Bayern Munich will host Inter Milan in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on Saturday, looking to inch closer to a spot in the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich are coming into the game vs Inter Miami on the back of consecutive victories in the Bundesliga, and they will need to raise their performance levels against the Serie A champions.

Inter Milan are on an impressive form as well, and they have been very difficult to be in recent weeks. However, the Nerazzurri have drawn the last two meetings in all competitions, and they will need to improve in order to get a good result away from home.

The away side will want to come away with an advantage from the first leg, and it remains to be seen who comes out on top. Both teams have the ability to grind out a positive result here, and they will fancy their chances against each other. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of hte latest meetint

Team News and Tactics

Bayern Munich

The home side will be without Manuel Neuer due to a muscle tear, Alphonso Davies due to ACL damage and Dayot Upamecano due to a knee injury. Aleksandar Pavlovic is out with illness and Jamal Musiala picked up a knock in the last game.

Bayern Munich will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Inter Milan, with Jonas Urbig in goal. Sacha Boey and Raphael Giuerreiro will start as the full-backs, and they will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Eric Dier will form the central defenive partnership alongside Kim Min-jae.

As for the midfield unit, Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka will add physicality and defensive cover to the side from the deep. Thomas Muller will reprise the number ten role, and he will look to create opportunities for his teammates here.

Leroy Sane and Michael Olise will add pace and flair from the wide areas, with Harry Kane leading the line for Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Urbig; Boey, Dier, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Muller, Sane; Kane

Inter Milan

Simone Inzaghi will be without Piotr Zielinski, Valentin Carboni, Mehdi Taremi, and Denzel Dumfries, who are injured. Kristjan Asllani is suspended. Inter Milan will shape up in a 3-5-2 formation vs Bayern Munich, with Yann Sommer in goal.

In the back three, Benjamin Pavard will start alongside Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni. Matteo Darmian and Federico Dimarco will start as the wing-backs. They will look to keep things tight against Sane and Olise. The wide pair will look to hit Bayern Munich on the break.

In the middle of the park, Davide Frattesi, Nicolo Barella, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will add control, creativity, and defensive cover to the side. Marcus Thuram will start in the attack alongside Lautaro Martinez.

Possible Lineup (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Frattesi, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez

Key Stats

• Bayern Munich have won four of theur last six meetings vs Inter Milan.
• 17 goals have been scored in the last six meetings between the two teams.
• Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.
• Bayern Munich are unbeaten in five of the last six matches in all competitions.
• Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 22 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (W17 D5), with the last visiting side to beat them in the competition being Paris Saint-Germain in April 2021 (3-2 in the quarter-final first leg).

Player to Watch

Harry Kane

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The Bayern Munich striker has been in exceptional form this season, and he will be crucial to the German club’s hopes of getting through to the semi-finals. Inter Milan are a resolute side defensively, and Kane will need to step up his performance levels to break them down.

The Englishman is more than just a goalscorer, and he will look to create opportunities for his teammates with his passing, vision, movement, and link-up play. Kane is our key player to watch out for, and it will be interesting to see if he can add to his tally of goals and assists tomorrow.

Prediction

Bayern Munich 2-1 Inter Milan

Both teams will be desperate for a victory here, and this is likely to be a close contest. It will be hard to separate the two times, but Bayern Munich have immense quality in the attack and they should be able to grind out a narrow victory at home vs Inter Milan.

The two sides have looked vulnerable defensively in the last couple of matches, and they are likely to get on the score sheet here. The Hard Tackle predicts a narrow 2-1 win for Vincent Kompany and his charges.