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00:00...means no surprises for Barcelona, the team that started the Copa del Rey final and when it starts tonight
00:05it means there's still no Robert Lewandowski or Alejandro Balde, Gerard Martin is at left back
00:11and Ferran Torres up front, it's a front line that's missing 40 goals from Lewandowski
00:17Yamal plays his 100th game for Barcelona tonight at the ripe old age of 17
00:22I suspect he's got a bright future
00:24there's the referee Clement Turpan, he was in charge of the 2022 Champions League final
00:34one of Europe's most experienced referees, the captains Frankie de Jong and Lautaro Martinez
00:40so Inter lost for the third game in a row at the weekend and make five changes tonight
00:47Bastoni and Bissek return in the back three
00:49Henrik Mkhitaryan was suspended domestically and replaces David Fretesi in midfield
00:55Dumfries is preferred to Damian and after three games out
00:59Marcus Turan is back up front with Lautaro Martinez
01:02Pavard is injured, Augusto, Damian, Fretesi and Arnautovic drop down to the bench
01:08and before the game we will observe silence in memory of the late Pope
01:20the state is the first time we will take the word of the Pope Francis
01:25the word of the Pope Francis is a way of justice and peace
01:27if we ask ourselves to observe the respect of silence in the world
01:32we can do it
01:34the word of the Pope Francis is a way of justice
01:39the name is the name of the Pope Francis
01:41the name is the name of the Pope Francis
01:45So now the stage is set.
02:14This Barcelona team's played some brilliant football this season but with Lewandowski out there's extra pressure tonight on the likes of Jamal and Rafinha but they can still play the fantasy stuff that the club's renowned for.
02:27Inter might like the flash and pizzazz of Barcelona but they might just be the team that can slow them down all in all. It's fascinating.
02:36It's a stadium where Linford Christie struck gold back in 1992. Tonight Barcelona's latest golden generation are taking centre stage in a big game once again.
02:51So the first leg of this Champions League semi-final is underway in the hills of Barcelona, the famous colours of the Spanish side and the all-white tonight for the finalists of two seasons ago, Inter Milan.
03:13I think the first thing we've got to talk about, Ali, as the first break is on here for Inter and the first promising situation and the first defending done in there by Jules Koundé.
03:24They were almost caught cold as Denzil Dumfries went in. Oh, what a flick, what a start!
03:31It's Marcus Turan after 30 seconds. It's a quite outstanding finish.
03:38The celebrations from the Inter supporters, it's a dream start for them.
03:43And Turan, who's been out injured with a quite audacious goal.
03:48Magnificent, absolutely magnificent.
03:51And I want to take you back, if I may, to the ball.
03:54The flick on from Martinez, there's a long ball played up the left-hand side.
03:58Martinez is sixth, second favourite, he won it.
04:01He leaps and he flicks it on and that's where the move starts.
04:05The finish itself is absolutely first-class.
04:10Can't tell you how difficult that is.
04:12It's behind him, he leaps it through and look at that for the flick.
04:16On the half-volley, just as it hits the ground, redirects the ball, beautiful.
04:22It's a wonderful finish, I think Inigo Martinez slips the defender,
04:26I think he would have got to that first.
04:28He slips and it's a wonderful finish by Turan.
04:31What a start for Inter Milan.
04:33An astonishing start, the goal after 30 seconds.
04:37And Inter Milan, one of the most stubborn sides in Europe
04:40when they've got something to defend,
04:42have a priceless first-leg lead here in Barcelona.
04:4518 goals now this season for Marcus Tirrap, who'd missed three matches,
04:49back tonight, back alongside the captain, Martinez,
04:52and making the instant impact with a Barcelona-style goal to get us off and running.
04:57Ah, damn Rio, what a goal it is.
05:00And I'll give another honourable mention for the flick on.
05:04I think it was a chair, but it just played a long ball,
05:06and it gets in front of the defender and flicks on with his head,
05:09Martinez, to keep the move going.
05:10But the finish itself is exquisite.
05:12Rio, from a defensive perspective, couldn't they get the ball further away?
05:16It was a poor clearance.
05:18Yeah, you could argue that, but I think still they had opportunities past that
05:21to really get in good positions.
05:23I think they were in decent positions when the ball went wide to Dumfries
05:26for the second phase of play.
05:28But like I said, Martinez slipped, and that was crucial.
05:31So here's Jamal on the move for the first time,
05:34and he runs into Bastoni, one of the three pillars at the back tonight
05:39for Inter Milan.
