Inter vs Slavia Praha

Internazionale are unbeaten across their six UEFA Champions League games against sides from Czechia (W5 D1), only ever facing sides from the Netherlands (13) and Ukraine (8) more often in the competition without losing.

Slavia Prague have failed to win any of their nine away matches across major European competition against sides from Italy (D1 L8), conceding 2.2 goals on average per match during that time.   

With his brace tonight, Lautaro Martinez netted his 25th and 26th goals across major European competition for Internazionale, with only Alessandro Altobelli managing more for the club (35).

This will be the third meeting between Internazionale and Slavia Prague in European competition, with the previous two also coming in the UEFA Champions League in the 2019-20 group stage – Inter drew 1-1 at home, before winning 3-1 in the reverse fixture on the road.

Slavia Prague have never won away to an Italian side in major European competition, losing seven of their eight attempts to date (D1). The one game they did manage to avoid defeat in, however, came against Internazionale in September 2019 (1-1).

Internazionale have won their last four games against sides from Czecha in the UEFA Champions League by an aggregate score of 10-1 (all since the 2019-20 edition), while keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three.

Slavia Prague have lost their last three away matches in European competition without scoring – all in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League last term. They last suffered four consecutive away defeats in major European competition in October 2007 (a run of five).

After beating Ajax on the road last time out in the competition, Cristian Chivu could become just the fourth Internazionale boss to win his first two UEFA Champions League matches in charge, after Luciano Spalletti (2018-19), Claudio Ranieri (2011-12) and Roberto Mancini (2004-05).