Confirmed lineups: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan

Official team news has just been released for Die Werkself who host Italian giants Inter Milan for Matchday 6 of the UEFA Champions League.

With exactly an hour to go until kick-off, Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xavi Alonso has announced his starting eleven to take on a Inter Milan team who currently sit third in the Italian domestic league and 3 points behind leaders Atalanta albeit with a game in hand.

The reigning Bundesliga champions have had a stable enough season thus far in Europe’s premier competition. Despite hefty 4-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool, Die Werkself have managed to defeat AC Milan and secure comprehensive victories over Feyenoord and RB Salzburg to date. Their only stalemate came against Stade Brestois of France.

Tonight, Leverkusen make three changes to their winning line-up which scraped past Bundesliga newcomers St.Pauli last Saturday on a 2-1 scoreline. Matej Kovár, Nordi Mukiele and Jeremie Frimpong come into the team as Lukas Hradeck, Arthur and Aleix Garcia drop out. Jonathan Tah skippers the side from the heart of defence

In midfield, the aforementioned Mukiele joins Granit Xhaka and Exequiel Palacios, with Alejandro Grimaldo on the left flank. Jeremie Frimpong takes up a more attacking role alongside Florian Wirtz, while Nathan Tella continues to lead the line in the absence of injured strikers Schick and Boniface. 

As for the visitors, they come into the game off the back of a routine 3-1 win at home to Parma last weekend. Head coach Simone Inzaghi has opted to start with a 3-5-2 formation including former Bundesliga stars like Yann Sommer in goal, midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Marcus Thuram up top. Veteran centre-half Stefan de Vrij captains the Nerrazzurri on the night. 

Official lineups below:

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Kovar – Tapsoba, Tah (c), Hincapié – Mukiele, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo – Frimpong, Wirtz – Tella

Internazionale (3-5-2): Sommer – Bisseck, de Vrij (c), Bastoni – Darmian, Frattesi, Çalhanoğlu, Zielinski, Agusto – Taremi, Thuram