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Inter are looking to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals when they take on Feyenoord on Tuesday night.

The Nerazzurri produced a professional performance in a hostile environment against a depleted opponent in the first leg, and their 2-0 win away from home means they took a big step towards the last eight. Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram on either side of half-time have handed Simone Inzaghi’s side plenty of breathing room heading into the second leg.

However, the Scudetto holders continue to manifest frailties domestically. On Saturday, Inter fell two goals behind to bottom-of-the-table Monza but rallied to claim an imperative 3-2 victory which ensured they remained at the top of the Serie A table. Their victory was matched by impressive triumphs for Napoli over Fiorentina and Atalanta at Juventus on Sunday.

Feyenoord had the weekend off after Wednesday’s defeat, and are visiting Milan’s iconic amphitheatre for the second time in the space of a few weeks. The Eredivisie outfit had a lead to cling onto when they last visited San Siro, earning a 1-1 draw against the Rossoneri which was enough for them to advance into the last 16.

Their task on Tuesday is infinitely more difficult.

Here’s 90min’s preview of Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 second leg.

Inter

Feyenoord

Inter 3-2 Monza – 08/03/25

Feyenoord 0-2 Inter – 05/03/25

Feyenoord 0-2 Inter – 05/03/25

Feyenoord 0-0 NEC – 01/03/25

Napoli 1-1 Inter – 01/03/25

Feyenoord 2-1 Almere City – 22/02/25

Inter 2-0 Lazio – 25/02/25

Milan 1-1 Feyenoord – 18/02/25

Juventus 1-0 Inter – 16/02/25

NAC 1-1 Feyenoord – 15/02/25

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Piotr Zielinksi suffered an ankle injury against Monza / Marco Luzzani/GettyImages

Inter confirmed on Monday that midfielder Piotr Zielinski will miss the next six weeks due to an ankle injury, and Inzaghi is still without several wing-backs for Feyenoord’s visit.

Carlos Augusto could be used down the left flank on Tuesday with Inter missing the likes of Matteo Darmian, Federico Dimarco, and Nicola Zalewski.

Yann Sommer is back in contention after a fairly brief absence, but Josep Martinez could retain his place between the sticks on Tuesday.

Inter predicted lineup vs Feyenoord (3-5-2): Martinez; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Augusto; Lautaro, Thuram.

Robin van Persie has a mountain of players out injured / BSR Agency/GettyImages

Feyenoord will benefit from having the weekend off ahead of the second leg, but Robin van Persie won’t be able to welcome back many of his injured stars on Tuesday.

As was the case last week, the visitors could be missing up to ten senior players against Inter. Feyenoord’s absences include captain Quinten Timber and number one goalkeeper Justin Biljow. Hwang In-beom, Bart Nieuwkoop, Gernot Trauner, Calvin Stengs are also unavailable.

Ibrahim Osman is suspended due to yellow card accumulation, but Van Persie can call upon Givairo Read after he was banned for the first leg.

Feyenoord predicted lineup vs Inter (4-3-3): Wellenreuther; Read, Beelen, Hancko, Bueno; Moder, Paixao, Smal; Hadj Moussa, Carranza, Ivanusec.

Feyenoord needed to win at home to have a chance of bypassing Inter. However, Inzaghi’s astute outfit produced a fine performance in Rotterdam to all but crush the Dutch side’s chances.

There’s simply far too much for the visitors to overcome. While Inter have a few missing through injury, Feyenoord’s availability crisis means they’re without their core. They’ve got fond memories of San Siro given what went down against Milan, but the Nerazzurri will once again prove to be a level or two above on Tuesday night.

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