Doug McIntyre
Soccer journalist
The Inter Milan had Barcelona on the strings during much of the Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal, the UEFA League semifinal, stunning the hosts moments after the beginning, doubling its advantage only 20 minutes later and taking the lead again in the second 2-2 furious.
Barça will still go to Italy in uniform terms after the 17 -year -old feeling Lamine Yamal, who scored the first goal for the five times European champions with a brilliant individual attack, helped establish the third Gothic Sehy of his team and so important rematch at home.
This is how the greatly entertaining Russian mountain on Wednesday of a first leg developed, and what it means to the decisive contest in San Siro within six days.
Game game
There were so many to choose from. Marcus Thuram’s bold back film that opened the scoring. Yamal’s career and lightning, which left the visiting goalkeeper Yann Sommer motionless before making the postst post sound already through the line. The eye of view passes from Pedri that led Torres equalizer. The second goal of Inter, which was scored spectacularly by Denzel Dumfries.
Instead, its own target takes the cake. Training 3-2 In the hour’s mark, when Dumfries scored his second, Barça got up from the mat once again.
Outside a 65 -minute corner shot, Yamal’s fictitious career allowed the ball to run to a raphinha without marking, whose scorching shot was closed from the lower part of the crossbar, out of Sommer, and in the report of the party he says “Og Sommer”, but they are not mistaken: the Valiant Doule Revck on Wednesday of Barcelona was orchestrated by his two balls.
Crucial moment
Below 2-0 within the stunned Olympic stadium in Barcelona and with more than an hour to play, the local team seemed to be in big problems. Yamal’s sublime solo effort not only reduced the deficit in half, but also woke up to his teammates and fans, completely changing the impulse and the general complexion of the game and helping to put Barça in position to obtain another goal that needs it later. Combined with his role in the creation of the second draw, it was not a bad way for Yamal to celebrate his century of games for the club.
Key statistics
Thuram’s goal arrived only 30 seconds, which makes him the fastest goal never scored in the Final Four of the Champions League.
What follows for Barcelona?
It is likely to feel like a victory under the circumstances, but Hansi Flick’s team could not get a real house victory on Wednesday. They also had opportunities; Yamal only hit the crossbar twice. Now Barça must win directly on the road next week to advance to the Marquessine event of Global Club Soccer for the first time in a decade.
What follows for Inter Milan?
Inter cannot be completely satisfied with stagnation. Of course, the Nerazzurri I would gladly go a draw if one is sacrificed beforehand. Manager Simone Inzaghi will surely feel that, with 2-0 and then 3-2 above, her team could and should have prevailed. Even so, going home knowing that a victory will be enough to reach a second Champions Legaue final in three years, and that any extra time will be played in front of its rabid followers, it has to be a comforting thought.
Doug McIntyre is Fox Sports football reporter who has covered USA National teams for men and women in the world cups of FIFA on five continents. Follow it @Bydougmcintyre.
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