Inter Milan's Italian midfielder #23 Nicolo Barella (L) vies with Manchester City's Belgian midfielder #17 Kevin De Bruyne (R) during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Etihad stadium, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 18, 2024 (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Inter are forced to ring the changes in the Champions League trip to Young Boys, as Davide Frattesi, Nicolò Barella and Mehdi Taremi lead the way.

It kicks off at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Atalanta-Celtic on the Liveblog.

The Nerazzurri have had a strong start in Europe with a 0-0 draw away to Manchester City and 4-0 demolition of Crvena Zvezda at San Siro.

Since the painful 2-1 loss to Milan, they’ve put together four consecutive victories in all competition.

However, the 1-0 win at Roma on Sunday came at a price, with Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi joining Piotr Zielinski and Kristjan Asllani on the treatment table.

It’s therefore a revamped midfield with Barella as playmaker alongside Frattesi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, while Taremi and Marko Arnautovic start upfront, resting Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram for this weekend’s Serie A showdown with Juventus.

Mehdi Taremi Inter (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Young Boys have struggled so far, losing 3-0 at home to Aston Villa and 5-0 away to Barcelona, but they did beat Galatasaray in both legs of the play-offs.

The biggest danger of this fixture could be the artificial turf, which can lead to further injuries and an irregular bounce of the ball.

Miguel Chaiwa, Saidy Janko, Patric Pfeiffer, Facinet Conte and Tanguy Zoukrou are out of action.

Young Boys vs. Inter line-ups

Young Boys: Von Ballmoos; Blum, Lauper, Benito, Hadjam; Lakomy, Ugrinic; Virgiunius, Imeri, Monteiro; Ganvoula

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bisseck; Dumfries, Frattesi, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Taremi, Arnautovic

Ref: Oliver (ENG)

23-10-2024 20:00
MatchDay 3
YB
YB
INT
INT
Live
0 - 0

Player statistic

1st half
Jaouen Hadjam Yellow card 33'    
Joel Monteiro Yellow card 35'    
Kastriot Imeri Yellow card 36'    
    36' Yellow card Denzel Dumfries
YB
INT

Starting lineups

26
Goalkeeper
3
Defender
27
Defender
23
Defender
7
Midfielder
10
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
30
Midfielder
21
Attacker
77
Attacker
35
1
Goalkeeper
6
Defender
28
Defender
31
Defender
30
Midfielder
16
Midfielder
2
Midfielder
22
Midfielder
23
Midfielder
8
Attacker
99
Attacker

Substitutes

11
Attacker
39
Attacker
20
Attacker
9
Attacker
13
Defender
15
Attacker
40
Goalkeeper
33
Goalkeeper
24
Defender
22
Defender
7
Midfielder
36
Defender
95
32
Defender
10
9
Attacker
13
Goalkeeper
12
Goalkeeper
52
Midfielder
50
Defender

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