Matteo Darmian says Inter need ‘the right attitude’ when Real Sociedad visit

Inter Milan defender Matteo Darmian insists they will need the “right attitude” to beat Real Sociedad and finish first in Group D of the Champions League.

Inter have already qualified for the last 16 of the tournament and came back from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Benfica last time out.

The comeback enabled them to keep their undefeated streak going in the competition this season but they will need victory to ensure they top the group.

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Tuesday’s opponents have also qualified but need to avoid defeat at San Siro to ensure they go through as group winners.

Former Manchester United defender Darmian knows the hosts face a challenge.

He told a press conference: “Tomorrow, we’ll go out there, as we have always have done since the start of the season, and try to win, but we know it won’t be easy.

“We want to win and we’ll need the right attitude and desire to do so.

“We already knew before the start of the group how difficult it was to play against Real Sociedad. They are a strong, organised team with great pace and quality.

“They’ve shown this throughout the group stages and deservedly qualified, too. We want to win so we can finish top of the group.”

Inter reached the Champions League final last season before losing the final against Manchester City 1-0.

Darmian insists they are learning from what went wrong last season in a bid to go one step further.

He continued: “As I said before, we have tried to learn from last year’s mistakes and have been working in the best possible way since day one.

“We have a great squad; we have so far shown that, but the season is still long and we must keep