Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Inter
Match Time & Date:
26/11/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Leipzig
After cruising past Verona (5-0) in their last Serie A game, Inter will look to extend their winning run in the Champions League to four games when they welcome Leipzig to their Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Tuesday. The Nerazzurri have been impressive at the back this season and you should know that they are eyeing their fifth consecutive clean sheet in the elite competition. Francesco Acerbi has joined Hakan Calhanoglu in the recovery room, with Stefan de Vrij likely to step up. Key attacker Lautaro Martinez is back to contention after missing the trip to Verona through illness.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems in a 4-3 loss to Hoffenheim at the weekend. As Leipzig failed to impress in the Champions League defeat to Celtic (1-3) as well, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Leipzig’s injury list is pretty long, including the likes of Elmas, Poulsen, Raum, Schlager, and Simons.
Highlighted Player (Hakan Calhanoglu):
Hakan Calhanoglu is another one in the long line of Turkish footballers who were born in Germany, so it is hardly surprising he came to prominence thanks to his performances in Bundesliga. The attacking midfielder with great vision and very good goalscoring record started his professional career at Karlsruher, scoring impressive 17 goals in 50 league outings to earn a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg.
The spell at Imtech Arena was merely a stepping stone for bigger things as 11 goals in his debut top flight campaign persuaded Bayer Leverkusen to splash nearly €15 million on his services. That proved a very good investment as Calhanoglu continued the rich vein of form, and it is now a matter of time before he joins one of European powerhouses.
The midfield maestro had a bright start to his career in the Turkey national team, scoring 5 goals in first 16 caps, and chances are he will become a leader for Milli Takim in the foreseeable future.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
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