2-0, 2-3, 4-3…Inter Milan Beat Barcelona To Advance To UCL Final
2-0, 2-3, 4-3…Inter Milan Beat Barcelona To Advance To UCL Final
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Inter Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) to reach the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final.
Inter Milan beat Barcelona 4-3 after extra time in the second leg of the 2024-25 UCL semifinals at Stadio Seppe Meacha in Milan, Italy, on the 7th (Korea Standard Time).
Inter Milan, which had previously drawn 3–3 away in the first leg, secured the final ticket with a combined score of 7-6.
Inter Milan reached the UCL finals for the first time in two years after the 2022-23 season. Inter Milan, which was the runner-up after losing to Manchester City (England), will try to win its fourth title in 15 years after the 2009-10 season.
Inter Milan will have the final match against the winners of the other semifinalists, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal (England), in Munich, Germany on June 1. PSG won the first away match 1-0, and the second match will take place on June 8.
Barcelona, on the other hand, dreamed of advancing to the finals for the first time in 10 years after the 2014-15 season, but failed at the threshold of the finals.
Inter Milan scored the first goal in the 21st minute of the first half by Lautaro Martinez, who took over the ball from Denzel Doompris following Federico DiMarco's penetration pass.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Hakan Chalhanoglu scored a penalty kick that Lautaro won after VAR to lead 2-0.
However, the team was heavily chased by Barcelona in the second half. It lost a chasing goal to Eric Garcia just nine minutes into the second half and an equalizer to Dani Olbo in the 15th minute of the second half, six minutes later.
Inter Milan faced its biggest crisis at the end of the second half, when the 2-2 balance continued. It lost to Hafinha in the 42nd minute of the second half and suffered a 2-3 come-from-behind victory.
Inter Milan, however, did not give up. In the 93rd minute, when extra time continued in the second half, Francesco Acerbi connected a low cross from Doomfree with a right footed shot to equalize the match. The match was extended.
Inter Milan, which gained momentum, eventually scored a comeback goal. In the 9th minute of extra time, Mehdi Taremi connected with a ball from Marcus Thurang into the box, and Dadavide Pratesh, who took over, stabbed the bottom left of the goal with a left footed shot. 메이저사이트
Inter Milan did not miss the lead it took again this time. They kept the goal until the second half of extra time, securing a dramatic victory and qualifying for the Champions League final.