| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
INTER  Castellazzi Zanetti, Lucio, Chivu, Nagatomo Stankovic, Cambiasso, Obi, SneijderPazzini, Zarate | LILLE  LandreauDebuchy, Chedjou, Rozenhal, BeriaGueye, Mavuba, Pedretti Cole, Sow, Hazard |
2010 winners Inter will be without Maicon, who suffered a thigh strain in the 2-1 defeat to Juventus on Saturday night and is likely to be out for a month, adding further injury woes to Claudio Ranieri's side. Captain Javier Zanetti is expected to move into the void left by Maicon, with Dejan Stankovic slipping into the right hand side of midfield. Andrea Ranocchia and Walter Samuel remain in contention to start, after both recovered from their respective injuries to partake in full training ahead of the Group B clash. Meanwhile, Julio Cesar and Diego Forlan remain sidelined.
Lille suffered two blows in Sunday's match against Valenciennes as Marko Basa went off with a shoulder injury after six minutes and is liable to miss out, while influential midfielder Florent Balmont is definitely absent after limping off early in the second half.
Joe Cole could be handed a start ahead of Dimitri Payet, with Moussa Sow leading the line once more.
Eden Hazard announced on Tuesday that he will leave Stadium Lille Metropole at the end of the season, possibly alerting the Nerazzurri who will be watching the Belgian starlet with intent at San Siro.
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Inter have won their last two Champions League games, including a 1-0 success in Lille on matchday three.
- Nevertheless, Claudio Ranieri's men - then under the direction of Gian Piero Gasperini, lost their last home game in this competition - a shock 1-0 defeat to Trabzonspor.
- The 2010 winners have lost three of their last five home games against Ligue 1 opposition, with the last occurrence a 1-0 defeat to Marseille in 2004.
- Inter sit 17th in the Serie A table following their 2-1 derby d'Italia defeat to Juventus on Saturday.
- Lille are yet to record a victory in Group B, having drawn twice and lost once.
- The French champions were defeated by Genoa in their last away game in Italy in a Europa League group match in 2009. However, their last outing at San Siro was a shock 2-0 win over Inter's rivals AC Milan in the Champions League in 2006-07.
- Les Dogues sit third in Ligue 1, six points behind leaders PSG.
Inter might be struggling in Serie A, but the the Champions League is likely to act as an escape from their recent woes. A formidable side in Europe at home bar the shock defeat to Trabzonspor on matchday one, Claudio Ranieri's men will be hoping to turn a corner against the French champions.
Lille look unable to kick-start their stuttering Group B campaign, and after throwing away leads to CSKA Moscow and Trabzonspor, it's unlikely that they'll grab a win here. A narrow victory for the hosts is on the cards.
Editor's Prediction
Inter Milan 2-1 Lille 