05:40There's so much pressure on those three.
05:42Alessandro Bastoni, Francesco Acherbi, and Jan Bissek.
05:46There's Hansi Flick, who's had an excellent first season with Barcelona,
05:50and he's looking to emulate his Bayern team of 2020
05:53that won the Champions League by scoring plenty of goals.
05:57Here's Petri.
06:03Frenkie de Jong, and now Lamine Yamal.
06:12Little clip ball in by Yamal was very, very enticing,
06:15and well defended in there by Bissek for Inter Milan.
06:20This is why we've come to this game, this is why we're excited to be here.
06:23That little cameo there from Lamine Yamal out of nothing.
06:26Wonderful ball.
06:30So Barcelona looking to respond.
06:34Little lay-off in there by Rafinha that almost got Dani Olmo running through.
06:38There's so much creativity in the Barca team.
06:40Oh, it's all up that minute.
06:42Started off 100 miles, I know, as you'd expect.
06:44Bissek, great challenge there.
06:45Bissek, great challenge there.
06:50Had to time it 100% correctly, and he did.
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07:33to take this corner, has to be the front-runner for the Ballon d'Or at the moment,
07:3830 goals, he scores them, he makes them.
07:40He's on the opposite side of the pitch tonight to Jamal.
07:44I think the centre-forward that's missing would come into the equation as well,
07:48Ballon, they really do.
07:51There's Di Marco with the foul, the free kick to Barcelona,
07:55gives us a chance to actually talk about the situation with Jamal.
08:01The pitch you pointed out, Rio, has been probably overly watered,
08:04it's absolutely sodden out there, and he did slip as he had a shot,
08:07he did certainly tweak something, we'll keep an eye on him, he seems OK,
08:11but the pitch is very wet, isn't it?
08:13Yeah, definitely, they want a quick pitch, they're a passing team,
08:15they want to move the ball, shift it quick, and you need a pitch to be wet and quick for that.
08:20Here comes Tensley running in.
08:26Jamal's got two, one of them Mkhitary and the other one Di Marco,
08:30doesn't really phase him, is he really only 17?
08:34De Jong.
08:36That's Martinez, and then Martin, and that's Bastoni jumping for Inter,
08:41De Jong coming on to it, he's gone over, referee says no penalty,
08:45challenge was made in there by Chalunoglu.
08:49I think the referee's perfectly positioned.
08:51Not for me.
08:55Guys, just on your point about Inter Milan not seeing the ball since the goal,
09:01I don't think there's many teams that wouldn't actually mind being in that position,
09:04more than Inter Milan at this stage.
09:06They're a very, very good, well-drilled team, aren't they, in that sense?
09:08Well, what a start, Marcus Turan after 30 seconds with a quite wonderful finish here in Barcelona.
09:22It's the first semi-final in the competition for Barcelona since 2019,
09:26the famous Liverpool comeback at Anfield, overall their 18th semi-final in the competition,
09:33which is second only to Real Madrid.
09:39It's an interesting one, lads, particularly on this right-hand side,
09:42you can see the water coming up.
09:44Here's Rafinha, he's looking to lift it in, and there's Janna Sommer,
09:48so often reliable on big nights for Inter Milan.
09:52The point I would make, Fletch, real, clearly you want to water it,
09:56and it'll make the ball zip across the surface, however, if you put too much water on it,
10:01there's the adverse effect.
10:07This is Bisseg, that's a foul.
10:11Free kick given away by Dani Olmo, there's Simonian target,
10:14his 50th Champions League game tonight, he took Inter to the final two years ago, but...
10:20His team have come here tonight, lacking a bit of form,
10:22but they've made the perfect start, and that is going to give them that little confidence booster.
10:31It's the second semi-final in three years for Inter Milan,
10:36who lost the 20-23 final to Manchester City overall.
10:40It's a 14th appearance in the last four for them.
10:44They beat Barcelona at this stage, the last time they won the competition, 15 seasons ago,
10:50and when you look at them, the two sides together between them,
10:52they've won this competition eight times.
10:57Here's Denzil Dumfries, who got the start tonight over Matteo Dabian.
11:02I think there's a lot of speculation, Ali, he might go with the more defensive-minded of the two,
11:06but he's actually gone for the more progressive one in Dumfries.
11:08He has.
11:09There's maybe a train of thought.
11:12Taking the in-form winger that you're playing against back up the pitch into an area
11:16doesn't want it being that been Rafinha.
