Barcelona vs. Inter Milan live score, updates, highlights as Dembele puts hosts in front
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Barcelona welcome Italian giants Inter Milan to the Camp Nou this week as they both aim to reach the Champions League knockout stages.
La Blaugrana lost 1-0 away at the San Siro in the reverse fixture and the hosts face a battle to potentially join Bayern Munich in the last 16.
Inter have the edge in the race for second place in Group C, with six points, compared to Barcelona’s three, after three games.
Defeat for Barcelona could mean the end of their Champions League quest at the group stages for the second season running under Xavi.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates, commentary from the Camp Nou.
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Barcelona vs. Inter Milan live score 1H 2H Final Barcelona — — — Inter Milan — — —
Goals: Dembele – 41st Min – BAR
44 Mins: Raphinha spots Onana out of position and tries an audacious effort which lands just wide of the post.
41 Mins: GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! BARCELONA TAKE THE LEAD!!!
Barca’s pressure finally pays off!!
Raphinha did well to keep the ball in play and find the onrushing Sergi Roberto and his ball across the box is fired home by Dembele!!!
40 Mins: Dembele denied by Onana and the Cameroonian stopper then sprawls to block Pedri from close range
39 Mins: Another chance for Barcelona as Lewandowski’s cross drops kindly for Raphinha but the former Leeds United lashing wide.
34 Mins: Lewandowski’s snap shot is gathered by Onana at the second attempt, and the pair collide, with the Inter keeper needing treatment.
30 Mins: Superb break from Inter as Nicolo Barella bursts forward, and feeds in Denzel Dumfries, but his angled drive is blocked away Ter Stegen.
28 Mins: Quickfire chances at both ends as we head to the half hour mark – Mkhitaryan forces a smart reaction stop from Marc Ter Stegen – and Ousmane Dembele’s curling effort is tipped away by Onana.
23 Mins: First clash of the night between Lewandowski and Milan Skriniar and the referee needs to do some crowd control here as a pushing match kicks off.
18 Mins: INTER HIT BACK!!!
The visitors spring to life as Edin Dzeko cushions Hakan Calhanoglu’s superb free kick against the bar!!! SOOOOO CLOSE!!!
15 Mins: Elsewhere in Group C!!!!
Sadio Mane has put Bayern Munich 1-0 up at Viktoria Plzen….where three points will guarantee their last 16 spot!!
If Bayern win – and Barcelona lose at the Camp Nou – Xavi’s side will be eliminated from the Champions League group stages for the second season in a row.
12 Mins: BIG CHANCE FOR BARCA!!!
Robert Lewandowski beats his man to a corner but Henrikh Mkhitaryan gets back to clear off the line!!
Raphinha then looks to lead the Barca attack as his long range effort flies over Andre Onana’s crossbar.
10 Mins: Barcelona are beginning to nudge their way into the contest with successive corners cleared away by Inter after Martinez was flagged offside at the other end.
5 Mins: An even start in Catalonia, as Lautaro Martinez climbs highest from a corner, but his header is wide of the post.
KICK OFF: WE ARE OFF – BARCELONA VS INTER MILAN
10 Mins to KO: Warm ups DONE………..KO is 10 minutes away!!
30 Mins to KO: What the managers have said ahead of KO in Catalonia
Xavi – “This is a match based on the psychological aspects of football. We have 90 minutes to win the match but we need to have patience. They will defend deep, but if we attack better (than in Milan), we can win.
“We have to improve things. It depends on where the free spaces are. We have to dominate the space inside and offer [for the ball] more.”
Inzaghi – “We made the most of our opportunity in the last game, we know how important this on is, and we must give an extraordinary effort. We’re fighting to get through this group with all we’ve got.
“I maintain Inter deserve much of the credit for forcing Barcelona to play badly at the San Siro. Onana did not have many saves to make. Tonight will be different, the stadium is behind them and fired up, Italian sides have struggled at Camp Nou historically.”
60 Mins to KO: TEAM NEWS IS IN!!
The team news has dropped at the Camp Nou………..
Xavi freshens up his defence with Eric Garcia and Sergi Roberto coming in to replace Alex Balde and Jordi Alba and Ousmane Dembele in for Ferran Torres.
Inter boss Simone Inzaghi makes three changes to the starting XI which won 2-1 away at Sassuolo in Serie A action at the weekend.
Stefan de Vrij and Milan Skriniar come into the defence, in place of Francesco Acerbi and Danilo D’Ambrosio, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan preferred to Kristjan Asllani in midfield.
1 Hr and 15 Mins to KO: What is the latest picture in Group C?
Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat at the San Siro in the reverse fixture last week puts Xavi’s hosts on the back foot ahead of this game.
Bayern Munich lead the way in Group C, with nine points from three games, and a win at Viktoria Plzen tonight, will put them into the last 16.
Inter are on six points, compared to Barcelona’s three, as it stands, but La Blaugrana have won all five of their Champions League home games against the Serie A giants.
1 Hr and 45 Mins to KO.: The stage is set for a HUGE night at the Camp Nou tonight
Barcelona vs. Inter Milan lineups
Xavi is still without six first-team players ahead of this match with Jules Kounde unavailable but set to return before the end of October.
Eric Garcia and Sergi Roberto return to the starting XI in place of Jordi Alba and Alex Balde in defence.
Barcelona lineup (4-3-3): Ter Stegen (GK) — Alonso, Pique, Garcia, Roberto — Pedri, Busquets, Gavi — Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Barcelona subs (10): Pena (GK), Tenas (GK), Balde, Alba, Torres, Fati, de Jong, Casado, Kessie, Torre
Marcelo Brozovic and Alex Cordaz remain sidelined for Inter ahead of this game with Joaquin Correa ruled out until November.
Inter Milan lineup (3-5-2): Onana (GK) —Bastoni, de Vrij, Skriniar — Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Calhanoglu, Dumfries — Martinez, Dzeko
Inter Milan subs (12): Handanovic (GK), Botis (GK) Darmian, Gagliardini, Gosens, Bellanova, Acerbi, Asllani, D’Ambrosio, Carboni, Stankovic Curatolo
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What time is Barcelona vs. Inter Milan?
Barcelona play host to Inter Milan at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. It kicks off at 8 p.m. BST on Wednesday, October 12.
UK USA Canada Australia Date Weds, Oct 12 Weds, Oct 12 Weds, Oct 12 Thurs, Oct 13 Time 20:00 BST 15:00 ET 15:00 ET 06:00 AEDT How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter Milan UK USA Canada Australia TV channel BT Sport 4 Univision, TUDN — — Streaming BT Sport website/app fuboTV, Paramount+, VIX+ DAZN Stan Sport
UK: The match will be carried across BT Sport streaming and TV platforms.
USA: Barcelona vs. Inter Milan will be broadcast on Univision and TUDN for Spanish listeners, which are streamed on fuboTV. Paramount+ and VIX+ (Spanish) will also stream for subscribers.
Canada: Champions League matches are streamed in Canada via DAZN.
Australia: Every Champions League match is streamed in Australia via Stan Sport.