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Borussia-Park - Monchengladbach Tuesday 1 December 2020 21.00CET (21.00 local time) VfL Borussia FC Internazionale Milano Mönchengladbach Group B - Matchday 5

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Group B leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach could seal progress to the round of 16 on Matchday 5 against Internazionale, whose own prospects are hanging by a thread. • The German side have eight points in the section, one ahead of Real Madrid with Shakhtar Donetsk on four and Inter on two. Mönchengladbach would therefore reach the round of 16 for the first time if they avoid defeat and match or better Shakhtar's result, with the Ukrainian champions at home to Madrid on Matchday 5; Inter must win to have any hope of staying in contention. • Romelu Lukaku scored twice in the teams' 2-2 draw in Milan on Matchday 1, including a 90th-minute equaliser after Jonas Hofmann's goal six minutes earlier had put the German side within sight of a famous win. Previous meetings • This is the sides' sixth meeting; they had not met in more than 40 years before Matchday 1. The German club's victorious UEFA Cup campaign in 1978/79 featured a 4-3 aggregate win against Inter in the second round (1-1 h, 3-2 a aet). • Inter had come out on top when the sides first met, in the 1971/72 European Cup second round. The Nerazzurri won 4-2 in Milan, going through by the same aggregate score after a goalless draw in Berlin – a replayed match following an annulled first leg that the German side had won 7-1. Form guide Mönchengladbach • The German club conceded late goals to draw each of their first two fixtures 2-2; following the draw at Inter, Madrid staged a late revival in the second round of fixtures, a game Mönchengladbach had led 2-0 at home with three minutes left. Gladbach then stormed to the top of the table with a 6-0 win at Shakhtar, Alassane Pléa scoring a hat- trick in his club's record away UEFA Champions League victory; their biggest home success followed on Matchday 4 with a 4-0 defeat of the Ukrainian side at Borussia-Park. • This is Mönchengladbach's third UEFA Champions League group stage appearance, both previous participations – in 2015/16 and 2016/17 – ending in early elimination. Fourth in their debut campaign in 2015, the German club finished third 12 months later to move into the UEFA Europa League, where they were beaten on away goals by Schalke in an all- round of 16 tie (1-1 a, 2-2 h). • Mönchengladbach took part in the UEFA Europa League group stage in 2019/20, finishing third behind İstanbul Başakşehir and Roma in their section. 's side picked up eight points (W2 D2 L2) from their six fixtures to bow out. • The Foals have won four of their last seven European games (D2 L1) but only five of the last 17 (D8 L4). • The defeat of Shakhtar last time out was only Mönchengladbach's second win in their last ten home European fixtures (D4 L4); the other came at the expense of Italian opponents, 2-1 against Roma on Matchday 4 of last season's UEFA Europa League. • Mönchengladbach drew 1-1 at Roma last season before that home victory; Matchday 1 stretched their unbeaten run against Italian clubs to four matches (W2 D2). • The victory against Roma last season was Mönchengladbach's first at home to an Italian side since October 1975 – a winless run stretching to five matches. Their home record against Serie A clubs overall is W3 D5 L1. Inter • Antonio Conte's side took two points from their first two fixtures, supplementing the draw at Mönchengladbach with another, 0-0 at Shakhtar, but then lost 3-2 away and 2-0 at home to Madrid. • Second in Serie A in 2019/20, a point behind champions Juventus, Inter are the last Italian team to win the UEFA Champions League, in 2010 – their third European Cup triumph, and first in 45 years. • This is the 14th time Inter have been in the group stage and the third season in a row having missed out for six consecutive years between 2011/12 and 2018/19. • Conte's charges finished third in their section last season, behind Barcelona and , after losing 2-1 at home to the Spanish side on Matchday 6. They picked up seven points from their six games. • The Nerazzurri moved into the UEFA Europa League, beating Ludogorets 4-1 on aggregate in the round of 32 before wins in one-off ties on German soil against Getafe (2-0), Bayer Leverkusen (2-1) and Shakhtar (5-0) took them into the final. Inter came up short at the last, however, going down 3-2 against Sevilla in the Cologne decider. • Inter have won only two of their last 14 UEFA Champions League matches (D5 L7).

