Inter cannot dwell on first-leg victory as Bayern visit San Siro, says Inzaghi

Simone Inzaghi urged his Inter team to disregard their 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich last week as they prepare to host the German giants at San Siro.

Davide Frattesi scored an 88th-minute winner to snatch an aggregate lead in the Champions League quarter-final tie.

Inter, who are hunting a treble, are given a 72% chance of making it into the last four, according to Opta's supercomputer.

The Nerazzurri are unbeaten in their last 14 home games in the Champions League (W12 D2). This is now the longest such ongoing run in the competition.

However, Bayern have won all four of their away games against Inter in European competition, including all three in the Champions League without conceding a single goal (2-0 in 2006, 1-0 in 2011 and 2-0 in 2022). 

And Inzaghi says last week's performance means little ahead of the second leg.

"More than tension, there is great pride, for the way this season is developing," he said.

"Tomorrow will be a very difficult match, we have to forget the result of the first leg but not the performance, because we played a great match in Munich.

"We know the very high value of the opponent, we will have to play a great game with the right attitude."

Inzaghi also hailed the quality of Bayern's squad and the influence of coach Vincent Kompany, adding: "Winning in Munich is difficult, you have to be good, we are happy but we know that unfortunately it was not a final.

"In a little more than 24 hours we will have to do another test against what, together with Real Madrid, I think is the strongest team in the world... They are strong, they are a team full of talent with a coach I respected a lot as a player.

"He was a very intelligent player and he is proving it also as a coach. We must try to replicate the Munich game, playing very well technically to keep the ball as much as possible. It will be difficult because they put pressure on the opponent."

Inzaghi also confirmed that Federico Dimarco, Carlos Augusto, Nicola Zalewski and last week's match-winner Frattesi will be fit to feature.

Inter, runners-up in 2023, have progressed from 21 of their previous 23 knockout stage ties in the European Cup/Champions League after winning the first leg.

Bayern, meanwhile, have only progressed from one of their last eight Champions League knockout stage ties after losing the first leg, although that did come in the most recent one (3-1 on aggregate v Lazio in the last 16 last season).