Even without Lewandows’ shooting spectacle in Barcelona

Barcelona football players hosted Milan Inter in the first semi -final match of the Champions League and broke up with 3: 3. Already on Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain in London chased Arsenal 1-0. The return match will be next week. At the Olympic stadium in Barcelona, ​​Barcelona and Inter were measured. The first is hunting his sixth and the second his fourth title in this competition.

Before the match, she had a better trip to the Catalan band, which won the Spanish Royal Cup on Saturday in the fight with the eternal rival Real Madrid. At the same time about the good form of a young, talented team Hansi Flick It is also the fact that the Catalans have won 23 of the last 28 matches in all competitions, have lost only once.

Inter was a worse period behind Inter, with two consecutive defeats he lost his lead in the Italian Championship, while also dropping in the semi -finals of the Italian Cup. In all these matches he was missing due to muscle problems Marcus Thuramwho began this time and after half a minute to the Italians – they missed mostly this time Benjamin Pavarda – won leadership. He did this in an outstanding style, as he hit his heel on the right side.

Barcelona, ​​which began with the same figure as on Saturday in the Cup against Real, could not count on damaged Robert Lewandowski and Alejandra Baldejaimmediately after the goal received, established the expected field dominance. Ferran Torres had a nice opportunity in the 12th minute, prepared by the already established new Spanish football « Wonder » Lamine Yamal.

Torres also measured dangerously in the 19th minute, and two minutes later a new blow to the home team. He found himself well in front of the door Denzel Dumfries And with a shot over the head, scored for 2: 0. The locals, however, quickly picked up. Yamal, who played for the 100th game in the Barce jersey at the age of 17, came up with a shot from the right side with a master slalom and scored 1: 2 in 25 minutes. With that, at 17 and 291 days, he became the youngest shooter in the Champions League semi -finals and overtook in this respect Kyliana Mbappewho was 18 years old and 140 days in Monaco’s jersey in 2017.

Just a few seconds later, Yamal again played excellently and finally hit the crossbar. Home pressure continued, after two unsuccessful attempts Dania Olma In the 38th minute, the score just settled Torres with a shot from close range. He gave up Raphinhawith eight assistants, the best passenger of the competition.

In the second half, Barcelona held the ball, searching for a way through the Inter’s defense, and on the other hand, Inter, with opposite attacks, was able to warn himself. After one of these, he came to the corner, after which he also scored in the 64 minutes, again Dumfries was 3: 2. Already in the next attack, it was 3: 3.

Raphinha was in the mood. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP

After playing an action from Kota, Raphinho shot from 20 meters, which hit the crossbar, and from which the ball bounced into the interior goalkeeper Yanna Sommer And into the net, so they attributed the Swiss to the goal. As a result, Raphinha was left without his 13th.

In the 75th minute, the Inter scored again after a quick attack, but did not make the goal because of a slight forbidden position, otherwise an exciting performance continued. Barcelona was more actively looking for a winning goal and shook the crossbar again in the 88th minute via Yamal. In the referee’s allowance, he once again fired Raphinha, and Sommer made sure he stayed at 3: 3.