11:20I'll tell you what, we just saw a sequence of play from Inter Milan there that just shows you
11:23they're so good at playing through teams.
11:25They have a certain way of playing, they're well-drilled without the ball,
11:28but as well as that with the ball.
11:30Lovely little turn by Yamal.
11:33Strength from Bastoni, crown howling for a penalty.
11:36But he's that kind of defender, Alessandro Bastoni.
11:41Well, there's only eight minutes going, a long way to go, but he's ahead at the moment.
11:45Yeah, let me just tell you this as well, that's the fastest ever goal
11:49in the history of Champions League semi-finals.
11:5130 seconds from Marcus Turan tonight, so a bit of history made here in Barcelona.
11:57And a beauty it was too.
12:01Catch isn't a pretty straightforward free kick there.
12:05The arm comes across your shoulder, doesn't it?
12:07Yep, Italian defending at his best there, getting a bit of contact, take the ball.
12:11He's playing his 250th game for Inter Milan tonight, Alessandro Bastoni.
12:19He's played the most games for Inter Milan this season,
12:22he's missed a reliable in that very solid back three.
12:28Also, I would say, this Inter Milan team, they wouldn't be as pleasing on the eye,
12:32they're not as flashy as this Barcelona team, but they have a clear structure and a clear way of playing,
12:36that is really nice to see, especially from the beautiful teams we're sitting in.
12:40What do you think, guys?
12:40Yeah, absolutely.
12:42I just want to mention it before, I just love the contrast and the styles and the two teams.
12:46And that's aimed towards Turan, headed away by Martinez.
12:54That was Barella, and now he goes on here to Bastoni.
13:03Henrik Mkhitaryan, now Di Marco.
13:07Bastoni, the centre-back's hoisted in the cross, and they've not dealt with it in there, Barcelona.
13:15Here's Barella, and now Chalinoglu, that's lifted in towards Martinez and Szczesny,
13:20who've gone off his set to come and play and goal for Barcelona.
13:22Oh, there's a little flick and it's just wide, I think he would have been offside.
13:26Gone off his set to come back and play for Barcelona this season.
13:29He's now signed a new contract, Wojciech Szczesny, and here he is in a Champions League semi-final.
13:34Defensively right now, Ali, they don't look good, Barcelona.
13:37No, that's a good ball in, he doesn't take any chances, the goalkeeper.
13:42It's one of these things, we mentioned it before the game, guys, brilliant going forward,
13:46absolutely brilliant going forward.
13:48I think a little bit about PSC and the respect that, brilliant going forward,
13:51but you will get chances against them.
13:54Especially if you cross the ball, we've seen already crosses coming in that box,
13:57you see a little bit of anxiety creeping into this back line at Barcelona.
14:01Yeah, Maka was talking about it before the game, there's no Alejandro Balde,
14:05who's the starting left-back, Andreas Christensen has hardly played all season.
14:09Here's the chance though for Barcelona, this is what they do well,
14:13but he can't finish it, Ferran Torres, he's deputising for Robert Lewandowski at the moment,
14:19and that's the kind of chance that the Polish captain would have taken.
14:22I'm actually wondering could he have hit it first time, brilliant ball from Jamal here,
14:26watch, could he have met this first time?
14:28Oh, I think he could have, I think it's a first time effort guys, I really do,
14:32I don't think he needs to take the touch, I know he's steadied himself,
14:35but I think the pace is on that ball to redirect it first time.
14:39That guy there, if that comes in there he's banging that first time,
14:42that hits the back of the net.
14:43He's not taking a touch.
14:46He's scored 40 goals Lewandowski in 48 games this season,
14:50third-highest scorer in the competition behind Ronaldo and Messi,
14:54so it's extremely impactful the fact that they don't have him tonight,
14:58they might not have him next week either, so it's significant that.
15:04One thing that's against Barcelona as well is that Inter Milan have taken the lead
15:08in nine Champions League games this season, they've won all of them,
15:11they've been a good team with a lead and they've got it here in Barcelona tonight.
15:24That's a foul on Dani Elmo.
15:34Coming together there with Francesco Macherbi who's still a regular starter
15:38for Inter Milan despite the fact he's 37, age isn't a barrier,
15:43particularly with defenders it seems in Italian football, they do go on for a long time,
15:47you think about Maldini and Beresi, Costa-Curta, Chiellini,
15:51all play deep into their 30s though, don't they?
15:56One thing in common as well, brilliant defenders, absolutely brilliant.
