In one of the greatest UEFA Champions League semifinals ever, Inter Milan defeated Barcelona 4–3 in extra time of the second leg of the Champions League semifinals and 7–6 on aggregate to advance to the final of Europe's top-tier club competition.
It was a thrilling match that saw Inter take a 2–0 first half lead only for Barcelona to come storming back in the second half. Raphinha gave Barça a 3–2 lead in the dying minutes that appeared to complete the Catalans' comeback, but Inter pushed forward and found the equalizer in stoppage time through Francesco Acerbi.
Inter threw the knockout punch in the first half of extra time when as Davide Frattesi retook the lead for the hosts, a lead they wouldn't squander again. Although Barça tried to fight back, Yann Sommer was at his best when it mattered most and on the back of his seven saves, Inter Milan spoiled Barcelona's treble dreams and are Champions League finalists.
Inter await the winner of Paris Saint Germain and Arsenal in the final. For now, they can celebrate one of the great Champions League ties in recent memory.
There's plenty to analyze from the spectacle we just witnessed, but here are three takeaways from Inter Milan and Barcelona's thrilling second leg of the Champions League semifinals.






