Football Italia
·31 May 2025
Longest Inter trailing spell in Champions League was 370 seconds

Football Italia
·31 May 2025
While Inter are treated as the underdogs in this Champions League Final against PSG, the statistics show they never trailed for longer than 370 seconds in any game this season.
It kicks off in Munich at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT, 21.00 CET).
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 11: The UEFA Champions League trophy is displayed on a plinth at the side of the pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and Feyenoord at on March 11, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Opta’s Supercomputer seems to believe that Inter have only a 43.4 per cent chance of beating Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League trophy this evening.
However, the same statistical analysis shows why that would be a surprising outcome looking at their performances in the tournament so far.
In an incredible stat, it is pointed out that Simone Inzaghi’s men were trailing for only 1.2 per cent of their time on the pitch in the Champions League this season.
Even more remarkable, the longest spell they had in a losing situation was 370 seconds.
epa12078775 FC Inter’s Francesco Acerbi (L) scores the 3-3 goal during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 2nd leg soccer match between Inter Milan and FC Barcelona, in Milan, Italy, 06 May 2025. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO
That was the time after Barcelona took a 3-2 lead at San Siro and before Francesco Acerbi’s equaliser to force extra time, where Inter went on to win 4-3.
The one and old defeat was 1-0 away to Bayer Leverkusen on December 10, with a goal scored in stoppages by Nordi Mukiele.
Instead, Inter were in a leading situation 50.8 per cent of the time in the competition.