Barcelona and Inter Milan played a sensational 3-3 draw in the European Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
The hero of the game was the teenage star Lamin Yamal. After Inter took an early two-goal lead through Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries, Yamal scored a great goal to bring Barcelona back into the game.
Ferran Torres brought the five-time champion to level. Dumfries later scored again for Inter before an own goal by Yann Sommer finally leveled the game. "It is not right to give so many goal opportunities. But the way Inter played, you have to give them credit for that, they played very well," said Rafinha.
His powerful shot was the factor of the suicide goal. He added, "The most important thing is to win this game, in which all possibilities are open."
Inter's chances of winning three titles after losing three consecutive matches in domestic football have ended. But this team played the best game against Barcelona. Dumfries' reaction to scoring two goals was, "After a string of poor performances, we got to see the real Inter." We played as well as we could and I am very proud of this performance.' Yamal, who is playing 100 games for Barcelona, proved himself as one of the most promising players in world football. He just turned 17 years old. At this age, the game he played for Barcelona has already touched the milestone number.
Inter coach Simoni Inzaghi also openly praised Yamal. He said, ``Yamal is a very good player and such a talented player is born once in 50 years. I have never seen so many talented players in my coaching life. Saw him play live for the first time and he constantly put us in trouble. Trying to stop him only showed our problem elsewhere.'
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised Yamal. Before the game, he did not want to compare Yamal with Lionel Messi. But that's all, "Yamal's goal was so beautiful that even the Argentinian players will be proud of it."
On the other hand, Barcelona coach Flick remained optimistic, focusing on the semi-finals of the second leg. He said, "The way we were able to create chances against Milan in this match, it shows that our chances are alive in the second leg." We will fight all the way.'
The second leg will be played next Tuesday. The winner will face either Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) or Arsenal in the final. The final will be held in Munich on May 31.
