Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11:24 / Updated Tuesday, January 20, 2026 11:25
Inter and Arsenal meet tonight from 22:00 in a Champions League Round of 7 match. The match from Milan will also be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
The game between the two teams is the most balanced duel of the evening in the Champions League. Arsenal have already qualified for the knockout stages of the competition, while Inter are looking for a positive result to ensure their presence in at least the knockout play-offs.
LIVE 22:00 » Inter – Arsenal
Probable Teams:
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer – Acerbi, Akanji, Bastoni – Henrique, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Zielinski, Dimarco – Thuram, Martinez
Coach: Cristian Chivu
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya – White, Saliba, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly – Eze, Zubimendi, Merino – Madueke, Jesus, Martinelli
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Referee: João Pinheiro
Stadium: San Siro Stadium (Milan)
“Headliner” of the day in the Champions League
Inter and Arsenal are in first place in the domestic championships, so the duel is expected to be a very balanced one. The two teams meet again in the Champions League for the second consecutive season. The last duel between the two took place on November 6, 2024, when the Italians prevailed 1-0 in the English phase.
Inter, who lead the Champions League standings alongside Arsenal after four legs, are coming off a run of two consecutive defeats in the competition, including a 1-0 home defeat by Liverpool in the last game on December 9, dropping the team to sixth in the table.
Before tonight's match, Cristian Chivu, the coach of Inter, prefaced the duel with Arsenal.
“You have to make as few mistakes as possible. You have to be efficient and brave. The games are based on moments, they change from minute to minute. They have a lot of weapons to do damage with, we have to be the best version of ourselves and mature enough to understand what our opponents will propose at certain moments. We want to finish in the top eight and qualify directly for the last 16 of the Champions League.”
“The Gunners” are in first place in the ranking, being the only team with 6 wins out of 6 possible.
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An Arsenal win, or even a draw, in Tuesday's penultimate League fixture against Inter would guarantee the north London side a place in the top eight clubs that qualify automatically for the last 16 of the tournament, avoiding a two-legged play-off between the teams placed 9-24.
Both teams are coming off impressive streaks of matches without failure.
The standings in the Champions League
