On Wednesday, 16 February, Inter will play against Bayern. The first match ended in a 2-1 victory for the Italians. Inter is surprisingly always rated very low by bookmakers in the Champions League. For example, on the victory in the first meeting you could catch the odds under 4.00 but now in the line the favourite is Bayern.

Without five minutes, the German champion is not impressive in Germany either. Bayern failed to beat Borussia (2:2) at the weekend. Unfortunately, Harry Kane's game has completely fallen apart. The striker lost confidence at a key moment of the season. Kane wasted two clear goalscoring chances against Dortmund. In the first meeting against Inter, there was a similar situation: the Englishman failed to score from the penalty spot and made a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes.

Unfortunately, Bayern were also affected by injuries. The club lost their best attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala at a crucial point in the season. There is no equal replacement for him. There is also a crisis in the goalkeeper line. Manuel Neuer would definitely add confidence, but he is not expected in the second match. At the same time, young goalkeeper Jonas Urbig looks decent in Munich.

Inter, against the backdrop of such Bayern, is a model of stability. The team knocked out a duty victory over Cagliari in the Italian championship. Inzaghi's wards are already six points away from Napoli. There are still real chances for a treble - the team is also participating in the Italian Cup.

Curiously, Inter now has a much deeper squad. Inzaghi used rotation in the championship match: Frattesi, Arnautovic and Zalewski played. Correa and Arslani came on as substitutes. It is unlikely that any of them will be in the starting lineup for the meeting with Bayern. At the same time, the leaders rested. For example, Tyuram did not play from the first minute.

Inter have some losses in the squad. The main problem is the injury of Denzel Dumfries. The Dutchman was very important for Inzaghi's system. Other players in the infirmary are Buchanan, Zielinski, Carboni and goalkeeper Stankovic. These losses are not radical. Only Dumfries would come out from the first minutes.

Inter in the first meeting competently acted in the second number. Lightning fast attacks literally tore Bayern's defence apart. Munich have no control without Musiala, and Kane has clearly lost confidence and does not realise chances. It is doubtful that it would be right to even consider Bayern as favourites in a one on one meeting at this rate. The grandstand factor is also important here. Under Kompany, the team almost never won important away games. In big matches, Bayern have already had a lot of failures. Inter is a very flexible team. It is unlikely that even the first goal conceded will have a devastating effect on the hosts.