Inter Milan vs Barcelona LIVE
The first 2024-25 Champions League finalist will be confirmed tonight as Barcelona head to the San Siro to face Inter Milan. The two sides are honours even after the first leg, an instant classic which finished 3-3.
The 17-year-old Lamine Yamal has adorned the world’s back pages since taking centre stage in the first leg, terrorising the Inter back line and scoring a dazzling solo goal to open Barca’s account on the night. His goals were matched for quality by Inter’s openers - a backheel flick from Marcus Thuram and an overhead kick from Denzel Dumfries. The Dutch wing-back would put Inter ahead late with a well-placed header, before Raphina’s long-range effort rattled the crossbar and deflected in off of Yann Sommer to equalise again.
In a boost for Inter, both Benjamin Pavard and Lautaro Martinez are expected to return. The former missed the first leg with an ankle sprain, while the latter was substituted early with a knock, though Barcelona will also be improved as Robert Lewandowski is back in contention. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.
Inter Milan vs Barcelona latest news
- GOAL! Martinez scores on return from injury
- GOAL! Calhanoglu penalty puts Inter two clear
- GOAL! Garcia pulls one back for Barca
- GOAL! Olmo equalises!
- GOAL! Raphinha with a certain winner
- GOAL! Acerbi forces extra time
- GOAL! Frattesi puts Inter back in front
FULL TIME: Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:39 , Arthur FerridgeAt long last, that is it. Inter Milan are going to the Champions League final, and nobody will forget that any time soon.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:38 , Arthur Ferridge120+2mins: Thuram is fouled in the Barca half, and if they take the free kick slowly enough, that should just about do it.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:38 , Arthur Ferridge120+1mins: Lopez puts in a tantalising cross, but De Vrij just gets there ahead of the onrushing Barca forward.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:37 , Arthur Ferridge120mins: One last attack for Barca, with 120 minutes on the clock, and Gavi’s cross is cleared away. Two minutes added.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:36 , Arthur Ferridge120mins: Nothing comes of Barca’s follow up, and Inter are closer than ever.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:35 , Arthur Ferridge119mins: Yamal’s corner is tipped behind by Sommer. This is the last chance saloon for Barca.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:33116mins: Yamal shoots again, and Sommer produces another fantastic stop. Lewandowski rebounds, but can’t keep his shot down.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:30 , Arthur Ferridge114mins: Time rapidly running out for Barcelona now - Yamal breaks forward and puts a spectacular shot in, but it is tipped wide by Sommer.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:28 , Arthur Ferridge113mins: Fort blasts another cross behind. The 18-year-old has really struggled since coming on.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:25 , Arthur Ferridge109mins: Szcesney makes a fantastic save to deny Frattesi another! He fires an effort at the bottom left corner from the edge of the box but the Pole is equal to it.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:24 , Arthur Ferridge108mins: Lewandowski goes close! Yamal beats three men to get a cross into the area, and Lewandowski heads over.
Inzaghi makes one last sub, replacing Dumfries with De Vrij.
2ND HALF ET : Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:22Back underway for 15 more minutes at the San Siro.
HT ET: Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:19 , Arthur FerridgeHalf time in extra time and remarkably, Inter are back in front.
A reminder that with 88 minutes on the clock, they were trailing 3-2. Can Barcelona do anything with one last quarter of an hour? Surely this tie has more twists in store.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:18 , Arthur Ferridge105+3mins: Barella’s free kick does not meet an Inter head, but Barcelona’s clearance falls to Dumfries, who in turn misses his cross.
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:15 , Arthur Ferridge105mins: A wasteful effort from Fort brings a premature end to Barcelona’s attack.
GOAL! Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
22:10 , Arthur Ferridge99mins: FRATTESI SCORES FOR INTER! WILL THAT BE THE DECIDER?
Spectacular play from Thuram who holds off two men as he waits for support, eventually cutting a ball into the box which finds Frattesi, and he finishes like its nothing.
