In matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25, Manchester City vs Inter Milan has been scheduled for Wednesday night. Both teams are ready for their opening fixture of the new UCL era.
MCI vs INT Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 18 September 2024 (Indian date: Thursday, 19 September 2024)
Time: 21:00 (local time), 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
MCI vs INT Match Preview
Manchester City have managed a great start this season. After beating Manchester United in the FA Community Shield penalty shoot-out, Man City won all four matches of the English PL 2024/25. After beating the hosts Chelsea by 2-0 in their opening match of the new PL season, Man City won against the visitors Ipswich Town (4-1), hosts West Ham United (3-1), and visitors Brentford (2-1). Most importantly, Erling scored in all the PL 2024/25 matches. He scored nine goals in four PL 2024/25 fixtures, including two consecutive hat-tricks.
Inter Milan started their new Italian Serie A season with two wins and two draws. After a 2-2 away draw result against Genoa in their Serie A 2024/25 opener, Inter Milan won two successive home fixtures against Leece and Atalanta by 2-0 and 4-0, respectively. In their last Serie A fixture against the hosts Monza, Inter Milan had a 1-1 draw result. Out of those four fixtures, Marcus Thuram scored braces twice.
MCI vs INT Injuries and Doubtful
Manchester City
Oscar Bobb (leg fracture), Nathan Ake (muscle injury)
Inter Milan
Tajon Buchanan (leg injury)
MCI vs INT Predicted Lineups
Manchester City Predicted Starting XI
Ederson; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol; Rodri, Mateo Kovačić; Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland
Inter Milan Predicted Starting XI
Yann Sommer; Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolò Barella, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco; Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martínez
MCI vs INT Dream11 Match Prediction
Hosts Manchester City are the favourites for this fixture. Our final score prediction for this match is a 2-0 win for Man City.
MCI vs INT Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Vice-captain Pick: Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
MCI vs INT Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Y Sommer (7.5 Cr)
DEF: F Dimarco (8.5 Cr), R Dias (8 Cr), J Gvardiol (8 Cr)
MID: K De Bruyne (8.5 Cr), H Calhanoglu (8.5 Cr), B Silva (8 Cr), P Foden (7.5 Cr)
FW: L Martinez (9 Cr), E Haaland (9 Cr), M Thuram (9 Cr)
Vice-captain: E Haaland
Captain: K De Bruyne
