Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer is adamant his aspect can cease the prolific Erling Haaland from scoring even when they continue to be cautious of Manchester City’s different attacking threats. Italian title-holders Inter will face the in-form Haaland once they start their newest Champions League marketing campaign away to City, the crew that beat them within the 2023 ultimate, on Wednesday. Haaland has already scored 9 targets, together with two hat-tricks, in City’s first 4 Premier League video games of the season, with the 24-year-old Norway ahead’s general tally for the English champions now standing at a staggering 99 targets in simply 103 appearances.
But former Switzerland primary Sommer believes Inter can forestall Haaland making it 100 targets for City on Wednesday.
“Everyone is asking about Erling Haaland,” Sommer instructed a pre-match press convention on the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. “He is among the finest strikers within the enterprise.
“He is powerful, quick with an excellent shot. I’ve performed towards him a number of instances and I understand how he performs. I do know his model and I’ll attempt to give him a giant problem.
“But we do not simply must cease Erling Haaland — we now have to cease Manchester City. He will get the ball from the gamers round him. They have quite a lot of high quality.”
Sommer added: “But we now have quite a lot of high quality on our aspect, we defend our objective with all the things we now have and we’re laborious within the duels.
“We put together properly for all of the strikers. We wish to attempt to put our concepts on the pitch after which it will likely be an excellent recreation.”
Sommer was not at Inter when the golf equipment final met in that 2023 Champions League ultimate in Istanbul the place Rodri scored the one objective of the sport as City had been topped kings of Europe for the primary time of their historical past.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi is anticipating one other powerful encounter however insists this match — the 2 sides’ first of the competitors’s new league part — has nothing to do with settling previous scores.
“This isn’t about revenge,” mentioned Inzaghi. “It isn’t a ultimate. I’ve no regrets about that ultimate as a result of I do know the crew gave all the things.
“We all learn about City. They are extraordinarily well-organised, robust and taking part in at house.
“We know what we have to do — we now have to drag out all of the stops. All the blokes know we’re taking part in a very high crew.”
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