UCL LIVE: Inter Milan vs Monaco, real-time updates of UEFA Champions League 2024-25, streaming info

UCL LIVE: Inter Milan vs Monaco, real-time updates of UEFA Champions League 2024-25, streaming info

Inter Milan needs only a draw with AS Monaco on Wednesday to ensure direct qualification to the Champions League last 16 but coach Simone Inzaghi is taking no comfort from that going into their final first phase game.

French side Monaco, which is are 10th in the table, is three points below fourth-placed Inter and needs a win to have a chance of finishing in the top eight and avoiding the playoff round route into the last 16 for teams ranked ninth to 24th.

A loss may see Inter finish outside the top eight, with the next nine teams within three points of the Serie A champion.

“We are waiting to get into the top eight which is not a foregone conclusion. We have seen that teams with bigger budgets than Inter will be left out. Every competition hides pitfalls,” Inzaghi told reporters on Tuesday.

“We can’t make calculations. We know we’re one last step away from a great run and we’d like to do it tomorrow night.”

Inter has won five of its seven Champions League matches so far, four of which were closely-contested 1-0 victories, including against Arsenal in November. Inzaghi said he expected another tough battle with Monaco.

“Monaco have excellent offensive players, they play offensive football. They are well organised … we have great respect for Monaco, but we want to play a great game,” he added.

Injuries will keep out Francesco Acerbi, Hakan Calhanoglu and Joaquin Correa from the fixture, while its Iran attacker Mehdi Taremi is a slight doubt, Inzaghi said.

(From Reuters)