Inter Milan wins one of the best UCL semi-final ties ever

After an exciting 3-3 draw the stakes were high for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona. The match in Spain was one for the ages. In years to come people will talk about this match as one of the highlights in recent history. It was hard for this second leg of the tie to come close to the first one.

Barca attacks, Inter scores

Barcelona immediately showed its intensions from the start. They took the ball and tried to open the score. After roughly ten minutes Inter got more into the game and started attacking the Barcelona goal. Intense pressure on Barcelona’s ball possession led to a mistake by Dani Olmo which gave Inter the opportunity for a quick counterattack. Denzel Dumfries knew where to find Lautaro Martinez and it was the Argentinian who opened the score for Inter. Right before half-time, Inter Milan got the perfect opportunity to pretty much seal the deal in this semi-final. Cubarsi fouled Martinez and the referee awarded a penalty after VAR interference. Hakan Çalhanoğlu netted the penalty and handed Inter a 2-0 lead.

Barcelona comeback completed in 15 minutes

At half-time the overall feeling was Inter Milan was going through to the Champions League final. 15 minutes into the second half it was all open again. With goals from Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo the score was level again. The second match is now just as exciting as the first one. Barcelona usually has one style of play, grabbing the ball and trying to attack. That’s exactly what they did after the 2-2. In the 87th minute it looked like Raphinha put Barca in the final when he scored the 2-3. But this match wouldn’t be this match without another twist. In injury time Acerbi got the 12th goal of this tie, to bring the score on 6-6 over 2 legs.

Extra time winner

In extra time Davide Frattesi scored the 7th goal of this match, giving Inter a 4-3 lead. This proved to be the final goal of a real thriller tie. Inter Milan is through to the Champions League final in which they will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal.