Inter secured a dramatic 4-3 victory over Barcelona in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League clash, earning a spot in the final.
Inter and Barcelona played out a dramatic 3-3 draw in the UEFA Champions League, mirroring the scoreline of the first leg and sending the tie into extra time.
Barcelona mounted a strong comeback after trailing 2-0, with Eric Garcia scoring in the 54th minute, followed by Dani Olmo’s equalizer in the 60th.
Raphinha put the visitors ahead 3-2 in the 87th minute, but Inter’s Francesco Acerbi struck in stoppage time (90+3) to level the match once again.
With both legs ending 3-3, the tie proceeded to extra time to determine who would reach the final.
Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring for Inter in the 21st minute.
Just before halftime, Hakan Çalhanoğlu doubled the lead with a penalty in the 45th minute, making it 2–0 for Inter at the break. With this result, Inter now lead Barcelona 5–3 on aggregate.
- All goals
This second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and FC Barcelona held kicked off at the iconic San Siro stadium.
- Inter vs. Barcelona official line-ups
Inter: Yann Sommer; Yann Bisseck, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrix Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram.
Barcelona: Wojciech Szczesny, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Ferran Torres.
Ref: Marciniak (POL)
- What happened in the semifinal’s first leg?
Barcelona twice battled back to share a compelling 3-3 drawat home against Inter Milan on April 30.
The Italian side raced to a two-goal lead with superb strikes from Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries before the unstoppable Lamine Yamal pulled Barca back into it with a sublime solo effort.
Ferran Torres levelled for the five-time champions, and although Inter nosed ahead through Dumfries again, a Yann Sommer own goal left the tie on a knife-edge heading into the second leg.
Reminder, Inter Milan heads to Germany on May 31 for the Champions League final. The last time went to this stage was 2023 and has beaten by Man City on 1-0.
European football’s largest annual showpiece will be played at the 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena in Munich.
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