The three points against the 13-time Champions League winner Real Madrid were always surprising, because the Hirnyky had to complain about some personnel worries in advance.
A total of ten players from the professional team were missing, which is why head coach Luis Castro had to fall back on players from the second team. As the result in Madrid shows, the Ukrainians’ B-Eleven was not to be underestimated either. After all, Shakhtar Donetsk gave Los Blancos three hits – all in the first half.
After the strong performance at the start of the group, the hopes of advancing in the demanding Group B are quite realistic. With a home win over Inter Milan, the Hirnyky can defend the pole position, but will have to arm themselves for the strong offensive of the Italians.
On the international stage, Shakthar Donetsk will meet an Italian team for the 24th time. So far, the Ukrainian representative has had a manageable record of 7-2-14, although they have never won a match against Milanese clubs (0-1-4).
The Portuguese coach will be missing six players against the Nerazzurri on Tuesday evening. In addition to the injured Malyshev, Ismaily, Konoplyanka, Kryvtsov and Kovalenko, Moraes has to take a break after testing positive last week.
Inter Milan :
Inter Milan missed the Champions League group opener last week. With the point win against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Milanese can still consider themselves more than lucky, because in the meantime the Nerazzurri were 1: 2 behind before Lukaku equalized in the last minute of regular time to 2-2 final result.
For the fourth in the Serie A table, it was the third competitive game in a row without a win. Last weekend, Antonio Conte’s team ended the mini-crisis with an away win in Genoa. If Inter now follows and wins the second game in a row, the Nerazzurri may even slip to the top of the table in Group B.
According to the assessment of the best bookmakers, the Conte-Elf travels to Ukraine as a favorite, which is hardly surprising given the strong offensive of the black and blue. In this competitive season, last year’s Serie A runners-up did not fail in any match.
It is quite possible that those statistics will be expanded on Tuesday evening. In Kharkiv Antonio Conte is expected to have only four losses to complain about. Above all, the absence of defense chief Milan Skriniar, who was placed in the back three with central defenders like de Vrij and Bastoni, is serious.
On the offensive, however, there are no major losses. At the moment, Romelu Lukaku heads the internal scorer list at Nerazzurri. The Belgian has already scored seven goals in six appearances across all competitions. If Lukaku scores a goal in the second group game in the premier class, Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Inter Milan paid out attractive betting odds.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter head to head matches
17.08.20 EL Inter Shakhtar Donetsk 5 : 0
24.08.05 CL Inter Shakhtar Donetsk 1 : 1
10.08.05 CL Shakhtar Donetsk Inter 0 : 2