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It's only 3 centimeters away from the lore! Barcelona is aiming for a treble? Inter will never disarm!


The reporter reported coldly The Champions League semi-final at the Stade Montjuïc was crowded with 50,314 spectators, the highest number at home for Barcelona this season. The two European giants did not disappoint the fans, with six brilliant goals and the game was also up and down. Inter took an early two-goal lead before being twice equalised, with Mkhitaryan's strike narrowly missed offside by the tip of his toe – which he himself described as "3 centimetres offside" after the game. However, Inzaghi Jr.'s Nerazzurri could leave with a 3-3 scoreline, leaving the suspense of reaching the final until next week. And Flick's "road to the Triple Crown", which is more than half of the way, is far less relaxed than it was imagined, but it is still full of thorns.


This game marks the 100th game of Barcelona's number one star Yamal, who wants to give the best gift with the victory. However, the visiting Inter Milan obviously did not intend to be the backdrop for Barcelona's carnival, and Thuram Jr. scored with a heel from Dumfries on the right just 30 seconds into the opening game; In the 21st minute, Inter's corner on the left was won by Acerbi and Dumfries scored with a side hook - two brilliant goals from the visitors put Barcelona's temporary home field into a brief silence.



However, in the 24th minute, Yamal stepped up and relied on his individual ability to hit the post with a left-footed shot between five Inter players and into the net. Yamal, who played 100 games for Barcelona, scored 22 goals and provided 33 assists, and was involved in 55 goals, even more than Messi (34 goals and 20 assists) in the same period. In the 38th minute, Raphinha headed in and assisted Ferran Torres to equalise. Raphinha, who has scored 20 goals in the Champions League this season, broke Messi's all-time record for goals scored in a single Champions League season (2013/14), tied for second with Robert Lewandowski (2019/20) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2015/16), and just one goal short of Cristiano Ronaldo's record for goals scored in a single Champions League season (2013/14).


However, Inter, with a possession rate as low as 30% of the ball, still maintained the strong power of the set-piece attack. In the 63rd minute, Calhanoglu took a corner kick from the right and Dumfries scored twice with a header, giving Inter a 3-2 lead away. Unfortunately, luck at the post continued to be on Barca's side: in the first half, Yamal's shot hit the post and into the net, and in the 65th minute, Raphinha's powerful shot hit the crossbar and the ball bounced off the back of Inter goalkeeper Sommer and into the net. In the 75th minute, it was Dumfries who sent a super curling ball from the right, and Mkhitaryan outflanked the goal. However, VAR confirmed that the Armenian midfielder was offside, and after the game he said that he was only 3 centimeters short of it, and it was a pity that he could not beat Barcelona away.



Yamal hit the post three times in this campaign, but the goal was wonderful and there were many amazing performances, which amazed Barcelona fans. The best of the match was Inter's right wing-back Dumfries, who scored 2 shots and 1 pass, and single-handedly participated in all three of Inter's goals and Mkhitaryan's almost stunner's offside goal under the overall disadvantage of Inter possession (28% to 72%), shots on goal (7 to 19), and shots on target (3 to 9). Since the 2003/04 season, the Champions League knockout stage has been marked with less than 30% possession in a single game, which is unprecedented. Inter scored all four shots on target (including one offside) and were impressively efficient in front of goal.


It was one of the best Champions League games of the season and Inzaghi was very satisfied: "We played a good game, we had a two-goal lead and we scored a goal that was offside for some reason. He admits that he has made careful adjustments to the defensive tactics of Barca, who have a strong attack. Unfortunately, the two posts were unlucky enough to concede a goal, and Lautaro's unexpected injury disrupted the tactical set.



Yamal, who is about to renew his contract with Barcelona, put on another spectacular performance, and in addition to his spectacular goals, he touched the ball in the Inter penalty area 17 times, the second highest since statistics began in 2003/04 and second only to Lionel Messi's 18 (against Bayern Munich in 2009). After the game, Inzaghi praised Yamal as a "genius who comes out in 50 years". Barcelona have scored a total of 158 goals this season, the most in a single season in the top five leagues since Bayern Munich (159) in 2019/20. It is worth mentioning that the current Barcelona coach Flick who led Bayern to 159 goals five years ago was also the current Barcelona manager.


Barcelona are strong in attack, but the number of goals conceded is also very staggering. The game against Inter was the sixth time that Barcelona conceded at least three goals in a single game this season, with three of the last five games accounted for. The Champions League quarter-finals are away to Borussia Dortmund, La Liga is at home to Celta, and this time the Champions League semi-finals are at home to Inter. Conceding as many as 11 goals in the last five games, the total number of goals conceded in the season has reached 61, the fifth-most in team history in the 21st century, and Barcelona have at least nine games left in their season. Barcelona also injured the main right-back Kounde, and a week later, away to Inter Milan, whether they can withstand the pressure and not repeat the mistake of 3-3 at home and 0-1 away in 2022 is a problem that Flick must come up with.

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