16:03Pisek's the youngest of them, he didn't clear that, here's Rafinha,
16:06and that's good tracking back by another veteran, Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
16:10You can see it again, the wet surface, defender slipping over there.
16:32This is Inigo Martinez stepping in there with Salonoglu, now Dumfries.
16:36That's a battle to keep the ball.
16:47Well, he's eventually pulled it back to give a free kick to Barcelona,
16:51which he didn't do straight away, Ali, that's what he's given it for.
16:54I know, it's, well...
16:57He's just trying to fend them off, he certainly catches his face,
17:00but I'll get that down as a soft free kick.
17:06Softie.
17:07Yeah, and I'm guessing you're agreeing with me.
17:10Absolutely.
17:10So the two over the free kick here for Barcelona, the captain,
17:22Frankie Dion, and also Rafinha.
17:26It's the Brazilian who hoists one in, and that's punched away by Jan Sommer.
17:31Borella, clipped back in by Lamine Yamal and headed away by the inter-captain, Martinez.
17:40outside of the foot this time, Bastoni, the ever-present defender in the way.
17:57And then Borella just denied by Koubasi, another kid in the team, he's only 18.
18:03He's played 50 games this season at 18, and always starts at the back for them.
18:12Yamal was trying to turn it on there to Koundé, a bit of a composer shown then by Mkhitaryan.
18:22Oh, no.
18:24That's the header they missed for the goal, wasn't it?
18:25You talked about, Ali, that's the first header they missed again,
18:29starting the game slow, but they're in tune now, it seems Barca.
18:33Here's Yamal, he's playing his 100th game for the club tonight, two years and one day
18:40since he made his debut as a 15-year-old,
18:43dyed his hair at home this week because he said he was bored.
18:51Here's Petri, and then on it went by Koubasi.
18:57Martin.
19:03Quickly on the scene was Di Marko, Mkhitaryan was there as well,
19:08but they're struggling to keep the ball at the moment, Inter Milan.
19:10Here's Lamine Yamal again.
19:15Dani Olmo looking to try and get the give and go, they looked at the free kick again
19:19when Petri went over, but he didn't come.
19:21But they soon regained possession, Barcelona, they only seem to lend it.
19:26It's gone out though here, it's a throw-in on this side to Inter Milan.
19:30It's worth mentioning what they do really well straight away Inter Milan,
19:32when the ball comes to Yamal on the right-hand side there, they double up,
19:35Di Marko doubles up and it's fantastic, and back and helps the defender.
19:40Brilliant other side, Rafinha's the same, when he gets the ball,
19:42you look at it, it's Barella and Dumfries.
19:45But Mkhitaryan and Di Marko on their own left-hand side, fabulous.
19:51Just great work rate closing people down.
19:52Well, they're taking an absolute age to restart things.
19:57I mean, the one thing that Inter will do is use every trick in the book to try and slow it down,
20:01and who can blame them here?
20:03Barcelona, remember, had to go to extra time against Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday.
20:08A big game and a long game prior to tonight, Inter Olsen home against Roma,
20:11which was a third defeat in a row for Simone Zingzaghi's team,
20:16and if you widen the form out, Inter have managed two wins from their last nine.
20:20Barca certainly the form team, their only loss in 27 games was in Dortmund
20:26in the second leg of the quarter-final, but it's Inter who have made the better start
20:31with that early Marcus Turan goal.
20:33Spotted a gap there, Lamine Yabal couldn't quite get through it, but he's won the corner.
20:46Just think it's the confidence that oozes out of it, brilliant.
20:49Absolutely.
20:51There goes De Jong, it's a free header coming in at the far post almost,
21:03there's a clash of heads in there.
21:05It was Inigo Martinez who had a run at it, just thought for a second there
21:09that he was going to get a free run at it, that was quite outstanding recovery defending from Bissek, Ali.
21:14That Bissek was tremendous here, because I thought for a split second like yourself he'd switched off,
21:18and we saw Martinez going round the back post, but he got there, good defending.
21:24Brave header, when you've got someone on your back like that you always think,
21:26I'm going to get smashed here, you've just got to take it.
21:29So from the other side it's Dani Olmo and Bissek with another important header,
21:34there's the shot that clashes right across the face of goal from Ferran Torres,
21:40who's had the two best opportunities so far tonight for Barcelona.
