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Everything you need to know about Inter Milan

We return to Champions League action on Wednesday with a visit to one of European football's most famous clubs and stadium when we tackle Inter Milan at the San Siro.

Incredibly, it will only be the third competitive meeting between the teams, as we face possibly our biggest challenge of the league phase with a tough trip to the home of the reigning Italian champions.

Ahead of the game, we've compiled everything you need to know about our opponents past and present before we lock horns in Milan:

The history

Football Club Internazionale was founded in March 1908 by a group of players who left the Milan Cricket and Football Club (now AC Milan) because they wanted to accept more foreigners - hence the club name deriving from international.