Barcelona and Inter Milan played out a 3-3 draw in the first leg of their semi-final at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Wednesday night, setting the stage for an exciting Champions League match.
Thirty seconds into the match, Marcus Thuram scored the fastest goal in Champions League semi-final history. Denzel Dumfries then doubled Inter’s lead in the twenty-first minute.
However, Barcelona’s response was impressive, as Ferran Torres scored from close range to make it 2-2 at halftime, and Lamine Yamal scored a fantastic solo goal to become the youngest-ever goal scorer in a Champions League semi-final.
With a deft assist for Torres, Raphinha broke the record held by the great Lionel Messi and gave Barcelona 20 goal contributions in a Champions League season.
The last significant action in Catalonia took place in the 65th minute, when Raphinha’s incredible strike rattled the crossbar before the ball struck Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer and ended up in the back of the net. Dumfries gave Inter the lead again in the 64th minute, his second goal of the evening.