The 1st leg was one of the most epic matches we had seen but this might be the best the stage has ever seen. Champions league nights have bestowed a grand night of ultimate football where Inter Milan dug deep to bring out a win against the adamant Barcelona.
Inter Milan had a clear plan of sitting deep and attacking in phases and counters
Inter Milan had a clear plan of sitting deep and attacking in phases and counters. Barcelona was there to play their epic football which has been inspiring and refreshing this season.
Hansi Flick has also come out in defence of his players and questioned the referee’s decisions in the game.
The story of the 2nd leg of the semi-final was running on the similar track of the 1st leg as the game-play and the scoresheet would suggest.
Inter Milan started the game again with a bang as they scored their first goal in the 20th minute
Inter Milan started the game again with a bang as they scored their first goal in the 20th minute, where the Barcelona midfield was overpowered by Inter’s.
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This resulted in a sudden counter which left the Barca defence high and dry. Dumfries found Martinez, who deposited an easy tap-in into the goal.
The 1st half was pretty much dominated by Inter Milan who were looking for the 2nd goal of the match and hence kill the game.
Calhanoglu scored the penalty just before half-time
To the delight of Inter fans, they received another opportunity in the form of a penalty on the brink of Half-time and Calhanoglu did not miss. 2-0 on the night and it looked like game over for Barcelona.
The second-half that Inter Milan and Barcelona played has to be the greatest half ever played in a Champions league semi-final by two teams.
Flick’s half time talk was clear, he wanted Barca to play their hearts out. Barcelona looked like a team on a mission and it wasn’t long until the scoreline changed, as Eric Garcia connected a perfect volley from a Gerard Martin’s cross that brought Barca back into the game.
It looked like one-way traffic from Barcelona
After this goal in the 54th minute, it looked like one-way traffic from Barcelona as Inter could only sit and admire.
Under 6 minutes, Dani Olmo had brought the score into parity from another Gerard Martin cross. After these goals, it was all guns blazing from all sides, both teams got chances, but every chance was parried away by Sommer and Szczesny.
Yamal got near but Sommer was up to his best
The game looked like it would be going into extra-time but Raphinha had other ambitions. In the 87th minute he scored from a break and it looked like Barca had completed the comeback until Acerbi, the unlikely hero scored a striker’s goal from a weak foot strike that brought thunders of noise in the San Siro.
The scoreline stood at 6-6 after 180 mins of express football
It was hard to believe that this match had endured the same scoreline after another 90 minutes of war. The scoreline stood at 6-6 after 180 mins of express football.
Everybody in the stadium was shocked, Barca disheartened but they had to continue.
The extra-time brought a different story as Inter looked to play aggressive football and were operating smoothly even after trying to sit and defend for the whole game. Several half-chances and Frattesi who had scored the winner against Bayer. Munich in the quarters was again the match-winner in the semi-final against Barca.
Calm and composed in the penalty area, scored an easy goal after splitting the Barca defenders into two minds. Yamal tried and got near many chances in the extra-time but Sommer did not want any more goals to his tally. This meant that the game finished 4-3 in extra-time.
Inter Milan have beaten the mighty Barcelona
Inter Milan have beaten the mighty Barcelona who looked like they will run through each and every opponent but now the mighty Italians have returned to the UEFA champions league finals after 2022-23 season where they agonisingly lost to Manchester City.
They will be looking to win it this time and will play against PSG or Arsenal depending on today’s result between the two.
Champions league has never failed to deliver but these two titans put up a show that will be remembered for a long time.
