DBasia.news – Inter Milan has the opportunity to lock up a ticket to the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League when they face Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday five of the group stage. But the Nerazzurri were plagued by failure last season.
Inter will host Shakhtar at the Giuseppe Meazza, Thursday (25/11) at 00.45 WIB. Victory in this match can ensure La Beneamata’s move to the knockout phase.
Inter currently sit in second place with seven points. Simone Inzaghi’s side are two points behind Real Madrid, but one point ahead of the Sheriff in third.
Inter can at least secure second place if they can beat Shakhtar. However, this must be supported by Madrid’s victory at the Sheriff’s cage.
Madrid’s chances of beating the Sheriff are huge. Los Blancos are now in their best form, while the potential opponent is starting to run out of gas.
Now it’s just how Inter maximize opportunities to the maximum. Moreover, they will have the full support of their supporters.
But a warning was delivered by Inter’s Federico Dimarco. He asked his colleagues not to repeat the same mistakes as last season.
As is known, Inter must be eliminated in the group phase in the Champions League last season. Minor results were not separated from their failure to beat Shakhtar in the last match.
At that time Inter were held to a 0-0 draw at the Giuseppe Meazza. Antonio Conte’s team also had to settle for stranded at the bottom of the final standings of the group phase.
“The game against Shakhtar is a tough game and we know what happened last year. But now everything is in our hands,” Dimarco told UEFA’s official website.
“We just have to play as we know. It will be important to go beyond the group stage because we haven’t been able to do that for a few years.”
Last season’s failure is very likely to still haunt the Inter players. This can be a burden when it comes to dealing with Shakhtar again.
But Inter certainly have learned from these mistakes. Moreover, Inter’s chances are still awake if they fail to beat Shakhtar again.