Betting tip: Both teams to score

It’s a top-of-the-table Champions League (CL) Group B clash as Inter Milan look to make the most of Lionel Messi’s absence (injury) and pick up their first win at the Camp Nou since January 1970 in the Europa League. Barcelona have won their last three home fixtures against Inter to nil and have lost just once in their six CL H2H games (W3, D2, L1). The hosts are on a four-match unbeaten run (W2, D2) in all competitions and have lost just once in their last ten CL matches (W6, D3, L1). Five of those CL matches saw Barca keep a clean sheet.

Nonetheless, in their last 11 matches this season in all competitions they have kept out the opposition just three times and have now conceded in each of their last six. That should excite the visitors, who have scored in nine of their 11 matches this season in all competitions. The last three CL matches have seen Inter win by a 2-1 margin, with three of their last five competitive matches ending by the same score line.

Away from home in all competitions, Inter have won their last four and are looking to make it five in a row for the first time since November 2012.

Luis Suarez (BAR) has a goal and two assists in his last two games, while Mauro Icardi (INT) has five goals and one assist in his last four games in all competitions.

Statistics:

Barcelona home: W (4-2 vs Sevilla) D (1-1 vs Ath Bilbao) D (2-2 vs Girona) W (4-0 vs PSV) W (8-2 vs Huesca)

Inter away: W (1-2 vs Spal) W (1-2 vs PSV) W (0-1 vs Sampdoria) W (0-3 vs Bologna) L (1-0 vs Sassuolo)

Head-to-Head:

Barcelona 1 : 0 Inter (28.04.10)

Barcelona 2 : 0 Inter (24.11.09)

Barcelona 3 : 0 Inter (18.02.03)