Milan – Inter Milan has another champions League final to wait. Once players regain breath, that’s.
In the end, it took extra time, two amazing returns and 13 goals to separate Barcelona and Inter and see the Italian club, which was just seconds of the elimination, 7-6 prevail as a whole after winning another Russian mountain match 4-3 on Tuesday.
The substitute Davide Frattesi was the extra time for the Inter, shooting home in the 99th minute to leave Barcelona players collapsed to the ground while his teammates Nerazzurri, including those of the bank, ran to celebrate with him.
“I don’t know what happened tonight. I’m lucky to have managed to finish the game, I shouted so much (in celebration) that I saw everything black,” Frattesi told the Italian station Sky.
Moments before, he had been encouraging the already strong crowd of San Siro to make more noise and the atmosphere became more feverish after Frattesi gave his reputation as Super-Sub Reputation again.
“That is part of my career,” said the midfielder. “They did not give me so much incredible talent, but I am always the last to give myself and the first to believe that we can do it. 3-3, I told Marcus (Thuram) that we would happen.”
The three times European inter-champion, who lost the 2023 final against Manchester City, will face Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal in Munich on May 31 for the title. PSG Beat Arsenal 1-0 In London last week in his first game. The return section is Wednesday in Paris.
Coach Inter, Simone Inzaghi, believes that his team has shown in Victorias about Barcelona in the semifinals and Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals that can compete against the best.
“My players have been extraordinary, they have presented two monstrous performances to reach this final,” he said. “We have to continue. The final will be played against a really great team, whether arsenal or PSG. Barcelona and Bayern are probably the best teams in Europe at this time, but it will still be difficult.”
There was little sign in the drama time to play. Inter led comfortably 2-0 after Lautaro Martínez scored and obtained a penalty, which was converted by Hakan çalhanoğlu.
But Barcelona had been in that position before, having gone 2-0 earlier last week in the first leg before ensuring An exciting 3-3 raffle.
And Eric García scored nine minutes after the break before Dani Olmo went to the tie six minutes later.
Raphina seemed to have secured the victory for Barcelona when he put the Spanish club in advance two minutes before full time, moving the rebound after Yann Sommer had saved her initial shot.
However, Francesco Acerbi, 37, level up surprisingly in the detention time, with his first objective in European competition, to add another 30 minutes of time.
Frattesi had proven to be crucial from the bank of the substitutes before, both for Italy and Inter, and thus it was controlling the pass of Mehdi Taremi and defeat Pau Cubarsí before curlying beyond Wojciech Szczęsny.
Barcelona almost leveled again, but Sommer made a tip of the fingers to push Lamine Yamal’s shot beyond his post.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he told his players: “I know everyone is disappointed … but in the end we can be proud of our performance.”
“I’m proud of my team,” he said. “We have to accept it and we start again next season.”
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