Marcus Thuram has had an amazing year and season with Inter Milan and has gone on to create history in the Champions league as well. He has now scored the fastest goal in the competition semi-final history. He needed just 30 seconds into the game versus Barcelona to rewrite history and now has the feat to his name.
He met a pinpoint cross from Denzel Dumfries
He met a pinpoint cross from Denzel Dumfries and, remarkably, back-heeled the ball into the bottom corner, sparking wild celebrations in the away end at the Olympic Stadium.
However, as quick as Thuram’s effort was, it doesn’t come close to the fastest goal in Champions League history. That honor belongs to Roy Makaay, who fired Bayern Munich in front against Real Madrid in 2007 after 10.12 seconds, per UEFA.
Valencia forward Jonas needed 10.96 seconds to score against Bayer Leverkusen in 2011 while Arsenal’s Gilberto Silva waited a relative age 20.07 seconds to find the net for the Gunners in a 4-0 rout of PSV Eindhoven in 2002.
Marcus Thuram has been a standout performer for Inter Milan
Marcus Thuram has been a standout performer for Inter Milan in the 2024–25 season, establishing himself as the team’s leading scorer with 14 Serie A goals and contributing 7 assists in 31 appearances.
He has been great for Inter as he performed well alongside Lautaro Martinez who has emerged as the star striker for the team. He has also now scored 4 goals and 2 assists in the champions league.
He has scored 4 goals and 2 assists in the Champions league
He played a vital role in the high octane Champions league clash versus Barcelona as he gave them the lead early on and helped Inter Milan start the match with a bang. After the goal, Inter Milan were playing with a swagger and it was evident that Barcelona were on the backfoot.
His goal-scoring ability will again be put to test in the 2nd leg of the champions league Semi Final.
