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Inter Milan Edges Out Barcelona in Thrilling Champions League Encounter
Barcelona, April 30, 2025 – Inter Milan defeated Barcelona in a thrilling Champions League semi-final clash at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The match, refereed by Clement Turpin of France, ended with a 4-3 victory for the Italian side.
Inter started strongly, scoring two early goals through Marcus Thuram (1st minute) and Denzel Dumfries (21st minute). Barcelona responded with goals from Lamine Yamal (24th minute) and Ferran Torres (38th minute), leaving the score level at half-time.
The second half was even more intense. Dumfries netted his second goal (64th minute), and an own goal by Yann Sommer (65th minute) extended Inter’s lead. Despite Barcelona’s dominance in possession (71%), Inter defended effectively to secure the win. Barcelona had 19 shots (9 on target), while Inter managed 7 (3 on target). Inter conceded 11 fouls to Barcelona’s 10, with one yellow card awarded to each team.
The result leaves Inter in a strong position to reach the Champions League final.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 42 E. Garcia came in and J. Kounde went out., at minute 46 R. Araujo came in and G. Martin went out., at minute 67 F. Lopez came in and D. Olmo went out., at minute 83 A. Christensen came in and P. Cubarsi went out., at minute 83 Gavi came in and Pedri went out.
Substitutions inter: at minute 46 M. Taremi came in and L. Martinez went out., at minute 55 Carlos Augusto came in and F. Dimarco went out., at minute 71 D. Frattesi came in and H. Calhanoglu went out., at minute 81 M. Darmian came in and D. Dumfries went out., at minute 81 P. Zielinski came in and M. Thuram went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barcelona
Inter
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