Arsenal vs Inter Milan Tickets

The arrival of Italian giants Inter Milan to face Premier League side Arsenal is sure to generate a great deal of interest, and the sparks will no doubt fly when the UEFA Champions League clash kicks off.

Fans of either club would be desperate to be there in person to experience the atmosphere, and via SeatPick, this is no pipe dream. Arsenal supporters spent six seasons without the allure of Champions League action, but Spanish boss Mikel Arteta corrected that anomaly by finishing second in the Premier League table in 2022/23.

Under Arsene Wenger, qualification for the UEFA Champions League was something that happened like clockwork, and perhaps Arsenal fans got so used to this that their indifference at seeing their club inevitably toppled in the knockout phase is now something they wish they had not so blindly expected.

Wenger took Arsenal to the UEFA Champions League Final in 2006 as well as the Semi-Finals in 2008/09 and four Quarter-Finals (which saw them defeated by Valencia, Chelsea, Liverpool, and FC Barcelona) and numerous Round of 16 exits.

This could be read as a list of comparative failures or the sign of a team that had met its limits and is something Arsenal will look to better going forward. Indeed, the dreams of a first top-tier European trophy will be uppermost in the minds of fans attending this key fixture.

Inter Milan, on the other hand, have tasted success in this competition on a number of occasions, both in the relatively recent past and a long while ago.

Famed Argentina coach Helenio Herrera, who managed Inter Milan in two spells for a combined nine years, led the club to back-to-back European Cup wins in 1963/64 and 1964/65, beating both Real Madrid and Benfica in those finals. They then lost subsequent finals in 1966/67 to Celtic and 1971/72 to Ajax, and it took some decades for the Serie A side to reach those heights again.

They did so in 2009/10 under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, with the Portuguese boss leading the team to an impressive 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in Madrid, with Diego Milito scoring both goals.

2022/23 saw Inter Milan once again reach the UEFA Champions League final, having beaten the likes of FC Porto, Benfica, and AC Milan in the knockout stages. They were then edged out by treble-winners Manchester City in Istanbul thanks to a goal from Rodri mid-way through the second half.

Arsenal vs Inter Milan Head-to-Head

Arsenal and Inter Milan have only met in Europe during one campaign, with the sides meeting each other in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2003/04.

Inter Milan traveled to Highbury in September 2003 and dished out a drubbing. Julio Cruz, Andy van der Meyde, and Obafemi Martins all scored first-half goals to give the visitors a 3-0 win. In the return fixture, it was Arsenal that put on a footballing lesson. Theirry Henry scored twice, and other goals from Freddie Ljungberg, Edu, and Robert Pires saw Wenger’s side win 5-1 at the San Siro, and as a result, it was the Gunners who progressed through the group stage, while Inter Milan did not.

Arsenal vs Inter Milan Connections

A number of players have played for both Arsenal and Inter Milan, but by some distance, the two most accomplished stars to have done so are Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp. Arsene Wenger signed Patrick Vieira from AC Milan in 1996, and the rangy midfielder became a club legend due to his performances over a nine-year period. The World Cup winner made 406 appearances for the club, which he also captained, and led Arsenal to three Premier League titles as well as a host of other honours. He moved to Juventus in 2005 but left after one season to join Inter Milan, where he won three Serie A titles in four years.

It was Bruce Rioch who signed Dennis Bergkamp in June 1995, perhaps the best thing the Scottish manager achieved in his short time at the club, and the Dutch international went on to become one of the best Premier League players ever.

The former Ajax man spent eleven seasons at Arsenal, racking up 423 appearances and 120 goals, before calling time on his glittering career in 2006, and his testimonial was the first match played at the club’s new Emirates Stadium home in July 2006.