Bayern Munich will kick off an intense autumn of the UEFA Champions League action when they travel to Italy to play against Inter Milan tonight, September 8. The match will be played at San Siro in Milan. The Group C of the UCL 2022-23 campaign, which has been considered as the group of death, will see two heavyweights squaring off against each other in the match week 1. The hosts enter this game off the back of a defeat in the Milan Derby while the champions of Bundesliga were held for the second successive time in the German domestic league. After failing to progress much further last season, Inter would look to go deeper this time around. On the other hand, Bayern, with a new looking attacking front, would aim for an early win here as a loss can create huge problems in this group. UEFA Champions League 2022-23: Erling Haaland Stars as Manchester City Rout Sevilla 4-0 (Watch Video Highlights)

The perennial Bundesliga champions are unbeaten in their last three visits to San Siro. Bayern Munich is currently in the post-Robert Lewandowski era as the player has left for the Spanish giants Barcelona this summer after scoring the most goals in the club's history. Julian Nagelsmann's side roped in Liverpool forward Sadio Mane and the player has been excellent in Bundesliga so far. The attacking trio of Mane, Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane are expected to cause a lot of trouble for the Nerazzurri. The Bavarians would be happy after their star midfielder Leon Goretzka came back to the squad.

For Inter Milan, they would look to change the result of their last match against Bayern. With Romelu Lukaku continuing to stay out of action due to thigh injury, Eden Dzeko and Joaquin Correa would battle it out to partner Lautaro Martinez in the front. It is expected that Federico Dimacro could replace Alessandro Bastoni who had endured a difficult game against AC Milan in Serie A last weekend. However, it is expected that the match will be exciting to watch.

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