Plenty at stake in Bayern and Inter’s game of numbers

BAYERN against Inter... Munich against Milan... Germany against Italy.

It has the ingredients of a classic confrontation, recording some great clashes of the past, even if the two managers are both foreigners and Inter’s starting line-up is unlikely to include a single Italian.

Although there may be echoes of that 4-3 thriller in Mexico City 40 years ago, or that dramatic 2-0 in Dortmund in the last World Cup — both games won by Italy in extra time — this match is more likely to be a tight affair, masterminded by two great tacticians.