
Die Roten last won this trophy in 2020 whilst Inter lost the 2023 final to Man City. The clubs last met in the 2022-23 season as Bayern won both group meetings 2-0.
Match: Bayern Munich v Inter Milan
When: Tuesday, 07 April 2025, 21:00
Where: Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich Form
Bayern have dropped points in two of their last four Bundesliga matches. They sit six points clear at the summit with six rounds of action left to play. In all competitions, it’s one loss in the last 15 matches. After beating Celtic in the playoff round, they face Bayer Leverkusen in the last-16.
A 3-0 home win and a 2-0 away win came either side of a surprise 3-2 home loss to Bochum in the league. They dropped two more points in a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin before successive league victories coming into this fixture. They beat St. Pauli 3-2 and won 3-1 at Augsburg on Friday.
Bayern Munich Team News
Bayern could be without as many as eight players for this match. Alphonso Davies, Dayot Upamecano and Hiroki Ito are absent in defence. Josip Stanisic may cover at left back.
Jamal Musiala is out and Manuel Neuer is a major doubt with 21-year-old Jonas Urbig set to cover in goal. Aleksander Pavlovic (illness), Tarek Buchmann (shoulder) and Kingsley Coman (ankle) are also expected to be absent.
Bayern Munich Motivation
This first leg is key and Bayern won’t have a stacked bench to turn this match around.
Vincent Kompany could be a bit more cautious than usual, looking to grab a 1-0 win to take to Milan in a week’s time.
Inter Milan Form
After dropping eight points in four Serie A matches in February, Inter are 10 matches without losing. They sit top of the league with a four-point gap to Napoli having played an extra match. They drew 1-1 at their title rivals before four straight wins, including a 4-1 aggregate success over Feyenoord.
After winning that second leg 2-1 at home, they beat Atalanta 2-0. A 2-1 Serie A win at home to Udinese. Their last two matches have ended in draws. A 1-1 Coppa Italia semi-final first leg draw vs AC Milan was followed by a 2-2 league draw at Parma on Saturday.
Inter Milan Team News
Coach Simone Inzaghi is set to be without right wingback Denzel Dumfries, striker Mehdi Taremi and midfielder Piotr Zielinski. The latter could recover in time for this match, though.
Kristjan Aslllani is suspended for this match and young midfielder Valentin Carboni is ruled out. Alessandro Bastoni went off with a knock in the last match but should be fit to start this one.
Inter Milan Motivation
Inter are a versatile team who can play on the front foot, as well as sitting off in a back five.
They will travel to Bavaria and try to perform well and leave with a draw. They are strong in Italy and will back themselves to win at the San Siro.
Key Stats
Bayern Munich have lost just 1 of their last 15 matches
Bayern’s Harry Kane has scored 34 goals this season (10 in the Champions League)
Bayern are unbeaten in 30 home matches in this competition
Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last 10 matches
Inter Milan have seen Under 2.5 goals in their last 5 UCL away matches
Verdict
Bayern rarely lose at home and Inter tend to be defensive in away European matches. The sensible bet could be on a low-scoring draw or a narrow home victory.
Best Bet: Bayern Munich win/draw double chance + Under 2.5 goals at 2.25
Alternate Bet: Draw at 3.50
Goalscorer Tip: Harry Kane to score anytime at 2.05