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• A 3-1 victory at Slavia Praha on Matchday 5 last season is Inter's sole win in their last seven away UEFA Champions League games (D1 L5). • The Milan club's last two UEFA Champions League campaigns have ended in the group stage, Inter finishing third in their section both last season and in 2018/19 – the first time in nine campaigns they had failed to progress. • Inter were beaten 3-2 at Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 4 of last season's UEFA Champions League, a game in which they had led 2-0. They are without a win in their last four away games against German teams (D1 L3); a 3-2 victory at Bayern München in March 2011 is their only success in their last nine matches away to Bundesliga clubs (D3 L5), although they beat Leverkusen in last year's UEFA Europa League quarter-final in neutral Düsseldorf. • Despite the victories against Dortmund and Leverkusen last season, Inter have won only five of their last 20 matches against German opponents (D5 L10), although one came against Bayern München in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final (2-0). Links and trivia • Gladbach midfielder is on loan from Inter, whom he joined in 2019 from Bundesliga rivals Hertha Berlin. He has made six Serie A appearances for the Nerazzurri, also featuring three times in last season's UEFA Champions League group stage. • Have played in Germany: Achraf Hakimi (Dortmund 2018–20) Ivan Perišić (Dortmund 2011–13, Wolfsburg 2013–15, Bayern 2019/20 loan) Arturo Vidal (Leverkusen 2007–11, Bayern 2015–18) • Hakimi finished on the winning side in all three games against Gladbach for Dortmund, scoring the decisive goal in BVB's 2-1 away victory on 7 March. • Perišić has scored three goals in nine games against Gladbach; two for Dortmund and one on loan at Bayern last term, when he helped the Munich club to a treble of Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League. • Vidal has scored three goals in his nine games against Gladbach. • was in Leverkusen's youth and reserve teams when Vidal was at the club. • International team-mates: László Bénes & Milan Škriniar (Slovakia) Latest news Mönchengladbach • Gladbach's record in this season's Bundesliga is W4 D3 L2. They were 4-1 winners at home to Schalke on Saturday. • A 4-3 loss in Leverkusen on 8 November is the Foals' sole defeat in their last 12 matches in all competitions (W6 D5). • made his France debut in a 2-0 friendly loss against Finland on 11 November. • saved two Sergio Ramos penalties as Switzerland held Spain 1-1 at home in a UEFA Nations League encounter on 14 November. • Jonas Hofmann has been sidelined since 11 November because of a hamstring injury he suffered in Germany's 1-0 friendly win against the Czech Republic. • has missed the last three games due to illness. • Andreas Poulsen (15 July, shoulder) has also been sidelined, although he was an unused substitute on Matchday 4. Inter • Matchday 4 was Arturo Vidal's 100th game in UEFA club competition, although he marked the occasion with a first- half red card. • On Saturday Inter made it two wins in seven games in all competitions with a 3-0 victory at Sassuolo. A 4-2 win at home to Torino on 22 November, a game in which Inter had trailed 2-0, is the Milan club's only other success in that sequence (D3 L2). They have won only five of their 13 fixtures this season (D5 L3). • The win at Sassuolo was only Inter's third clean sheet this season. • Marcelo Brozović, Aleksandar Kolarov and Daniele Padelli have all been sidelined by illness. • Stefano Sensi came on as a substitute against Madrid on Matchday 4 having been out since 7 October due to a thigh injury. • On 15 November, substitute Andrea Pinamonti scored in a 4-0 win against Luxembourg that secured Italy's place at

3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Internazionale Milano Tuesday 1 December 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, although he subsequently twisted his ankle and has not played since. • Milan Škriniar's own goal did not prevent Slovakia claiming a 2-1 extra-time win away to Northern Ireland in their UEFA EURO 2020 play-off final on 12 November. • Alessandro Bastoni made his Italy debut in a 4-0 friendly win against Estonia on 11 November. • Christian Eriksen scored both Denmark goals in the 2-1 UEFA Nations League victory against Iceland on 15 November, including a 90th-minute penalty winner. • Vidal scored both of Chile's goals in the 2-0 home win against Peru in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying on 13 November, and also found the net in the 2-1 defeat away to Venezuela four days later. • Achraf Hakimi was on target as Morocco beat the Central Africa Republic 4-1 in CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on 13 November. • On 18 November, Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium defeated Denmark 4-2 to book a place in the UEFA Nations League Finals, while Lautaro Martínez was on target as Argentina beat Peru 2-0. • Lukaku has 14 goals in 16 games for club and country in 2020/21 and had scored in five successive outings, seven goals in all, before drawing a blank at Shakhtar on Matchday 2. • On 2 October Lukaku was named the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season. • Lukaku was joined by Samir Handanovič, Stefan de Vrij, Nicolò Barella, Brozović and Martínez in the UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season.

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