Inter Milan will mark Double Lamine Yamal tomorrow evening, according to the boss Simone Inzaghi, as they seek to minimize the damage that the teenager could cause.
Yamal scored a brilliant goal and tormented Inter throughout the first stage in Catalonia which ended with a pulsed 3-3 draw.
And if Inter must progress towards a place in the final of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain or the Arsenal, Inzaghi knows that they will have to keep the 17-year-old in San Siro.
He said, “We have to try not to let it get the ball, but it is impossible. Obviously, he will be double marking, a player who will be closely watched, and we will try to pay attention to him.
“In person, it is a great talent; he is really dangerous and everyone gives him the ball. I was impressed by his rapid thought; he always knows what game to do.”
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Inter to wait and see on Martinez and Pavard
The chances of success of Inter will be considerably improved if the captain and the star Lautaro Martinez have passed in shape after having detached himself in the first step with a thigh tension.
The Argentinian missed the victory of the weekend against Verona, but he and defender Benjamin Pavard can return against Barça.
“We will decide tomorrow with staff and players,” added Inzaghi. “They will have to tell me what they feel. Pavard has good feelings, Lautaro has not trained since the Barcelona match. Let’s see how he is in training today.”
The Inter bordered at the national level and now trail Serie has leaders Napoli by three points with three games to play and Inzaghi knows that his players will have to be their maximum to exceed the side of Hansi Flick.
“We know the importance of this match,” he said. “We will need an excellent match against a very strong team, which we have seen now in advance. We need a careful and clear interest. The group believes in themselves, they want it and they are looking forward to this match.”
