Inter v Barca: prediction, team news & injury list

Inter Milan welcome Barcelona for their final Champions League group stage game at San Siro Stadium knowing a win sees them join their opponents in the last sixteen.

The La Liga Champions have secured the top spot in Group F, Inter Milan or Borussia Dortmund will join them in the knockout phase.

Team News

Antonio Conte is still without the trio of ​Alexis Sanchez, Stefano Sensi and Nicolo Barella, causing former Chelsea coach some selection headaches will be hoping that Antonio Candreva passes a late fitness test, while Kwadwo Asamoah is available after returning from injury against Roma.​

​Barcelona also have a number of key players sidelined, most notably Jordi Alba, ​Ousmane Dembele and Arthur, while Ernesto Valverde has ​opted to rest Lionel Messi and Sergi Roberto.

Head to Head

This will be the tenth clash between these two sides, Barcelona having won five to Inter's one, and three draws between the pair.

The Spanish giants recorded a 2-1 win over Inter in the reverse match earlier this season courtesy of ​Luis Suarez, while the Serie A side sole victory in this fixture came on home soil in the semi-finals of the 2009-10 tournament.

Recent Form

Despite a disappointing goalless draw with Roma last weekend, Inter still lead the ​Serie A title race thanks to Juventus' 3-1 defeat to Lazio. The Nerazzurri have won eight of their last 11 matches in all competitions and are two points clear of the Old Lady in the Italian top tier.

The form of Inter's strike partnership is also noteworthy, with Lautaro Martinez and ​Romelu Lukaku having scored 24 goals between them in Serie A and the Champions League this campaign.

Despite consistent criticism this season, Barcelona are on a remarkable run of five straight victories, and the return to form and fitness of ​Lionel Messi has brought the La Liga leaders back to life.

Barca's last match saw them comfortably dispatch of relegation candidates RCD Mallorca, winning 5-2 courtesy of a Messi hat-trick - a trio of goals which saw him overtake Cristiano Ronaldo with the ​most La Liga hat-tricks (35).

Inter Milan possible starting lineup: Handanovic; Godin, De Vrij, Skriniar; Biraghi, Valero, Brozovic, Vecino, Candreva; Martinez, Lukaku.

Barcelona possible starting lineup: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Umtiti, Lenglet, Firpo; De Jong, Vidal, Rakitic; Perez, Messi, Griezmann.

Scoreline Prediction: Inter 2-1 Barcelona