Is that the one that decides it? What more does this tie have in store?
Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
22:09 , Arthur Ferridge98mins: Raphinha is played into a dangerous area but strays offside.
18-year-old Hector Fort is introduced in place of goalscorer Eric Garcia for Barcelona.
Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
22:07 , Arthur Ferridge96mins: Neither side seems keen on penalties here, both attacking when they can, but it is Barcelona with more of the ball. Yamal plays Pedri into the Inter box but Sommer collects.
Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
22:02 , Arthur Ferridge92mins: Carlos Augusto is booked for a foul on Yamal.
EXTRA TIME: Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
22:00 , Arthur FerridgeAnother half hour? Well, if you insist.
We are back underway at SIX GOALS APIECE.
FULL TIME: Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
21:56 , Arthur Ferridge90+6mins: Yamal goes through again, but we must have seen enough drama by now. His shot is saved.
And we go to extra time.
Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
21:54 , Arthur Ferridge90+5mins: This tie is absolutely unbelievable.
Hansi Flick is booked.
GOAL! Inter Milan 3-3 Barcelona (6-6 agg)
21:53 , Arthur Ferridge90+3MINS: DO NOT RUB YOUR EYES - INTER HAVE EQUALISED AGAIN!
Its Acerbi with the finish from a tight angle, and Barcelona look devastated! It must be extra time!
Inter Milan 2-3 Barcelona (5-6 agg)
21:5290+3mins: Barcelona will not lie down. They want more! Yamal rattles the upright with a shot from outside the area.
Inter Milan 2-3 Barcelona (5-6 agg)
21:50 , Arthur Ferridge90mins: Five added minutes.
GOAL! Inter Milan 2-3 Barcelona (5-6 agg)
21:48 , Arthur Ferridge88mins: GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL! RAPHINHA SCORES ON THE REBOUND AND THAT MUST BE THE WINNER!
He collects the ball left of Sommer’s goal and his first shot is saved but falls straight back to him. He does not make the same mistake twice, finding the bottom corner the second time around.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:46 , Arthur Ferridge87mins: Thuram is played through, but Szcesney comes well out of his area to sweep it away - fantastic proactive goalkeeping.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:44 , Arthur Ferridge85mins: Inter look to be on an attack, but again the linesman’s flag goes up late.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:43 , Arthur Ferridge83mins: Barcelona’s turn for some panicky defending now, but they are just about equal to Inter’s threat.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:4282mins: Inter make a rare foray forward, but little comes of it. Barcelona swap Olmo for Fermin Lopez.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:38 , Arthur Ferridge79mins: Inter make more subs: Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan are replaced by Zielinksi and Frattesi.
That makes five for Inter, who will be out of subs unless we go to extra time, where they will be able to make one additional change.
Barca still have four.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:37 , Arthur Ferridge78mins: Extra time certainly looming now, one must say.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:36 , Arthur Ferridge77mins: Yamal is desperate for a goal. He hits a curling effort at goal but it just about comes back to meet Sommer’s outstretched hand. Another good save from the Swiss keeper.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:3576mins: Inigo Martinez is replaced by Ronald Araujo for Barcelona.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:30 , Arthur Ferridge70mins: It is a training ground move off the free kick as Raphinha plays it low to Olmo and back out to Yamal, but the youngster's shot is deflected over.
Inter make changes: Martinez and Bisseck make way for Darmian and Taremi.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:28 , Arthur Ferridge69mins: It could have been a penalty after Mkhitaryan slides in late on Yamal and takes him down, but VAR decide the contact was mate outside the box. Barcelona settle for a free kick.
Inter win the ball just outside the box but promptly lose it, and Mkhitaryan is in a panic as he looks to stop Yamal short, completely missing the ball.
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:27 , Arthur Ferridge66mins: Yamal offers his latest cross over the Inter box, but Dumfries leaps to clear it. He follows it up with a trivela, but that too is blocked.
