Probable starting eleven:

Marseille:
Mandanda, Azpilicueta, Diawara, Nkoulou, Morel, Kabore, Cheyrou, Amalfitano, Valbuena, A. Ayew, Brandao

Iinter:
Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Nagatomo, Zanetti, Palombo, Cambiasso, Poli,
Sneijder, Milito

Marseille is in fine form at the moment. They are unbeaten in the last five matches, winning three of them, against Bourg-Peronnas in French cup, Nice and Rennes in League 1. Two draws were played with Lyon and Valenciennes. On other side Inter is in terrific form. They lost four of the last five matches, from Lecce, Roma, Novara and Bologna. The fans are frustrated and coach Claudio Ranieri is under great pressure.

Home coach Didier Deschamps will be without injured attacker Loic Remy and his absence is a big handicap. The good news is that Andre-Pierre Gignac is back. On other side Inter is almost complete.

I think this match will end with draw. Inter is in big crisis, but we can't underestimate them. Inter have good and experienced players, they were Champions League winners just two seasons ago. They will play with Milito as only striker and that's mean they will have strong defense. Since this is only the first leg, I don't think hosts will risk too much. So, I expect a big tactical battle and draw.