Barcelona vs Inter Milan LIVE: Raphinha strike sets up Champions League second leg after Denzel Dumfries brace
Barcelona 3-3 Inter Milan: A cracker in Barcelona leaves both teams on the brink of reaching the final
Barcelona and Inter Milan have it all to play for after a thrilling and fascinating first leg clash ended in a 3-3 draw in Spain.
The visitors, tipped as underdogs ahead of kick off, shocked Hansi Flick’s men with barely a minute on the clock as Marcus Thuram backheeled the opening goal past Wojciech Szszesny to silence the crowd. Barcelona then found themselves near the brink of despair as Denzel Dumfries doubled Inter’s lead later in the first half.
Yet, the hosts turned up the tempo with thanks to an inspired Lamine Yamal. The teenager cut in from the right and scored a superb goal to bring the LaLiga leaders back into the match and Ferran Torres equalised just before the break.
A rapid and scintillating match continued after the restart with Dumfries heading in his second of the night, and Inter’s third, before a blistering strike from Raphinha brought the match level again and sets up the second leg perfectly.
Relive the action from the semi-final first leg with our live blog below:
Barcelona 2-2 Inter Milan
45 mins: Lautaro Martinez is hobbling around and looks like he needs to come off.
He’s probably going to try and make it to half-time.
Two minutes of added time to play.
Barcelona 2-2 Inter Milan
41 mins: This has been an incredible game and we’re not even at the halfway point.
Jules Kounde has gone off for Barcelona and Eric Garcia is one to replace the injured defender.
GOAL! Barcelona 2-2 Inter Milan (Ferran Torres, 38')
Incredible!
Barcelona are on level terms after a beautifully worked goal. The ball is floated into the box and finds Raphinha.
He nods the ball into the six-yard area where Ferran Torres drops away from Francesco Acerbi and guides the ball into the back of the net.
Barcelona 1-2 Inter Milan
36 mins: Bastoni gives the ball away and Raphinha fizzes the ball up to Ferran Torres.
He dribbles into the box and loses the ball which is prodded towards Dani Olmo.
Olmo shoots but Sommer drops to the right and pushes it wide.
Barcelona 1-2 Inter Milan
33 mins: It’s quick and slick from Barcelona. Inter Milan will be overjoyed to get to the half-time break with their lead in tact.
Lautaro Martinez is a lone forward at the minute and is being tasked with getting to clearances out of the box.
Barcelona 1-2 Inter Milan
30 mins: De Jong threads the ball to the feet of Olmo. He shifts out of a tackle from Acerbi and turns towards goal.
The defenders close him down but he manages to poke the ball at goal only to see Yann Sommer smother his effort.
Barcelona 1-2 Inter Milan
27 mins: Yamal’s goal has given Barcelona increased belief that they can turn this score around.
It’s going to be an electric night now, there’ll be more goals before the end of this one.
GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 Inter Milan (Lamine Yamal, 24')
Incredible!
Lamine Yamal receives the ball wide on the right wing and shrugs off a tackle as he turns towards goal.
He dances into the box, takes on another couple of defenders then curls a shot into the far post where the ball bounces into the back of the net.
Barcelona 0-2 Inter Milan
23 mins: Hansi Flick looks up to the sky after that goal. Inter Milan have only had two real attempts and both have gone in.
That is ruthlessness at its finest.
GOAL! Barcelona 0-2 Inter Milan (Denzel Dumfries, 21')
Another one!
A rare foray up the pitch wins Inter Milan a corner. Federico Dimarco whips the ball into the box and picks out Francesco Acerbi.
He nods the ball down and Denzel Dumfries is there to swipe an overhead kick into the back of the net!
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