In a night where the Champions League was ablaze with excitement and Montjuïc trembled repeatedly, Barcelona and Inter Milan played a match that will remain in football memory for years. Just 33 seconds into the game, Marcus Thuram opened the scoring for Inter after a defensive slip by Iñigo Martínez. Before Barcelona could recover, Denzel Dumfries doubled Inter’s lead with a spectacular scissor kick. Silence fell over the stands, but Barcelona, a team that never kneels, fought back.

Lamine Yamal, the golden boy of Barça, revived his team with a stunning strike from the edge of the box. Minutes later, Pedri and Raphinha combined brilliantly to break Inter’s defense, allowing Ferran Torres—Robert Lewandowski’s excellent replacement—to equalize at 2-2, igniting the stadium. Before halftime, Lautaro Martínez suffered an injury, and Mehdi Taremi replaced him. Early in the second half, Dumfries struck again with a lightning-fast run and a deadly header, but Barcelona responded immediately. Just a minute later, Raphinha’s thunderous shot from outside the box hit the crossbar, deflected off Yann Sommer, and trickled into the net—a goal that restored both the scoreline and the team’s spirit. The match ended 3-3, but this is not the end. All eyes now turn to San Siro, where a grand battle will decide the finalist. The fire is not yet extinguished; this battle has just begun.

Lineups:

Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Koundé, Cubarsí, Martínez, Martín, De Jong, Pedri, Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Torres.

Inter Milan: Sommer, Dumfries, Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dimarco, Çalhanoğlu, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Thuram, Martínez.

Inter scored the fastest goal in Champions League semi-final history, with Thuram netting in just 33 seconds. Barcelona was still in shock when Dumfries made it 2-0 with a spectacular volley in the 21st minute, marking a tough start for Barça.

Three minutes later, Yamal single-handedly broke through Inter’s defense and scored a stunning goal to reduce the deficit. Seconds later, Yamal nearly equalized, but his shot from a tight angle hit the post.

Ten minutes later, Olmo’s dangerous shot was brilliantly saved by Sommer. In the 38th minute, Pedri’s cross found Raphinha, whose header set up Torres to equalize.

Later in the first half, two major injuries occurred: Jules Koundé was replaced by Eric García, and Lautaro Martínez was substituted by Taremi at the start of the second half. In the 50th minute, Dimarco’s dangerous shot from Dumfries’ cross went just over the bar.

Dumfries struck again, this time with a header from a corner to make it 3-2. But just a minute later, Raphinha’s incredible long-range shot hit the crossbar, deflected off Sommer, and rolled into the net to level the score at 3-3.

In the final 20 minutes, both teams had chances, with the most critical being Mkhitaryan’s disallowed goal for offside and Raphinha’s free-kick, which Sommer saved brilliantly. Barcelona dominated the closing moments but failed to score, ending the match 3-3.