UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Internazionale, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Barcelona
  • 24': Lamine Yamal
  • 38': Ferran Torres
  • 65': Yann Sommer (OG)
FT
3 - 3
1st Leg
Internazionale
  • 1': Marcus Thuram
  • 21': Denzel Dumfries
  • 63': Denzel Dumfries

Barcelona fight back in six-goal Champions League thriller with Inter

Barcelona twice battled back to draw 3-3 at home against Inter Milan in a rip-roaring first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Olympic Stadium at Montjuïc on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Barcelona 0, Inter Milan 1. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
  • 5': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
  • 5': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
  • 8': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
  • 9': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 11': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 12': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
  • 13': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
  • 14': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 14': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
  • 21': Goal! Barcelona 0, Inter Milan 2. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 24': Goal! Barcelona 1, Inter Milan 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 28': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
  • 29': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 29': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 36': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 38': Goal! Barcelona 2, Inter Milan 2. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a headed pass.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
  • 42': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Jules Koundé because of an injury.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 45'+1': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Inter Milan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Inter Milan 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Gerard Martín.
  • 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Lautaro Martínez because of an injury.
  • 46': Hand ball by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
  • 46': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
  • 46': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 51': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 54': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 56': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 57': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 59': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
  • 59': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
  • 60': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 63': Goal! Barcelona 2, Inter Milan 3. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 65': Own Goal by Yann Sommer, Inter Milan. Barcelona 3, Inter Milan 3.
  • 67': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 67': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 68': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 68': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
  • 70': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López.
  • 74': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
  • 74': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 77': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 77': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
  • 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Marcus Thuram.
  • 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Pau Cubarsí.
  • 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Pedri.
  • 85': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 87': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Inter Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Inter Milan 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 0
28.5 Possession 71.5
7 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
204 Accurate Passes 622
271 Passes 683
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 28
0.7 Cross % 0.1
36 Long Balls 36
18 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 6
41 Effective Clearances 11
41 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 50,314

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
5 Iñigo Martínez
2 Pau Cubarsí Yellow Card
35 Gerard Martín
23 Jules Koundé
20 Dani Olmo
8 Pedri
21 Frenkie de Jong
7 Ferran Torres
11 Raphinha
19 Lamine Yamal
Barcelona Substitutes:
Pablo Torre, Eric García, Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Iñaki Peña, Hector Fort, Ander Astralaga, Gavi, Ronald Araújo, Fermín López, Pau Víctor.

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
15 Francesco Acerbi
95 Alessandro Bastoni
31 Yann Bisseck
22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23 Nicolò Barella
20 Hakan Çalhanoglu Yellow Card
32 Federico Dimarco
2 Denzel Dumfries
10 Lautaro Martínez
9 Marcus Thuram
Internazionale Substitutes:
Stefan de Vrij, Davide Frattesi, Nicola Zalewski, Mehdi Taremi, Gabriele Re Cecconi, Kristjan Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Marko Arnautovic, Matteo Darmian, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Josep Martínez, Piotr Zielinski.

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