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Jack Watson

Barcelona vs Inter – LIVE Champions League latest score, goals, team news and how to watch

Barcelona take on Inter Milan without their talisman Lionel Messi after the Argentine fractured his arm against Sevilla on Saturday.

Barce currently lead Group B ahead of Inter on goal difference, and these two teams look set to battle it out for top spot. 

Messi's absence means the emphasis will be on Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho to bring goals for the hosts, days before the first clasico of the season. Follow it live:

Team news 
 
Inter Milan vs Barcelona
 
Inter XI vs. Barcelona: Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Skriniar, Miranda, Asamoah; Brozovic, Vecino, B. Valero; Candreva, Icardi, Perisic.
 
Barcelona XI vs. Inter: Ter Stegen; S. Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Arthur, Rakitic; Rafinha, Suarez, Coutinho.
 
Team news!
 
PSG vs Napoli
 
Napoli XI vs. PSG: Ospina; Maksimovic, Albiol, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Allan, Fabián Ruiz, Hamsík, Callejón; Mertens, Insigne.
 
PSG XI vs. Napoli: Aréola; Meunier, Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Bernat; Verratti, Rabiot; Mbappé, Neymar, Di María; Cavani.
 

Ancelotti better prepared for PSG return

Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti is in a much better frame of mind than on his last trip to Paris St Germain when a 3-0 defeat led to him being sacked as Bayern Munich coach just over a year ago.

The 59-year-old was fired the day after that defeat, having had only one full season in charge, and told reporters on Tuesday that he felt before that game that only half the team had faith in him.

"Many things have changed since then, PSG have changed coach for example, whereas at Munich the problems have still not been resolved," he said.

"My mood has changed a lot. Last year when I came here, I felt I had the trust of only four or five players, now I feel I have the confidence of all the players and everyone around the team. That has changed my frame of mind completely."

Ancelotti was appointed my Napoli in May, returning to Italian football after a nine-year absence. During that time, he spent two seasons at PSG, winning one Ligue 1 title.

"I have good memories of my time here, I improved my knowledge," he said.

Napoli lead Group C with four points from two games, one ahead of Liverpool and PSG before Wednesday's games.

Reuters

Welcome!
 
Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of this evening's Champions League coverage. We'll be bringing you live updates from Barcelona vs Inter Milan and PSG vs Napoli.
 
Barcelona will be without Lionel Messi, who is injured and will miss three weeks of action, including El Clasico, and that is bad news for Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino's side are relying on Barcelona get maximum points against Inter Milan to keep them in the race for second place after losing against them at the San Siro. 
 

How to watch on TV and online stream?

The match will be shown on BT Sport ESPN and will be covered on the BT Sport Goals Show. You can watch it online on the BT Sport website and app.

What time does it start?

Barcelona vs Inter Milan kicks off at 8pm BST. We will have line-ups and team news from 7pm. 

What are the odds?

Barcelona 8/15

Draw 7/2

Inter 5/1

Prediction

Barca to head into the clasico with a spring in their step, winning 2-1. 

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