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04/30 15:55 CDT Barcelona and Inter Milan draw 3-3 in thrilling first leg of
their Champions League semifinal
Barcelona and Inter Milan draw 3-3 in thrilling first leg of their Champions
League semifinal
By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) --- Barcelona and Inter Milan delivered a thrilling 3-3
draw in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday.
The game featured gorgeous goals from both sides and sets up a must-see sequel
next week in Milan.
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 scored his first of two goals with a bicycle kick to double Inter's
lead 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. He 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.
Inter suffered another blow when Lautaro Martnez had to be substituted at
halftime, but Dumfries charged in to head home a corner kick to put Inter back
ahead in the 63rd.
Raphinha needed two minutes to pull Barcelona level again when his blistering
shot from outside the top of the box struck the crossbar, ricocheted off the
back of goalkeeper Yann Sommer and found the net.
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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