Inter and Shakhtar Meet at San Siro in Champions League

Inter enter this Champions League fixture after losing their first two league-phase matches, including a 4-3 home defeat to Club Brugge, though they beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A at the weekend. Shakhtar have four points from two European games after drawing with PSV Eindhoven and beating AEK Athens 3-1. The match at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza gives Inter a chance to halt a long poor run in the competition.

Inter's opening European campaign has produced two defeats: a 2-1 loss at Real Madrid and a 4-3 home reverse against Club Brugge. Domestically, they responded by coming from behind to beat Bologna 3-1. Their recent Champions League record is poor: four straight losses and only one win in eight, with four consecutive home defeats in the competition.

Shakhtar have four points from two matches, drawing 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven and defeating AEK Athens 3-1. They lead the Ukrainian Premier League after a 2-1 win over Kolos Kovalivka. Against Inter, however, Shakhtar have never won, and they have not scored in the last five meetings.