Wounded and package for the trip to Catalonia, Benjamin Pavard was able to attend, like everyone else, with a spectacular poster. FC Barcelona and Inter separated on a zero score (3-3) and everything remains to be done.
Four minutes had been enough for Ousmane Dembélé to deceive David Raya during the short victory of Paris Saint-Germain (0-1) on Arsenal, this time it was necessary to wait about thirty seconds to see Marcus Thuram surprise the FC Barcelona in the semifinals go. The French international scored the fastest goal of the season in the Champions League of a sumptuous Madjer (1 ′).
After that, the rest of the meeting could only be spectacular. Despite a first burst of the Catalans, the Italians still supported against and managed to take the break thanks to an acrobatic gesture by Demzel Dumfries (21 ′). Two sublime goals had been conceded, who other than Lamine Yamal to answer in the Barcelona ranks? The Spaniard reduced the mark of a beautiful rolled up with the left foot (24 ′), then let Pedri serve perfectly Raphinha in the surface. The latter remitted on Ferran Torres who only had to hit the bull’s point (38 ′) to conclude a superb collective movement.
-The second half was just as breathless with a new goal for Dumfries (63 ′), from the head on a Calhanoglu corner, and the immediate response from Raphinha (65 ′), whose distant strike hit the bar then the back of Sommer to finish its race in the cage. No winner (3-3), it is on this parity score that Inter and FC Barcelona separated this Wednesday. Everything remains to be done.
The return with Pavard?
Absent for this journey in Catalonia, Benjamin Pavard (29) had to suffer as much as having fun in front of the little skylight. In his absence, the defense of the inter seemed sometimes to take the water, in particular on the overlays of the Lamine Yamal phenomenon. His return can only be positive, even if uncertainty always hangs over his case.
The French international was forced to forfeit a left ankle injury contracted last Sunday against AS Rome: “It is a sprain with a left ankle and we will see in the coming days if it can play”had entrusted Simone Inzaghi to the final whistle, when her protégé had been forced to leave the field in the 15th minute. Ironically, it followed a duel with Zeki Celik, a former resident of LOSC too. Package for the first leg this Wednesday, nothing is attending its presence for the moment next Tuesday, for the return. We cross our fingers.
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