MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 06: Lautaro Martinez and Nicolo Barella of FC Internazionale Milano, celebrate the teams first goal scored by Lautaro Martinez during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Como 1907 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Manuel Akanji has a fever and could be replaced by Francesco Acerbi, but Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez are expected to start in the Inter attack against Liverpool tonight.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT) at the Stadio Meazza in San Siro, Milan. It’s Round 6 of the league phase of the Champions League.
The Nerazzurri have collected four wins and just one defeat so far, and a win would help them near the 16-point mark, which should technically grant a spot in the Round of 16.
Denzel Dumfries, Matteo Darmian, Tomas Palacios and Raffaele Di Gennaro are unavailable for the Nerazzurri.
Akanji has a fever so he could be replaced by Italian centre-back Acerbi, while Carlos Augusto and Luis Henrique compete for a starting spot on the right flank, as per Sky Sport and other reputable Italian media.
The rest of the Nerazzurri XI is pretty much settled with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Nicolò Barella and Hakan Calhanoglu in central midfield, Thuram and Lautaro in attack.
Liverpool have travelled to Milan without Mohamed Salah and Federico Chiesa. Salah has been left out of the squad after his latest interview, where he claimed the club’s executives were trying to force him out.
Inter vs. Liverpool – where to watch on TV
The match will be televised on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates for Inter-Liverpool and Atalanta-Chelsea via a Liveblog.
Inter vs. Liverpool – probable line-ups
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Carlos Augusto, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro, Thuram.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Bradley, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitike; Isak.