Real Madrid host Inter Milan on Tuesday for what is arguably the standout Champions League tie of Matchday 3.
The heavyweight clash sees two of Europe’s giants go head-to-head, although both sides have made a poor start to the campaign.
Real Madrid are bottom of Group B having picked up just a single point from their opening two games, while Inter Milan are only one point and one place ahead.
Los Blancos were beaten 3-2 by an understrength Shakhtar Donetsk team on Matchday 1. After heading into half-time 3-0 down, Zinedine Zidane’s men were unable to turn things around.
However, Real Madrid were able to come back from two goals down to secure a draw with Borussia Monchengladbach last week.
Karim Benzema scored on 87 minutes before Casemiro netted an equaliser deep into stoppage time to earn his side a point.
Benzema bagged a brace at the weekend as Real crushed Huesca 4-1, leaving Los Blancos second in La Liga with just one defeat in seven league outings.
It is worth pointing out that Real Madrid have only managed to win one of their previous six Champions League games.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan draw 2-2 against Gladbach on Matchday 1, with Romelu Lukaku netting a double.
Despite enjoying 59% possession and racking up 12 shots last week, Inter were eventually held to a goalless draw by Shakhtar.
Following a 2-2 draw with Parma on Saturday, Inter have only managed to claim one victory in their last six outings in all competitions.
Granted, Antonio Conte’s men have recorded four draws during that period, but it’s fair to say they are not firing on all cylinders at the moment.
Three wins, two draws, and one defeats from their opening six league games mean Inter are sixth in Serie A – five points behind leaders AC Milan.
Head-to-head: The last competitive meetings between these two sides came all the way back in the 1998/99 edition of the Champions League.
Real Madrid claimed a 2-0 victory on home soil before Inter Milan won the reverse fixture 3-1 at San Siro.
Team news: Real Madrid will be without Nacho, Martin Odegaard, Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola and Lucas Vasquez on Tuesday.
Romelu Lukaku is a major injury doubt for Inter, while Matis Vecino, Milan Skriniar, Alexis Sanchez and Stefano Sensi also look set to miss out.
This is destined to be a high-scoring encounter. Both sides have been strong in attack this term, but neither side has been overly convincing defensively.
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