Barcelona Vs Inter Becomes The Most Tensive And Perfect Match In The Champions League

Barcelona vs Inter Milan match in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final was tense (Instagram/@inter).

JAKARTA - At the end of a tense night at the Olympic Lluis Companys when InterMilam threatened to give a surprise and Lamine Yamal again proved herself to be one of the best players in the world, the two teams' great performances could not be separated.

Both may feel they can win the incredible game, but they in the end have to settle for a 3-3 draw, becoming a game football lovers want from the semifinals of the Champions League.

Inter, as their coach Simone Inzaghi promised before the match, forget about the three defeats they suffered last week by scoring three away goals against Barcelona, including in the first 30 seconds.

They were cruel in a dead ball game and threatened with a counterattack in the second half as they managed to get past Barcelona's pressure.

Only a thin offside against Henrikh Mkhitaryan prevented them from returning to Milan for next week's second leg match with a win.

However, Barcelona do not know when they will lose. They came from the 0-2 and 2-3 deficits to draw and keep their hopes of qualifying.

Hansi Flick's team had shortcomings. They were exposed several times, but led by 17-year-old Yamal who was tireless, the Blaugrana could always return to solid.

Yamal scored Barcelona's first goal, an incredible solo venture, to bring the hosts back into the game, hit the post twice and created several chances for his teammates.

"We could have won this game against a team that had a hard-to-stop player."

"We started well, but in the last 25 minutes (first half) they created a lot of problems. It created a lot of problems."

"He is a player I have never seen in person. We have to double it (gol)."

"We managed to do better in the second half and even won. Yamal is a phenomenon born every 50 years."

"We made some adjustments to improve the way we handled it after the break, which wasn't easy. He really impressed me today," said Inzaghi about Yamal.

The match was touted as a game-style battle: a clever Inter defense, which conceded only once in eight games in the Champions League league phase, against the top scorer team.

There were a few things like that during the game, especially when Inter were two goals ahead and one more lead later, but these games didn't follow the scenario many people expected.

After three defeats in a week, eliminated from the Coppa Italia and handed over the throne in Serie A to Napoli, Inter have seen treble hopes this season disappear.

The season without trophies is a real possibility, but if that's the case, they are losing the fight.

However, in reality they haven't given up fighting, especially in the Champions League. The wild first half started with Marcus Thuram, who came back from injury, opening the scoring with the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League semifinals.

He converted Denzel Dumfries' cross with a brilliant shot after just 30 seconds.

Right-back Dumfries - who was excited to face beginner left-back Gerard Martin, who forced him to be pulled out in the first half - doubled the lead with an acrobatic shot taking advantage of a corner after just 21 minutes. A tense silence also enveloped the hosts' stadium.

Barcelona supporters started the night with a banner that read: One mission, final.

However, at the time, their only mission was to try to bounce back from the two goals behind against defending Italian champions.

Luckily for Barcelona, they have Yamal. The teenager, who said this week that he had not been afraid for years, since he played with older children in his hometown of Mataro, north of Barcelona, led the rise of the Blaugrana before halftime in his 100th appearance for the club - two years and one day after he made his debut at the age of 15.

The Spain international scored an incredible first goal, advanced into the penalty box, beat the defenders, then opened his body to kick the ball into the post with his left foot.

His shot then hit the crossbar from an impossible angle and created a chance after an opportunity before Barcelona.

Ferran Torres then worked well with Pedri and Raphinha who finally equalized.

"I think Lamine in the first half was very important to us because she created a lot of positive things and scored the first goal," Flick said.

Yamal's appearance is even more impressive considering that he feels muscle pain while warming up.

There was a moment before the kick-off when rumors circulated that he might not be fit to start the game.

For those few tense minutes, there really was a feeling that the pendulum might have just swung towards Inter.

"He felt a little bit, but everything was checked and he got the green light to play."

"I think he's special. He's a genius. He showed how great he was in a big game like today."

"I think he's also enjoying this situation. I'm very happy that the talent that comes every 50 years (as Inzaghi said) can play for Barcelona," said Flick.

However, Yamal is not only ahead. Inter came to play. They got back together and performed better after the break - despite losing captain Lautaro Martinez to injury - in the face of Yamal and taking advantage of the space behind Barcelona's high defensive line in the transition.

In the end, it was their dead ball game that made the difference. Dumfries' second goal from the corner kick scheme restored their lead in the 63rd minute.

"We know they are one of the best teams in Europe in terms of set pieces. If you look at how high they are, but we have to defend better," Flick said.

Raphinha said conceding three goals at home was unacceptable.

However, within two minutes of being left behind by 2-3, Barcelona equalized.

Raphinha's hard kick hit the crossbar and bounced in after hitting Yann Sommer's unlucky back.

From there, as tensions escalate, the game could end in victory or defeat.

Tekel Pau Cubarsi's goal to Thuram was celebrated like a goal, Mkhitaryan's kick was disallowed because offside, Yamal's shot hit the crossbar again and injury time ended with Sommer's brilliant save against Raphinha.

They will compete again in the middle of next week at Giuseppe Meazza. Barcelona hopes Alejandro Balde and Robert Lewandowski return, while Jules Kunde also suffered an injury against Inter.

Meanwhile, Inzaghi said Martinez had doubts about appearing in the second leg.

"I'm proud of the fantastic team of players who come here and play games like this against the world's most attacking team."

"The second game will be tough like today. We played really well in a few moments."

"However, there are other times when we have to suffer because we know that we are against a good team like Barcelona."

"They also realized that they were against the great Inter and it was very difficult to stop," said Inzaghi.

The good news is that Barcelona and Inter Milan have the potential to have another tense match next week.