It's full-time in Barcelona as the La Liga leaders are held by Inter Milan in an entertaining 3-3 game in the first-leg. All to play for next week at San Siro.
Hansi Flick's FC Barcelona drew an entertaining 3-3 against Serie A side Inter Milan, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 semi-final. Catch the highlights and updates from the FCB vs INT, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 semi-final first-leg, right here
It's full-time in Barcelona as the La Liga leaders are held by Inter Milan in an entertaining 3-3 game in the first-leg. All to play for next week at San Siro.
Barcelona XI: Szczesny, Cubarsi, Martinez, Torres, Pedri, Raphinha, Yamal, Olmo, De Jong, Kounde, Gerard Martin
Subs: Araujo, Fati, Pena, Torre, Christensen, Fermin, Victor, Eric, Astralaga, Fort
Inter XI: Sommer, Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Thuram, Martinez
Subs: Di Gennaro, Martinez, De Vrij, Zielinski, Arnautovic, Frattesi, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Darmian, Re Cecconi, Zalewski, Taremi
Previous meetings: 12
Barcelona wins: 6
Draws: 4
Inter Milan wins: 2
All the talk of Barca vs Inter, well, we saw Arsenal take on PSG in the first semi-final with Ousmane Dembele's only goal giving the Ligue 1 side a slight advantage in the tie.
Barca's plans were thrown into disarray when their star player Lamine Yamal suffered an injury during the side's warm-up ahead of their semi-final clash against Inter.
Oh wait, he does start! Barca fans can heave a sigh of relief.
Wow! Marcus Thuram has scored inside 30 seconds to give the Nerazzurri the lead. Who had expected that! A cross from Denzel Dumfries, with the French striker flicking it, and scoring past Szczesny. Absolutely brilliant goal.
Are Barcelona missing Lewandowski tonight? The Polish striker misses the UCL tie due to injury and Hansi Flick is playing Ferran Torres up front. However, the Spanish forward isn't physically built and might not provide the outlet that Lewandowski does.
Lamine Yamal goes down inside the Inter box and is seen clutching his face, with Bastoni cleaning up the danger but ref Clement Turpin isn't impressed.
Lamine Yamal is causing all sorts of problems to the Inter left-hand defence as he whizzes past them to find Ferran Torres inside the box, unmarked but the winger hits it wide off the post.
Barcelona get a free-kick and Raphinha lines one up and pulls out Yann Sommer for a punch. Barca are building up the pressure after that early Marcus Thuram goal.
Corner and Inter's Bisseck clears but it falls into the lap of Ferran Torres but the Spanish star hits it wide. Barca are finding the chances but are unable to find the back of the net.
Ahead of the Barca vs Inter, if one would have said that the Serie A side were 2-0 ahead inside the first-half, they will call it crazy. Well, the Serie A champs are really ahead with a brilliant goal from a corner by Denzel Dumfries. Inter fans are in bedlam.
Lamine Yamal, who is playing his 100th game for Barcelona, has given his side a lifeline with a brilliant solo effort. The 17-year-old leaves the Inter defenders and players fooled as he scores a curling effort to bring Barca back in the game.
Lamine Yamal is like Lionel Messi in his heydays! The Barca forward again leaves the Inter defenders chasing shadows as he produces a save from Sommer.
After seeing their side go 0-2 down, Barcelona's play and Lamine Yamal's intricate play has seen fans start believing in their team. They are shouting and yelling for their every move.
Inter are all defensive in this tie despite being 2-1 up against Barca. Inter are doing the hara kiri and Bastoni gives the ball away and is easily pouched by Barca players, with Dani Olmo at the end of it and produces another fine save from Sommer.
If yesterday was just a one-goal margin, well, tonight promises to be a goal-fest. It's 2-2 and we still not in first-half stoppage time. A nice flick to Raphinha who gives it back to Torres, and the forward makes no mistake to drill it past Sommer. Game on!
Jules Kounde is down and in need of treatment. And it seems the Frenchman cannot continue with Eric Garcia making way. Another injury blow for the Catalans in a busy season.
Two mins added on and it seems Barca players do not want to go off the field. It's all the home team at the moment and Inter need a breather. The Nerazzurri fans will hope that Lautaro Martinez's injury isn't a severe one.
What a brilliant first-half that is! Two quick goals from Inter was quickly usurped by Barca's Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres. All to play for in the second-half. Don't go away!
Ronald Araujo makes way for Gerard Martin and Lautaro Martinez is replaced by Mahedi Taremi. Big half for either sides.
A clinical move from the Nerazzurri as it goes from back to front, with Bisseck playing a low cross into the box and the ball falls to the feet of Di Marco who shoots it way up in the stands. A chance!
Just has he done all evening, Lamine Yamal gets the ball along the right but Bastoni and Dimarco mark him to get the ball out of danger.
A foul on Pedri, who has been running the show in the Barca midfield, by Inter's Hakan Calhanoglu and the referee gets his name in the book.
Wow! It's a crazy game alright! Denzel Dumfries, who rises high to meet the delivery and the Barca keeper cannot get close as the Dutch defender heads in to give his side the lead.
Raphinha does not want to keep himself out of this game and his long range strike, deflects off Sommer and goes inside the Inter net. Crazy game this!
Cubarsi tries his best to get the ball off Taremi and fouls him in the process. The referee Clement Turpin shows him a yellow card, the first in the game. Meanwhile, Calhanoglu is replaced by Frattesi for Inter.
Wow, Inter look to have scored from Henrikh Mkhitaryan but the linesman rules it offside. VAR intervenes and it is obviously ruled out to the disappointment of the Inter Milan players.
Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thuram are coming off for Inter with Piotr Zielinski and Matteo Darmian making way.
Hansi Flick rings in the changes as he brings on Andreas Christensen and Gavi for Pau Cubarsi and Pedri.
The 17-year-old gets to the byline and puts in a cross. It's mishit but not before the delivery crashing off the bar.
Some nice plays between the Barca players before Raphinha receiving in his path and he shoots it from afar but Sommer is equal to it and saves it.