In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2025 semi-finals, Barcelona and Inter faced each other. Inter started the match strongly and scored two goals in 20 minutes. However, Barcelona made a strong comeback and scored two goals before the end of the first half. In the next 45 minutes, both sides scored again and ended a thrilling match with a 3 - 3 scoreline.
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00:00Good evening from the Olympic Stadium on Montjuic, high above the city of Barcelona on a lovely warm Catalan evening after a sun-drenched day.
00:1225 goals have been scored here in six Champions League games this season.
00:16It's been a joyous place to be and this looks like a classic semi-final first leg, even though the likes of Robert Lewandowski won't be playing.
00:23Barcelona in their first semi since 2019. They're all about youth and freedom and scoring for fun.
00:28Eight of their team, 25 or under. They've netted 155 goals this season. They've won 23 of their last 28 games.
00:34That in the Spanish Cup and a stormy final against Real Madrid at the weekend. We'll let it weaken them for tonight.
00:44Won three away games in the Champions League in a row for the first time. Five of their last seven Champions League.
00:50Knockout stage away games have been won. Now Wiley, Inter Milan, don't rule them out.
00:58It goes to the front two who will cause problems. Turam fit again by Barella.
01:07This is their first attack with Dumfries who would love to get forward of course.
01:10Now it goes by the dependable Jules Koundé who's started every Champions League game this season for Barcelona.
01:16Turam with the flick. Inter have scored in 30 seconds. What a start for the Italian side. Absolutely sensational.
01:25Well, if you said before the game, how would they build an attack? You just saw it there. Ball goes into Martinez.
01:34He flicks it on to Turam. Back to Barella. Out to the wing-back who's breaking forward down that right-hand side.
01:40Yes, they get rid of the first cross. But when it comes back in, it's a lovely flick from that man there, Turam.
01:46And he's been in great form at times this season.
01:49Here's Jamal to take on Di Marco. It's come all the way through.
01:54And wide it goes. And it was a chance for Ferran Torres.
01:57Doesn't always have to beat a player to get a really telling pass or ball into the box.
02:02Chiesa didn't quite get his touch right, did he?
02:04And you can see a chirpy goes to ground. And maybe it's slightly more difficult for Ferran Torres.
02:09But had his touch been better, I think he'd have scored there.
02:14Another corner for Barcelona. They're third. As they trail.
02:17Bissek away.
02:20Oh, just wide. It's a whiplash effort from Ferran Torres.
02:24Let me see it again.
02:25I wonder if he just slices across it here, which takes it wide of the far post.
02:29Great angle. We'll get there. Yeah, just slices across it.
02:33Oh, such a good strike.
02:35Of course, Petri to stretch. Now here's Di Marco. Chasing.
02:39And terrific covering across by Inigo Martínez.
02:42What have you made of his season? It's remarkable, isn't it?
02:45Absolutely.
02:48A bit away from his man.
02:50It's two down. It's a brilliant effort again.
02:53And this time, it comes from the full-back, Denzil Dumfries.
02:57Who hooked it on as Barcelona stood, hesitated and watched.
03:02And they're two behind. What a start for Inter.
03:06Here it is.
03:07Acervi wins the first one.
03:11Dumfries is alive to the second.
03:13Just makes a run into the box.
03:15Also very good technique.
03:18Pedri was the player that maybe took his head out of the way.
03:22That's been a bit unfair on him.
03:24Could he have been braver there?
03:25Maybe so.
03:26And Dumfries with a very good finish.
03:28Jamal wriggling his way through.
03:37Oh, it's simply sensational.
03:39When he was a doubt before kick-off, having picked up what clearly was an injury in the warm-up.
03:44He shrugged it off and that's what he can do.
03:46What a game you have here for you.
03:47Barcelona 1, Inter Milan 2.
03:49Just watch the skill here to go past Mkhitaryan on the edge of the box.
03:54When he picks up the ball, there's so many players in front of him.
03:57There's a slight mix-up, as you mentioned, with Koundé.
04:00He turns the first challenge to him.
04:02He goes past Mkhitaryan too easily here.
04:04And he just picks his spot.
04:06Goes between the two defenders.
04:08You don't get any better than that.
04:10Jamal.
04:15Brilliant.
04:16Sensational.
04:18Off the bar.
04:19This is a wonderkid.
04:20Well, how did he drag that back onto his left foot?
04:23DiMarco shows him onto his right foot.
04:25He thinks he's going to cross it.
04:27Goes to ground.
04:28He's so unlucky.
04:29And actually, Sommer gets a touch on it.
04:31It's a great save from Sommer in the end.
04:34Here's Jamal.
04:35On the outside of DiMarco, who's facing a tough night now.
04:40Patting away.
04:41But Cervi got something on it.
04:43So she did Barella.
04:44And then, once again,
04:46Sommer all you was tidying up.
04:48He can go each way.
04:49Go either side, Conny's.
04:51Well, he can go each way.
04:52And he can also play the ball with the outside of his left foot.
04:55This time he plays it with the inside of his right.
04:57Sommer gets there before Rafinha,
04:58but again pushes it out into a dangerous area.
05:03Here's Torres on the outside of the defender.
05:08Jamal following him up.
05:10In comes the ball to Olmo.
05:12Sommer had to stretch.
05:14They're looking so dangerous now.
05:17Barcelona standing almost on the halfway line.
05:19That's the tackle that won the ball back.
05:21He ended up with this shot from Dani Olmo.
05:23Sommer again does well to save.
05:25Turkey with a chip in this.
