Legendary: Inter Milan qualified for the final after an exceptional return semi-final against Barça (4-3)

It is therefore the Inter who will wait for PSG or Arsenal in the final of the Champions 2025 League on May 31. At the end of an even crazier meeting than the already homeric first leg, the Nerazzurri managed to defeat Barça at home, thanks to a realization of Davide Frattesi in overtime (4-3). After 2023, the Inter will therefore have a new chance to add a 4th C1 to his record.

Inter supporters present at Giuseppe-Meazza will not soon forget this semi-final return of the Champions League. They went through all the emotions this Tuesday before finally offering one of the big favorites of this edition to rally the 7th final in the history of the club in C1. Like last week in Barcelona, ​​the interlists were the first to strike.

In a meeting first more closed than in the outward journey, it was Lautaro Martinez, the captain returning from injury, who opened the scoring. On a ball recovery in the Spanish camp, the Argentinian was served on a tray by Denzel Dumfries to mark the right (1-0, 21st). The Nerazzurri, catchy in defense, much more precise in transition, even thought he had folded the debates after a new high recovery, improved by Martinez, who obtained a penalty after intervention by the Var on a tackle of Pau Cubarsi (44th).

Hakan Calhanoglu did not tremble to take the break before returning to the locker room (2-0, 45th+1). But the Italians suffered the Catalan storm in the second half. Much late in their interventions, exceeded, the Lombards saw Eric Garcia, holder on the right side in the absence of Jules Koundé, injured, resume a flying center of Gerard Martin to revive the suspense (2-1, 54th). Not very far from the double, the Barcelona defender saw Yann Sommer illustrate for the first time (57th).

But his team still returned to a new perfect center in Martin, taken from the head by Dani Olmo (2-2, 60th). A copy and paste of the first leg scenario. In the midst of a Barcelona fury, it was the former Rennais Raphinha who thought of offering qualification to his (2-3, 87th). But at the end of the suspense, Francesco Acerbi, the defender who came to everyone’s surprise in the area, victoriously resumed a center of Dumfries to make his supporters sink into the euphoria (3-3, 90th+3).

In overtime, the Swiss goalkeeper of Inter was stratospheric (114th, 116th) to frustrate Yamal and allow his family to prevail, after Futtesi ignited Giuseppe-Meazza. Following a big job from Marcus Thuram, who greatly weighed on the opposing defense, the Italian took advantage of a backing up from Mehdi Taremi to adjust Wojiech Szczesny from the left (4-3, 99th). The Nerazzurri, at the end of the effort, ended up exulting, and are now waiting to know if PSG will join them well for the title match.