Inter are under incredible pressure now - they, of course, need a goal, and do not look the more likely side at the minute.
Is it too early to say that extra time is looming large?
Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:24 , Arthur Ferridge64mins: Inter break and Dumfries is clear at the back post but Martinez doesn’t get quite enough mustard on his pass. It is cut out and Barca break, but they too fail to muster a shot.
GOAL! Inter Milan 2-2 Barcelona (5-5 agg)
21:20 , Arthur Ferridge60mins: An unbelievable turnaround! Barcelona equalise, and its only taken a quarter of an hour!
Martin plays a cross into the box from deep and Olmo heads home with gusto from inside the six-yard box.
All to play for now!
Inter Milan 2-1 Barcelona (5-4 agg)
21:17 , Arthur Ferridge56mins: Barella latches onto a bouncing ball and hits a nice volley at goal, which Sczesney saves at full stretch. Nothing doing from the resultant corner, but Barca break quickly.
They have a three-on-one, but Sommer scarpers across goal to deny Garcia’s shot from six yards.
GOAL! Inter Milan 2-1 Barcelona (5-4 agg)
21:14 , Arthur Ferridge54mins: ERIC GARCIA PULLS ONE BACK FOR BARCELONA! A stunning volley from the Spaniard, who meets Martin’s cross and hits it home first time. So well taken, and the visitors are within one.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:13 , Arthur Ferridge53mins: In a remarkable turn of events, Mkhitaryan nutmegs Lamine Yamal. Who saw that coming? Classy hold-up play from the Armenian.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:11 , Arthur Ferridge52mins: Inter have it in the back of the net off the set piece, but Acerbi is deemed offside.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:11 , Arthur Ferridge51mins: Thuram chases a long ball over the top and is tripped up by Martinez, who is booked. Barcelona cut a desperate figure at the minute - they know they need a goal, and soon.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:10 , Arthur Ferridge50mins: Yamal goes down in the box under assistance from Bastoni, but a goal kick is given. The decision has not gone down particularly well with the young Spaniard, who had been playing the advantage after Raphinha was hit late.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:08 , Arthur Ferridge49mins: Thuram picks De Jong’s pocket and looks to break, but holds onto the ball too long and cannot find Lautaro Martinez’s support run, ending the attack prematurely.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:07 , Arthur Ferridge47mins: Yamal is playing with intent early in the half, already making two or three runs at Dimarco, but there is no end product to speak of yet.
SECOND HALF: Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
21:04 , Arthur FerridgeBack underway for the second half, and there are no substitutions to report.
Barcelona require two goals - can they find them?
HALF TIME: Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
20:49 , Arthur FerridgeInter lead by two into the break, and Barcelona are at serious risk of losing their heads.
They are not pleased with that penalty being given at all. A big halftime team talk required from both managers now.
Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
20:47 , Arthur Ferridge45+2mins: There are several outbreaks of handbags around the pitch after the pen, of which Lautaro Martinez is at the centre.
Cards stay in the pocket, though.
GOAL! Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (5-3 agg)
20:4645mins: CALHANOGLU DRILLS THE PEN INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER!
He has clearly studied at the school of ‘just putting your foot through it’. Proper penalty - he sends Szcesney the wrong way to put Inter two clear.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:43 , Arthur Ferridge44mins: PENALTY GIVEN!
Hansi Flick and his players are apoplectic, but it looks as though Cubarsi rather tackled Martinez into the ball.
It looks as though Cubarsi has not been shown a card, oddly.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:4343mins: The ref is heading to the monitor. Did Martinez get the last touch of the ball, or Cubarsi?
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:42 , Arthur Ferridge43mins: VAR checking Cubarsi’s tackle for a potential penalty, but he looks to have got the ball.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:42 , Arthur Ferridge42mins: PAU CUBARSI! Martinez is the latest to charge down the Barca box but Cubarsi comes across at full sprint and perfectly times his tackle to prevent the Argentinian from shooting.