05:30They're set up from Rafinha.
05:31It's a brilliant goal.
05:332-2, Ferran Torres.
05:34The first was a magnificent solo effort.
05:37The second is a brilliant team goal.
05:39Barcelona 2.
05:40Inter 2.
05:41It's a classic.
05:42Rafinha just pulls off the back of Bissek.
05:44The run there to Ferran Torres.
05:46The header could not have been any better.
05:49And Ferran Torres couldn't really miss, could he?
05:51What a first half we've had here.
05:58Now two, Dumfries.
06:00The run off to me is by Bissek.
06:02It's a dangerous ball and it's gone all the way through to Di Marco.
06:08There it is.
06:09There's the danger.
06:10The timings of the run were good.
06:12He just stays onside.
06:13Bissek plays it into a good area.
06:15You see the other two players are behind the ball.
06:17And on his weaker foot.
06:19Big chance.
06:22It's just enough there to stop him getting through Inter.
06:26And that's knocked forward.
06:28And Dumfries has made the run up in support.
06:30And a big deflection carried it wide.
06:32And they think it came off an arm again.
06:37It certainly wasn't his arm.
06:39It was his leg, wasn't it?
06:40And here's where they wanted the handball.
06:41And that probably was handball.
06:43The AR couldn't look at it because it was outside the box.
06:46Charoliu with the corner kick.
06:52Goal the way.
06:53Keeper Kane didn't get there.
06:54Dumfries.
06:55Inter lead again.
06:58And he has to.
06:59This mighty game swings and swings again.
07:07They've scored from three of their four efforts on target.
07:11Well, it's a good delivery.
07:12They go to the back post.
07:14Dumfries.
07:15Good athlete.
07:17It's a good run on it.
07:19And then beats Omo in the air.
07:22It's a good early jump.
07:24Maybe hits El Ruho on the back as well.
07:27Then he almost trying to get round.
07:29There it hits.
07:31El Ruho on the shoulder and into the back of the net.
07:33But it will be Dumfries' goal.
07:36Great determination.
07:37And they've been much better going forward in the second half.
07:40What a game again.
07:43It's been super for them.
07:44How can he get back?
07:46Gather his ground.
07:47Running against Rafinha.
07:51Showing his other quality there.
07:53Saw the opportunity for Barcelona to play the one-two.
07:57Got himself back into a good position.
08:02Omo will take it.
08:04Jamal steps over it.
08:06It's a great hit.
08:06What a goal that is.
08:07Rafinha.
08:10It's a game that simply keeps giving.
08:143-3.
08:16Stupendous.
08:18Well, they did go short.
08:20To the edge of the box.
08:23And it's still got to be a terrific shot to beat the goalkeeper from there.
08:29And he produces again Rafinha.
08:32There it is.
08:33A little over.
08:34What is he?
08:3430 yards out.
08:36Hits it with power.
08:37Great accuracy.
08:38I thought it was Koubasi.
08:45And he is Chirame anyway.
08:46This is a powerful run.
08:48Can he do it again?
08:49It's a good block by Koubasi.
08:52Inter get it absolutely right with the ball through.
08:54Chirame timed his run.
08:58Chirame holds it up.
08:59There's a quick release on there to Chirame.
09:01Danfriis wants it played forward.
09:02Might get it here now from Bissek.
09:04It's a great pace on the pass.
09:06It's a lovely crossing.
09:07Inviting.
09:08They're in again here.
09:09They've scored again here.
09:11Oh, the flag is up.
09:12It won't count.
09:13And Henrik Mkhitaryan saw glory in front of his eyes there.
09:18Well, at the moment, it won't count.
09:20The Inter players seem fairly sure that he wasn't offside here.
09:24It's close.
09:25It's going to be close.
09:26It's a great ball.
09:27He knows exactly how to break the line down this right-hand side.
09:31He's waving his finger.
09:32This is going to be tight.
09:34Really, really tight, I would say.
09:36This will go to Chirame Brissard, the VAR.
09:41Offside.
09:44The assistant referee was absolutely right, according to the VAR.
09:57Pedri, almost at walking pace.
09:58Jamal will accelerate from that sort of a position, though.
10:02Wends his way inside.
10:03Just a little tickle sent him down.
10:08And Vinlópez has stood to his left.
10:10I'm sure there'll be Rafinha from here.
10:13It is.
10:14It's under the wall.
10:15Some are ready.
10:17There he is again.
10:17Yeah, goes down the side wall.
10:19Pedri gets out of the way.
10:20But someone could see that coming.
10:21This is Sanchi.
10:25Ferran Torres can release Jamal.
10:28It was just behind him.
10:29Scoot to the bar.
10:30Hits the woodwork again.
10:32I think he was trying to find Rafinha.
10:33He fancied him to score there.
10:43Here's Rafinha.
10:43Might score here.
10:44And that's someone with a splendid save.
10:46To keep it at 3-3.
10:48Oh, from a slightly different angle.
10:50But it's very similar to the own goal.
10:52And Sommer is right above him.
10:54This time he gets a much better touch on it.
10:56For the goal, went through his fingertips.
10:58There, really good touch by the goalkeeper.
11:01Ben Antorres back to Jamal with those very quick feet.
11:05A combination of Bastogne and Augusto.
11:06Got it back to the goalkeeper.
11:07Some night here in Barcelona where it finishes 3-3.
11:15Wonderful night, Stuart.
11:17Brilliant.
11:18This is still very, very open.
11:20Barcelona 3 into 3.
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