Dramatic Victory for Inter Milan: Italian Giants Reach Final After Beating Barcelona

In a thrilling showdown at San Siro, Inter Milan edged past Barcelona with a 4-3 win, securing a place in the Champions League final. With an aggregate score of 7-6 over two legs, the Italian giants wrote another memorable chapter in their illustrious history.
Inter could have taken a commanding lead in the first leg at Camp Nou. They scored within 30 seconds of the match and soon made it 2-0. However, Barcelona produced a stunning comeback to end the match 3-3.
In the second leg, Inter started just as strongly. They took a 2-0 lead in the first half. Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a brilliant counterattack. Just before halftime, he won a penalty, which Hakan Çalhanoğlu converted, putting Inter ahead 5-3 on aggregate.

Barcelona responded with another spirited comeback in the second half. Eric García scored in the 54th minute, followed by Dani Olmo’s goal in the 60th, to level the aggregate score at 5-5. Then in the 87th minute, Raphinha found the net to give Barcelona a 6-5 aggregate lead and a foot in the final.
But Inter had the last word. Federico Acerbi scored in the 93rd minute to make it 6-6 on aggregate, sending the game into extra time. In the 117th minute, Davide Frattesi netted the decisive goal, sealing a 4-3 win on the night and a 7-6 aggregate victory for Inter.
This win marks yet another glorious moment in Inter Milan’s storied European journey.