In a game full of emotions and goals, Barcelona and Inter Milan equalized 3-3 at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium, in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League.
The Italian team surprised the place with a goal by Marcus Thuram at 30 seconds of the game, the fastest in the history of the tournament semifinals. Shortly after, Denzel Dumfries expanded the advantage with a spectacular Chilean.
However, the team led by Hansi Flick reacted quickly. Lamine Yamal, in its 100th match with the club, discounted with a brilliant individual play that remembered the best performances of Lionel Messi. Minutes later, Ferran Torres matched the score after an assistance from Yamal himself.
In the second half, Dumfries advanced to Inter with a header, but Barcelona managed to tie again thanks to a powerful shot of Raphinha that, after hitting the crossbar, bounced in goalkeeper Yann Sommer and became a goal against.
The game was back and forth, with both teams generating multiple goal occasions. Lautaro Martínez and Jules Kundé had to be replaced by physical discomfortwhich adds uncertainty for the second leg.
The rematch will be played next Tuesday, May 6 at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan. The winner of this series will face in the final the winner of the cross between Arsenal and PSG, which has an advantage on the Parisian side.
The “Toro” Martínez could miss the rematch
Inter Milan’s Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez He suffered a strong muscle pain today and had to be replaced in the match that his team played as a visitor against Barcelona in Spain, for the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
When 43 minutes after the first part passed, the “bull” stopped on the pitch of the Lluís Companys Olympic stadium, took his face and showed great signs of pain.
However, he endured the remaining time for rest, something that could indicate that the ailment would not be seriously, but did not go out to dispute the complement and was replaced by Mehdi Taremi.
The scorer of the Argentine National Team emerged in Racing must carry out the corresponding medical studies to determine the degree of the injury and the time that must remain outside the courts, with the aim of being able to be of the game in the duel back on Tuesday, May 6.
However, the technical director of the Italian team, Simone Inzaghi, said that the native of Bahía Blanca “is in doubt”, although he was encouraged to predict that he does not believe that he may be for the retaliation.
Source: Ambito
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