Inter Edge Barca by 4 – 3 Goals
Barcelona’s dream of winning a treble came to a painful end after a 3-4 loss to Inter Milan in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final at San Siro.
Despite an incredible fightback in the second half, the match finished 6-7 on aggregate in favour of the Italian side.
Inter reached their second Champions League final in three years by beating Barcelona in the most extraordinary of circumstances, with Simone Inzaghi’s side beating the Blaugrana 4-3 in Tuesday’s second leg at San Siro to progress 7-6 on aggregate.
As in the two teams’ first meeting at Montjuic, Inter went 2-0 up, with Lautaro Martinez breaking the deadlock before Hakan Calhanoglou doubled the hosts’ advantage with a penalty just before the break. It was Barca, though, who looked certain to go through after second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Dani Olmo and Raphinha.
However, Inter threw Francesco Acerbi up front for the final few minutes and their 37-year-old centre-back netted a stunning injury-time equaliser.
Davide Frattesi then put the Nerazzurri back ahead with his fine finish in the first half of extra-time and Inzaghi’s men somehow hung on to claim victory in arguably the greatest Champions League semi-final tie every played.
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