Martinez, who just today returned from injury, remains down in the area and Barcelona put the ball out so he can be treated.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:4141mins: Calhanoglu is presented a great shooting chance on the edge of the Barca box but fluffs his lines, hitting the ground before the ball and missing wide.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:40 , Arthur Ferridge40mins: Yamal beats Dimarco to get into the box, but is unceremoniously dispossessed by Bastoni. A feeble penalty shout goes up from the Barca players, but no dice. The referee points to the ball.
Denzel Dumfries breaks on the counter and wins a throw-in in the final third.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:38 , Arthur Ferridge37mins: Inter’s right flank is clearly the more dangerous side - Barella and Dumfries combine to create a half-chance, with the former’s shot blocked out for a throw in.
Mkhitaryan receives it and fires a speculative but threatening volley at goal, missing slightly wide left.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:36 , Arthur Ferridge36mins: Yamal beats his man and flashes into the box again, and it is hard to say whether his ball was a shot or a cross, but in any case it goes behind for a goal kick.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:34 , Arthur Ferridge34mins: Bastoni breaks down the right and looks to play a chip to himself, beating his man but failing to collect the ball. Barca go forward again and Yamal beats Dimarco easily.
He finds Garcia, whose cross finds two men in green at the back post, but they can’t get the shot on target.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:32 , Arthur Ferridge32mins: The latest Barcelona attack is cleared away, and Gerard Martin heads the ball out of play under no pressure. That gives Inter an opportunity to collect themselves - they have been on their heels more or less since they scored.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:30 , Arthur Ferridge31mins: Barella loses the ball in a dangerous area, allowing Raphinha to play a cross in, but it is cleared away. That could have been a punishing error.
Olmo’s corner follows and is cleared away.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:29 , Arthur Ferridge30mins: Pedri lashes one from range but it is not enough to worry Sommer.- His effort is well over.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:28 , Arthur Ferridge28mins: Dani Olmo’s turn to attack, and his shot bobbles wide left after a slight deflection.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:2727mins: Inter are under the cosh, but defending brilliantly. Barcelona are caught out on the counter again, but Martinez takes a heavy touch and the guests recover.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:26 , Arthur Ferridge26mins: The supposed handball looked dubious, and the ref waves play on.
Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:2525mins: Pedri squares one into the Inter box and it bobbles around awkwardly, but a panicked Inter defence just about get it away.
VAR investigating a handball...
GOAL! Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)
20:2221mins: INTER LEAD THROUGH LAUTARO MARTINEZ! WHO ELSE BUT HIM?
Inter enjoy a period of sustained pressure and they have made the most of it. Dimarco turns the ball over high up the pitch and feeds Dumfries through - he squares it to Martinez for the tap-in.
They scored first in the reverse fixture though - can Inter hold on?
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:19 , Arthur Ferridge19mins: Dimarco plays the corner short to Calhanoglu who shoots, but his effort looks to have been deflected and it will be another corner. Three in quick succession for Inter.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:1717mins: Mkhitaryan blitzes down the left wing and looks for Lautaro Martinez, but Inigo Martinez gets there first and puts it behind for a corner.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:15 , Arthur Ferridge16mins: Dimarco looks to chase down a long ball over the top but Szcesney sweeps it away.
Inter come back and Thuram shoots, looking to curl one into the bottom corner, but can’t quite get his foot around it and his effort is well wide.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:1515mins: Yamal with a shot at goal! It may be the first of the game - the first for a little while if nothing else.
It is poorly placed, though, along the floor and right down the middle of the goal. Sommer collects with ease.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:13 , Arthur Ferridge13mins: Thuram is played through by Martinez and fumbles his one-on-one, Szcezney throwing himself at the Inter forward’s feet to dispossess him.
