Darmian: ‘Inter score early, but not an obsession’ with Bodo/Glimt

Matteo Darmian insists Inter must ‘score as early as possible, but not make it an obsession’ in their Champions League play-off against Bodo/Glimt. ‘We will get chances.’

It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

The first leg was disastrous for two different reasons, as it was a 3-1 defeat in Norway, but they also lost captain Lautaro Martinez for approximately a month to a soleus injury that was blamed on the artificial pitch.

As the away goals rule was abolished, it means any win by two clear goals would prompt extra time and potentially even penalties.

Darmian believes Inter can qualify

“We must have the right focus and spirit, it’s not easy to overturn a two-goal deficit, but over the years we’ve shown that we know what to do in the Champions League. We need the best version of ourselves to overturn this result,” Darmian told Sky Sport Italia.

The Nerazzurri reached the Champions League Final in two of the last three seasons, but here risk going out before the Round of 16, as they fumbled precious points in the league phase against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool.

“I remember very few performances where we got the wrong approach this season. We need to score as early as possible, but it also mustn’t be an obsession, because it is a long game and we will get chances,” insisted Darmian.

“We must simply be aware of our strength and not let that slip over into arrogance. We must be ourselves and prove it tonight.”