Barcelona injury & suspension news for Champions League 2024-25 second-leg vs Inter Milan; Lewandowski, Balde, Kounde updates

The first leg ended with a 3-3 scoreline

European powerhouses Inter Milan and Barcelona will meet again on Tuesday to wrap up their Champions League 2024-25 semi-final following last week’s exciting first leg.

They will play again at San Siro for the second leg after sharing six goals in Spain, with Barca eventually trying for their sixth continental title and Inter hoping to move one step closer to a fourth.

A wild match took place in Catalonia last Wednesday as the fiercest defence in the league faced up against its most explosive attack.

After defeating rock-bottom Real Valladolid 2-1 on Saturday, the Catalan team is leading Los Blancos in LaLiga with only four matches remaining after defeating longtime rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.

Now they turn their attention toward the most crucial match of the season as they will look to overcome Inter in the semi-final of the second leg to secure a spot in the final for the first time since 2015.

Flick will bring changes in lineup given Jules Kounde suffered an injury in the first leg, but he has been handed positive news as Robert Lewandowski has returned from injury and will be in the squad ahead of the game.

With this, we provide a Barcelona injury update for their most crucial match of the season, as Flick will employ a strong lineup, and below we take a look at the Barcelona injury update.

Barcelona injury news ahead of the second-leg Champions League match against Inter Milan

Prioritising this second leg and an impending El Clasico matchup with Real Madrid, Barca manager Hansi Flick also made a number of changes over the weekend. Particularly noteworthy, Marc-Andre ter Stegen made his first start since coming back from a lengthy layoff.

Although first-choice right-back Jules Kounde is sidelined by injury, seasoned goalie Wojciech Szczesny should return between the sticks, and Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Pau Cubarsi and others will also be called up in the starting line-up at San Siro.

Better news for the Blaugrana: Robert Lewandowski is getting close to playing again and is included in the travelling squad. However, Alejandro Balde misses out and will miss the match.

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