Barella goes to the wire for Inter

Nicolò Barella will be in the balance until the last minute for Inter against Shakhtar Donetsk, otherwise Christian Eriksen should start.

It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT and the Nerazzurri must win to finish at least third in their Champions League group.

You can follow the build-up and action as it happens from that game and Ajax-Atalanta on the LIVEBLOG.

Nicolò Barella will be in the balance until the last minute for Inter against Shakhtar Donetsk, otherwise Christian Eriksen should start.

It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT and the Nerazzurri must win to finish at least third in their Champions League group.

You can follow the build-up and action as it happens from that game and Ajax-Atalanta on the LIVEBLOG.

If they get the victory and Real Madrid-Borussia Monchengladbach doesn’t end in a draw, then Antonio Conte’s men will reach the Round of 16.

The only real doubt in the starting XI is Barella, who is still nursing an ankle injury.

As the hours tick down towards the match, reports are growing in Sky Sport Italia and La Gazzetta dello Sport that Barella is getting stronger and the pain subsiding.

Considering there are five substitutions available, it’s entirely possible Conte will try to the last second to get Barella into the starting XI.

The alternative would be to give Eriksen a very rare start, having been reduced to coming off the bench in stoppages during recent matches.

Probable line-up

Inter: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Hakimi, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Barella, Young; Lautaro Martinez, R Lukaku