Inter vs Barcelona
Uefa Champions League Semifinal 1st leg, 20h45
This is a real showdown. It will be Mourinho against the best Barcelona team ever, as most reckon. The Blaugrana have traveled to Milano by bus due to air traffic problems. Iniesta is the only absentee for the visitors who will try to go to the Santiago Bernabeu Final.
Inter has clashed with Barca two more times this season, scoring none, drawing once and losing once by 2-0 at Camp Nou. Mourinho himself has started as a translator for Barcelona and since then he has developed into a real enemy for the Catalans, spearing swords with them when he was Chelsea manager. In the contests between Mourinho and Messi, the Portuguese seems to have the upper hand, as the Blaugrana no 10 did not score against the Special One, Barca winning one, drawing three and losing one in the process.
Inter will know how to contain Messi, because of their coach' passion for detail and tactical craftsmanship. As he did against Chelsea, in the round of 16, Mourinho will be brave in controlling a passing machine and blowing them appart with quick counterattacks.
I tip Inter not to lose tonight, at 1/2.