Inter Milan vs Arsenal live: Team news and line-ups from Champions League clash

Here’s how the top eight in the Champions League league phase table looks then:

1 – Arsenal – 18pts, +16 GD

2 – Bayern – 15pts, +11 GD

4 – Man City -13pts, +6 GD

5 – Atalanta -13pts +2 GD

6 – Inter Milan -12pts, +8 GD

7 – Real Madrid – 12pts, +6 GD

8 – Atletico Madrid – 12pts, +3 GD

These two sides have faced each other just three times in European competition, with the last occasion coming as recently as last season, when Inter ran out 1-0 winners at the San Siro in the league phase in November 2024.

The previous two meetings came in the group stage in 2003/04, when Inter grabbed a 3-0 win at Highbury in matchday one before the Gunners got revenge with a 5-1 win at the San Siro in November!

Arsenal’s last victory away to an Italian side in the Champions League was in March 2008, when they beat AC Milan 2-0. Since then, the Gunners have not won in five straight trips, failing to score a single goal.

However, Inter have lost two of their last three home matches against English sides, including to Liverpool in December.

Gabriel Jesus has admitted Viktor Gyokeres is not in an “easy” position, and said no player can guarantee their starting place, following the goal-shy striker’s difficult start to life at Arsenal.

Jesus, who spent 11 months out following surgery on a ruptured cruciate ligament, could be handed his first Champions League start since December 2024 in Arsenal’s Champions League clash against Inter Milan on Tuesday.

Here’s the report from Arsenal’s last match – a disappointing draw to Nottingham Forest…

Nowhere as good as expected for Arsenal, and yet better than it was. In going seven points clear of Manchester City rather than nine, Mikel Arteta’s team inch forward. A bit like in play here.

While that will frustrate a fanbase so desperate to just get this title done, and the ball did frequently flash across the Nottingham Forest box in a tantalising manner, much of that had to do with Sean Dyche’s side. They needed a point themselves after West Ham United’s surprise 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur and fought defiantly for it.

City’s own evisceration at the feet of Manchester United didn’t quite drive Arsenal in the same way, but it does afford a cushion for performances like this.

Arsenal’s clash with Inter Milan kicks off at 8pm GMT on Tuesday 20 January at the San Siro in Milan, Italy.

Viewers in the UK can watch the game live on Amazon Prime.

Inter Milan XI: Sommer; Acerbi, Akanji, Bastoni; Henrique, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez.

Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Zubimendi, Eze; Madueke, Jesus, Martinelli.

Arsenal, meanwhile, are still missing defensive duo Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori, along with Max Dowman. Mikel Merino, Christian Norgaard and Declan Rice are all one booking away from suspension.

Inter are without two regular starters in Hakan Calhanoglu and Denzel Dumfries, both who miss out due to injury. They will, however, be expected to recall big hitters Alessandro Bastoni and Marcus Thuram to the side after being rested in the league.

The Gunners go to the San Siro off back-to-back draws in the Premier League, though this slight blip has not yet done any damage to their title push with Manchester City’s shortfalls allowing them to go seven points clear.

Results have been no problem for Arsenal in Europe, however, with Mikel Arteta’s side sitting pretty at the top of the table as they remain the only side to boast a 100 percent record in the league phase.

Inter, meanwhile, will hope to solidify their chances of a top-eight finish having lost two consecutive outings in the Champions League, the most recent continental defeat coming at home to Liverpool in December.