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04/30 14:53 CDT Barcelona pulls level 2-2 with Inter at halftime of Champions
League semifinal
Barcelona pulls level 2-2 with Inter at halftime of Champions League semifinal
By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) --- Barcelona has rallied back from two goals down
against Inter Milan to pull level 2-2 at halftime in the first leg of their
Champions League semifinal on Wednesday.
Marcus Thuram was a doubt for the starting 11 after missing Inter's previous
three matches --- all losses without a goal. But the striker used the back of
his heel to turn in a cross by Denzel Dumfries to stun the hosts just seconds
after kickoff.
Dumfries doubled the advantage for Inter when he scored from close range with a
bicycle kick in the 21st.
Lamine Yamal sparked Barcelona into action in the 24th when he dribbled past
two defenders and sliced a shot in off the far post.
Yamal went close to an equalizer moments later after gliding down the endline
and firing a shot with just a sliver off an angle off the crossbar.
Ferran Torres rammed in a headed pass by Raphinha to equalize for Barcelona in
the 38th.
Barcelona lost key defender Jules Kound to an apparent leg issue late in the
first half. He was replaced by Eric Garca.
The second leg will be next week in Milan. The winner will face either Paris
Saint-Germain or Arsenal in Munich on May 31. PSG beat Arsenal 1-0 in London on
Tuesday in their first match.
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