Inter's thrilling win over Barcelona set a record, the "craziest" match in history

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Inter Milan and Barcelona gave the audience a spectacular match with a score of 3-3. However, the second leg was even more exciting. After 90 minutes of official play, the two teams continued to draw with a score of 3-3. Finally, in extra time, Davide Frattesi scored the winning goal for Inter Milan, 4-3.

Davide Frattesi scored the winning goal in Inter's 4-3 win over Barcelona (Photo: Daily Mail).

"Crazy", "absolutely cinematic"... are the phrases used by many newspapers to describe this match. This is a match that deserves to be ranked as a classic in the history of the Champions League when the two teams are so evenly matched. They continuously launch quality "punches" towards each other's goal. The audience can hardly take their eyes off the screen because of the continuous exciting developments.

Former player Alan Shearer shared: "I feel exhausted watching this match. I don't know how the players feel on the field."

Statistics show that the match between Inter Milan and Barcelona has equaled the record for the number of goals scored in a Champions League semi-final between AS Roma and Liverpool in the 2017/18 season. In that season, Liverpool won 5-2 against AS Roma in the first leg at Anfield and lost 2-4 in the rematch at the Olimpico.

However, clearly, in terms of balance, the match between AS Roma and Liverpool cannot be compared to the match between Inter and Barcelona this season.

In the history of the Champions League (since 1992), there is another knockout match that also saw 13 goals over two legs. That was Bayern Munich defeating Sporting Lisbon 12-1 in the 2008/09 Champions League round of 16 (won 5-0, 7-1).

On social media, many fans were also overwhelmed by the excitement of the match between Inter and Barcelona. Here are some comments on Twitter:

"This was the best Champions League match I have ever seen."

"The game was played at a relentless pace. Both teams were phenomenal."

"For me, this is the best match of all time. I keep thinking that there will be no match better than the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France."

"It feels like we're on a roller coaster. We're lucky to be able to watch the Inter-Barcelona match."

"This is the beauty of football."

History favors Inter to win the Champions League this season (Photo: Getty).

History favors Inter Milan to win the Champions League. Since the 21st century, Barcelona have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League 11 times (including this season). They won the championship in 4 seasons (2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15). The remaining teams that beat Barcelona in the other 6 seasons all went on to win the championship.

Coincidentally, Inter also eliminated Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League last time they won the competition in 2009/10. They then beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final.

In addition, 5 other teams also defeated Barcelona and were crowned champions: Real Madrid (2001/02), Man Utd (2007/08), Chelsea (2011/12), Bayern Munich (2012/13), Liverpool (2018/19).

In the Champions League final, Inter will face the winner of PSG vs Arsenal. In the first leg of the semi-final, PSG won 1-0 at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

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