Three biggest concerns from Inter's ugly home Champions League 4-3 upset loss against Club Brugge

A leaky back line, costly goalkeeping mistakes and seven losses in eight European games show Cristian Chivu MILAN — If we look at the recent Champions League numbers, Inter are not a serious contender. The Nerazzurri have lost seven of their last eight European matches stretchning back to last season, and lost the opening two matches of the current league phase against Real Madrid and Club Brugge. While the opening defeat against Jose Mourinho's team showed some positive aspects, the second match was completely different. Inter were defeated 4-3 at San Siro on Tuesday, putting forward a crushingly bad defensive performance. Cristian Chivu's side looks dominant in Italy, but in Europe it is much different and they're going to need to change something over the remaining six matches of the league phase if they want to succeed or even simply repeat what they have done over the last several years, when they finished as runners up in two Champions League finals in three years from 2023 to 2025.

Here's the four most worrying things that took place in Milan on Tuesday: Romeo Vermant goes one-on-one with the keeper and produces a cheeky chip to finish it off for Club Brugge 😮‍💨Watch the #UCL on @ParamountPlus 📺 pic.twitter.com/qc66FqoJTc The defense is seriously becoming an issue for the Nerazzurri. Inter conceded six