Inter Milan qualified for the final of the Champions League after having overwhelmed FC Barcelona 4-3, Tuesday evening in San Siro (3-3 in the first leg).
After a festival of goals in regulation time (3-3), Davide Frattesi Delivered the Lombards during the extension (99th). On May 31 in Munich, the Nerazzurri will be looking for a 4th coronation in the Queen competition (after 1964, 1965 and 2010). It will be their seventh final of C1. Finalists in 2023, beaten by Manchester City, they will play against PSG or Arsenal, opposed this Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes.
It is pride that prealed on the Italian side, the players having displayed an exemplary close to us. “”We suffered a lot, but we did an incredible teamwork, against a very beautiful team. Now the goal is the title “assured Lautaro Martinez. Identical bell sound for Denzel Dumfries : “One thing is certain, we will be ready and we want to win this trophy.”
“Reaching this final is a great reason for pride. I am proud to train this team, we started this match very well. There were more difficult times, but we never gave up“said Simone Inzaghithe reigning Italian champions coach. “”Before the start of the extension, I just told them to continue to believe and they went to the end with the heart“.
On the Barcelona side, it was the usual grimace soup when we run behind a final … since 2015. Like (too) often, it was arbitration that was pointed out. “”I am disappointed, but we can be proud of our performance, I am proud of my team, she gave everything, but it is football and it is sometimes a little unfair. Some decisions of the referee did not change our side, that’s how it must be accepted. The team did everything to win. What happened is that Inter is a big team, they defend very well, they have very good attackers, they keep the ball, they have good automatisms. We learn and next season we will come back “, A résumé Hansi Flickthe German coach of the Catalan club.
Pour Eric Garciathe Spanish training was above his opponent. “For me, we are the best team. They won this double confrontation, well done to them, they are in the final of the Champions League, but I think my team is the best. We were led 2-0 at halftime, and then what we did in the second period, it was incredible. We should have finished, and finally we took a goal in the 93rd minute, it’s hard.”
Leader of his championship, Barça will quickly recover from this failure. He will receive Real Madrid on Sunday in a Clasico who can bring him closer to the coronation.
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