FC Barcelona-Inter Milan: Despite its offensive striking force, Barça concedes the home draw

There was in this FC Barcelona-Inter Milan, a taste to come back and that is good: after their draw in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League (3-3), Wednesday April 30 at the Olympic Stadium Lluis-Companys of the Catalan city, the two teams will meet in six days for the return. From this second round will emerge the future finalist in the competition, perhaps the opponent of Paris Saint-Germain, and everyone is entitled to hope that she is as captivating as the first.

This confrontation between the Spanish club and its Italian counterpart was announced as a struggle between two models, two ideas for the radically opposed game: Barça, the best attack in the competition, welcomed Inter, best defense. Wednesday’s match therefore surprised anyone with regard to his physiognomy. Recrocal in front of their goalkeeper Yann Sommer, ready to sting in counterattack, the Italian players suffered the assaults of the Catalans for ninety minutes.

On the other hand, the course of the meeting, goal by goal, surprised more. Particularly due to the cold realism shown by Simone Inzaghi’s players, who was said to be in doubt after three consecutive defeats. The Italian club first, in this match, exposed the defensive weaknesses of Barça in this match. “We knew they were holding the high line so we took advantage of it”explained, after the match at the microphone of Canal+, Marcus Thuram.

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