After an unbreakable semi-final return to the improbable scenario, Inter Milan came to the end of FC Barcelona (4-3) and will play on May 31 his second Champions League final in three years.
In the first period, the device put in place by Simone Inzaghi worked perfectly and the Inter extinguished Yamal with an intransigent double marking. On his first acceleration, in the 4th minute, the 17 -year -old prodigy understood that he was going to spend a difficult evening.
A few seconds later, a first opportunity by Nicolo Barella with a half-volley cover, after a sombrero, pushed back, in two stages, by Wojciech Szczesny, Inter has opened the brand (1-0).
Denzel Dumfries was then behind the second goal of his team in the 42nd minute when he spun towards the goal before being tackled from behind by Pau Cubarsi. After consulting the Var, The arbitrator granted a penalty to Inter Who was transformed by the great specialist in the exercise, Hakan çalhanoglu (2-0).
Solid Barça in the second half
After the break, Inter players quickly disillusioned. It is first of all Éric Garcia, forgotten in the penalty area that reduced the brand superb resumption of the right foot (2-1). Six minutes later, on a free kick from Gerard Martin, Dani Olmo equalized with the head (2-2).
In the 87th minute, he interposed a first time against Raphinha, but the ball returned to the feet of Brazilian who deceived him at close rangethinking that you have scored the goal of qualification (2-3).
But at the end of additional time, Inter Milan has torn the equalization by taking advantage of an error by Gerard Martin: the inevitable dumfries recovered the ball to serve the Francesco Acerbi veteran perfectly, which, like a center-forward, exploded San Sirowith his right foot strike (3-3).
-And in overtime, in the rain, Frattes, served by Mehdi Taremi, entered the story of a left strike (3-4).
The Nerazzurri will try to offer themselves, against PSG or Arsenal, a fourth Champions League and to erase the disillusionment of the 2023 final lost to Manchester City.
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