Champions League Matchday 8: Borussia Dortmund vs Inter facts

Two former UEFA Champions League winners meet at the conclusion of the league phase as Borussia Dortmund welcome Inter with both still having hope of a top-eight finish despite defeats last time out.

Dortmund are on 11 points, one behind Inter, who are 14th in the league phase standings ahead of Matchday 8 with their German opponents 16th.

Last match

The clubs are meeting for the first time since the 2019/20 group stage, when Inter won 2-0 at home on Matchday 3 – Lautaro Martínez scoring the first goal – before Dortmund responded with a 3-2 home victory on Matchday 4 despite Martínez again giving Inter the lead; Julian Brandt got Dortmund's second goal.

Inter beat Dortmund 4-2 on aggregate in the 1963/64 European Cup semi-finals (2-2 a, 2-0 h) and 4-3 in the 1993/94 UEFA Cup quarter-finals (3-1 a, 1-2 h).

A 4-4 draw at Juventus on Matchday 1 this season – a game they led 4-2 after 93 minutes – made it one win in Dortmund's last six meetings with Serie A sides (D3 L2).

At home, BVB are unbeaten in four games against Italian visitors (W2 D2).

Inter's last fixtures against a German club brought a 4-3 aggregate win against Bayern München in last season's quarter-finals (2-1 a, 2-2 h).

However, a 1-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday 6 last season means the Milan club have lost five of their last six away games against Bundesliga teams at this stage (W1).

Dortmund

This is Dortmund's tenth successive appearance in the Champions League group stage/league phase.

In 2024/25, BVB were tenth in the league phase (W5 L3) and beat Sporting CP (3-0 aggregate) and LOSC Lille (3-2 agg) before losing 3-5 to Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

Inter

This is the Nerazzurri's 19th appearance in the Champions League, and an eighth in succession.

Inter reached a second final in three seasons in 2024/25, but went down 0-5 against Paris Saint-Germain in Munich – the biggest final defeat in European Cup history.

Key stats

Inter defender Manuel Akanji played for Dortmund from 2018 to 2022, scoring four times in 158 games.

Nerazzurri midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is also a former Dortmund player – he scored 41 goals in 140 matches for the German club between 2013 and 2016.

A 2-0 loss at Tottenham on Matchday 7 was Dortmund's third defeat in their last 14 Champions League matches (W7 D4).

BVB have lost only one of their last 21 home Champions League games (W13 D7).

The German club have won 99 European Cup games.

A 1-3 defeat at home to league phase leaders Arsenal on Matchday 7 means Inter have lost three successive matches in a single edition of the Champions League for the first time.

The Nerazzurri have never lost four European games in a row.

Inter have scored 248 Champions League goals, Matchday 1 to final.