But it is all pointless anyway, as he was quite clearly offside, though the linesman’s flag went up late.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:11 , Arthur Ferridge11mins: Barcelona are pressing high, but Inter seem more than equal to them so far, happy to absorb the pressure and play on the counter.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:09 , Arthur Ferridge9mins: Dumfries bombs forward and battles with Gerard Martin to create space for his cross, but can’t quite get it out of his feet.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:08 , Arthur Ferridge8mins: Yamal is looking as lively as ever. He picks up the ball, shrugs off Mkhitaryan and drives goalwards, but his through ball for Torres is blocked.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:055mins: Raphinha looks for Torres in the box but his cross is blocked. The clearance is worked back to Yamal who plays a tidy cross into the box, but it is just slightly overhit and goes behind for a goal kick.
Dimarco receives said goal kick and drives forward. He is fouled just over the halfway line.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:04 , Arthur Ferridge4mins: Yamal gets his first run on the ball and shrugs off Dimarco, who comes back with a cynical tackle to take him off the ball. Looking to make a statement, maybe.
It has been a rather cagey start here, though. Who will make the first move?
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:02 , Arthur Ferridge2mins: Dimarco charges down Garcia’s exit ball. He has a world of pressure on his shoulders tonight as he is tasked with keeping Lamine Yamal quiet - an unenviable task, to say the least.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:00 , Arthur Ferridge1mins: Barcelona’s press wins the ball high up the pitch immediately and Yamal finds Ferran Torres in the box, but he is offside.
KICKOFF! Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (3-3 agg)
20:00 , Arthur FerridgeThe hosts get us underway at the San Siro!
Almost time...
19:57 , Arthur FerridgeThe players are out, and that iconic anthem rings out around the ground. You know the one I mean.
Anyone else got goosebumps?
If this match turns out to be even half as exciting as the first leg, we are in for a thrilling evening.
Champions League nights. Nothing quite like ‘em.
Ten minutes to kick off...
19:50 , Arthur FerridgeNearly time to go at the San Siro. Ninety unmissable minutes await!
Refresh your memory on the first leg
19:44 , Arthur FerridgeWith kickoff just over a quarter of an hour away, why not have a quick recap of last week’s action?
The first leg was beyond dramatic - six incredible goals flew in, meaning it is all to play for tonight.
Can Inter cope with Yamal?
19:39 , Arthur FerridgeIf one man (or boy) will be central to deciding tonight’s result, it will be the 17-year-old Lamine Yamal. He made a mockery of Inter’s defence in the first leg.
Alessandro Bastoni said: “He is the strongest I have ever played against. I was impressed by the level he has reached, in terms of ability to create chances, he is the best.
“How can we stop him? We will have to do as we did in the first leg, double and triple him. Barcelona is not just Yamal, they have an enviable attack.”
Simone Inzaghi on double-marking Lamine Yamal
19:33 , Arthur FerridgeYamal is comfortably Barcelona’s biggest threat, but how does Inzaghi plan to neutralise him?
“We have to try to keep the ball from getting to him, but it’s impossible,.
“He will obviously be double-marked, he’ll be a marked man, and we’ll try to pay close attention to him.
“Seeing him live, he’s an incredible talent, truly very dangerous — everyone gives him the ball. What impressed me was his speed of thought; he always knows what play to make.”
More views of that incredible arrival
19:28 , Arthur FerridgeThe Inter players are out to warm up, but that welcome must have them up for this tie.
Prematch pondering: Luis Enrique
19:25 , Arthur FerridgeHere’s some of what Luis Enrique had to say before kickoff.
“[The players] have to enjoy tomorrow’s game. Playing at this level, in a Champions League semi-final against Inter, is great. I don’t want to put pressure on my players; they have to enjoy themselves. I want them to be well connected, to complement each other well, and to play with a fantastic style.”
The San Siro always produces some good vibrations
19:17 , Arthur FerridgeIf last week is anything to go by, tonight’s atmosphere will be memorable to say the least.
Inter Milan vs Barcelona match facts
19:09 , Arthur FerridgeBarcelona are comfortable leaders in the head-to-head tonight, with six wins to Inter’s two in 13 meetings (5).
