Preview: Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid

The UEFA Champions League is back in action with another set of matches this week as Inter Milan lock horns with Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side in an important clash at the San Siro on Tuesday.

Inter Milan (also known as FC Internazionale Milano, Inter or Internazionale) and Atletico Madrid (commonly referred to as At. Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Atl. Madrid, Atletico, ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, Atlético Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, C. Atlético de Madrid, Club Atlético de Madrid or Club Atlético de Madrid) meet again 6 years after the friendly match which Inter Milan won 0-1. Inter Milan are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against Salernitana, Roma, Juventus, Fiorentina, Napoli, Lazio, Monza and Verona extending their unbeaten streak to 10 matches. They have been defending decently lately in home matches having 3 consecutive clean sheets playing as hosts.

Atletico Madrid are approaching the match in a good mood as well after claiming a 5-0 win in La Liga against Las Palmas.

Recent Form

Inter Milan are on a winning streak – they have won Salernitana, Roma, Juventus, Fiorentina, Napoli, Lazio, Monza and Verona in their previous 8 matches while Atletico Madrid have won Las Palmas in their previous match. Overall, Inter Milan have won 15 of their last 20 matches, losing 1 and drawing 4, while Atletico Madrid have won 11 of their last 20 matches, losing 7 and drawing 2.

Inter Milan have won 6 times (4-0 against Salernitana on 17th of February, 2-4 against Roma on 11th of February, 1-0 against Juventus on 5th of February, 0-1 against Fiorentina on 29th of January, 0-1 against Napoli on 23rd of January and 3-0 against Lazio on 20th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.

Atletico Madrid have won 3 times (5-0 against Las Palmas on 17th of February, 2-1 against Rayo Vallecano on 1st of February and 2-0 against Valencia on 29th of January), lost twice (1-0 against Sevilla on 12th of February and 0-1 against Athletic Bilbao on 8th of February) and drew once (1-1 against Real Madrid on 5th of February) in their most recent 6 matches.

Head-to-head

Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid have met once since August 2018. Inter Milan have won that match. The most recent match between them took place on August 12, 2018 in a friendly where Inter Milan won 0-1. Inter Milan have scored 1 goal in these 1 head-to-head match in total while Atletico Madrid have scored 0.

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