Inter president Beppe Marotta don warn say there are no easy teams for Champions League again as Inter set to face Shakhtar Donetsk for San Siro. The match na the third game of the 2026/2027 League Phase and e go kick off at 20:00 UK time (21:00 CEST). Marotta speak to Amazon Prime Video on the eve of the clash.
Marotta tell Sky Sport Italia say: ‘We want the points too, but I feel say we need to point out say the last 10 years don see cultural growth of clubs wey be second and third seeds for performance and tactical organisation. Dem well prepared, and that na the difference from previous years. That also true for international level, no easy teams you can walk over anymore like for 1980s. Quality alone no enough again, e must go with intensity, strength and series of values.’ He also yan say Inter must learn lessons from first two games.
Inter win domestic double last season of Scudetto and Coppa Italia, but their Champions League record don bad well well, as dem lose seven of their last eight matches for the competition. E surprise many people because na the same club reach the final for 2023 and 2025.
Individual errors cost Inter for the 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid and the 4-3 home loss to Club Brugge, where dem concede goals too cheap. Marotta talk say: ‘Clearly, we must learn the lessons of the first two games. We struggle for much of the Club Brugge match, and this ought to show us how to approach a team wey on paper inferior, but can cause problems if underestimated.’
Lautaro Martinez go out for several weeks, and Benjamin Pavard, Curtis Jones and John Stones also dey for treatment table.