Their first meeting came in 2003, and they have only ever met in the Champions League - no other competition.
Should both appear tonight, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Robert Lewandowski will be reunited after spending the 2013/14 season together at Borussia Dortmund.
Benjamin Pavard could also meet Hansi Flick again, after the German was his manager for three years at Bayern Munich between 2019 and 2021.
The players have arrived at the ground
19:02 , Arthur FerridgeAnd what a welcome!
Team news broken down
18:58 , Arthur FerridgeHere’s what you need to know about the squads.
Lautaro Martinez returns from injury to start for the hosts, but Pavard does not make the squad.
Robert Lewandowski is only fit enough to start on the bench for Barcelona.
Dimarco gets the nod at left back again for Inter despite being torn to shreds by Lamine Yamal last time out. The Spanish youngster also starts.
INTER MILAN CONFIRMED XI: Martinez starts
18:51 , Arthur FerridgeLautaro Martinez returns for Inter.
CONFIRMED INTER MILAN XI: Sommer, Dumfries, Thuram, Martinez, Acerbi, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Bisseck, Dimarco, Bastoni
Subs: Di gennaro, J. Martinez, De Vrij, Zielinski, Arnautovic, Frattesi, Asllani, Augusto, Darmian, Re Cecconi, Zalewski, Taremi
BARCELONA CONFIRMED XI: Lewandowski on the bench
18:48 , Arthur FerridgeFlick names his squad.
CONFIRMED BARCA XI: Szczesny, Cubarsi, Martinez, Torres, Pedri, Raphinha, Yamal, Olmo, de Jong, Garcia, Martin
Subs: Araujo, Gavi, Lewandowski, Fati, Pena, Christensen, Fermin, Victor, Astralaga, Fort, Landry, Darvich
Team news up next
18:40 , Arthur FerridgeStay tuned for tonight’s XIs...
Tonight's venue
18:35 , Arthur FerridgeIs there a better stage for a crunch Tuesday night European fixture than the San Siro?
What this tie means
18:30 , Arthur FerridgeInter Milan and Barcelona are tonight playing to see who will be the first team to qualify for the Champions League final.
For Inter, it would be their first appearance in a final since they lost to Man City in 2022-23 in Istanbul.
It has been a much longer wait for Barcelona, who last contested a final in 2015, lifting the title after beating Juventus 3-1 in Berlin. Goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez, and Neymar Jr settled that tie.
Their manager on the day was Luis Enrique, whose PSG side will tomorrow look face Arsenal tomorrow as they too look to reach the final.
Inter Milan predicted XI: Plenty of question marks
18:22 , Arthur FerridgeSimone Inzaghi’s selection is far from simple. Will Pavard feature? Will Lautaro? Here’s what we think:
Predicted Inter Milan XI: Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Martinez, Thuram
Doubts: Martinez, Pavard
Barcelona predicted XI: Will Lewandowski make the cut?
18:15 , Arthur FerridgeBarcelona are blessed by the returning Lewandowski, but without two of their top centre backs, how will they lineup? Here’s what we think:
Predicted Barcelona XI: Szczesny; Eric Garcia, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran
Injured: Balde, Kounde, Bernal, Casado
Lamine Yamal: Wonderkid
18:09 , Arthur FerridgeNo man’s name has been discussed more since the first leg: 17-year-old Lamine Yamal was absolutely unplayable, if not a level above unplayable.
He was such a terror in the first half that his unfortunate marker Federico Dimarco was hooked after just 56 minutes, and looked relieved to be leaving the field of play.
The performance has earned him comparisons to Lionel Messi on the back page of just about every newspaper in the world. Some have wondered whether he is the best player in the world, regardless of age.
For Inter to have any hope of progressing tonight, they will need to neutralise the most prodigious footballing talent of the last decade.
For Dimarco, the day of reckoning is nigh.
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