21:44I think it's the swerve, we'll find out right here, I think it's the swerve that beats him,
21:48it is, there you are, if it goes the other way it goes in off the post,
21:52if he hits it with the instep, like there, it's unfortunate for him,
21:56it's swerving away from the goal, but if he can hit it by the side of his foot,
21:59it curls in the far corner, but a great effort.
22:02Rio, if he carries on like this and they get a clean sheet out of this,
22:06it'll be the greatest nil-nil of all time for Inter Milan.
22:09It's a long way to go, yeah, Darren. Absolutely.
22:18Nicolo Torella, a little bit sloppy there from Koubasi,
22:22and they want to get Di Marco in behind, Koubasi was on the sprint,
22:26and the more experience Martinez gets across to defend it.
22:30Well, I would say, I don't think they're just going to sit here and defend this inter-team,
22:34they're a threat the other way, they'll sit, they'll soak things up,
22:37use their experience, but they still will create problems going the other way,
22:41as we saw early on in the game.
22:43So Di Marco's had a leisurely stroll over to take the corner,
22:49absolutely no desire to do things quickly.
22:56They've got all three centre-backs up there for the corner,
22:59Bastoni, Acherbi and Bissek as well.
23:06And there's a chance, it's the second goal!
23:08And this time it's Denzel Dumfries with another brilliant finish!
23:15And Barcelona find themselves two down at home after 20 minutes,
23:19and there's quite a story developing here.
23:23I absolutely cannot wait to see this again.
23:26It's just a long ball, Di Marco's corner goes to your back posterior,
23:30and to Milan win the header, knocked into a dangerous area,
23:33but the finish is absolutely out of this world again.
23:40Oh, it's overhead kick, brilliant, it's absolutely top-class,
23:43I think it's a Acherbi wins the header, it is a Acherbi wins the header,
23:46and look at that for a finish.
23:48I'll tell you what, Pedri's got to go in there and just get kicked,
23:51I think he's kind of jumped away from the ball, watch it here,
23:54he doesn't go to the ball, he jumps away from it, you've got to go there,
23:58just get your head kicked off a little bit there, you've got to take one for the team.
24:01Do you know what happens there, Rio? You're absolutely spot on,
24:04because if he does go over it in his head,
24:07I think that goal gets disallowed for dangerous play.
24:10The contrast of the two managers looking to the sky and punching the air for Simone Inzaghi,
24:17and a crestfallen look on the face of Hansi Flick,
24:20Barcelona two down into Milan with goals from Marcus Turan and Denzel Dumfries,
24:26who's just scored his first Champions League goal for three years by the way,
24:29he's having his best scoring season for Inter,
24:32and they've got this priceless two-goal cushion now.
24:36Two brilliant goals, lads, I mean, absolutely first-class finishes,
24:42but I take Leo's point, absolutely there.
24:46If he's a little bit braver, he might collect one, yeah, he might get one,
24:50but I think he's getting the goal, I think the goal would get disallowed for dangerous play.
24:53100%.
24:54Then he goes towards Martinez, I mean, they've not been in the penalty area very often,
25:11Inter Milan, but when they get in there, they're causing Barcelona all kinds of difficulties.
25:15I mean, the fans around us are already gesticulating and having their say.
25:21They look shell-shocked, Darren, shell-shocked around us to fans, the Barca fans,
25:24they can't believe it, they came in here expecting to be the dominant team,
25:28the dominant force, 2-0 down.
25:33That's a commanding header by Acherbi,
25:35the Barcelona have got it now with Petru, flashless one out there to Rafinha,
25:39and there's certainly enough goals in this team, even from a situation like this,
25:44players who can turn this game on its head.
25:48That's Jamal's ball in, and that's Sommer beating Dani Olmo to it.
26:01Overall, it's the 17th meeting between two of the most successful of the European clubs,
26:06Barcelona have only lost one of the last seven,
26:08first meeting in a knock-out game since the last time it was a semi-final, 2010.
26:14Remember, they turned the sprinklers on Mourinho,
26:16the camp knew after the game that he was celebrating.
26:22It's Inter Milan right now with a big advantage.
26:29Frankie de Jong.
26:38Koundé running into Lamine,
26:46Yamal, but he's kept his composure, kept the ball,
26:48now he sets off and skips away from Mkhitaryan.
26:50Oh, that's brilliant!
26:52That is brilliant!
27:02This wonderful teenager with a shock of blood here,
27:05has just lit up this stadium and dragged Barcelona back into the semi-final,
27:10with a mesmerising goal, dropping his shoulder and gliding through,
27:15and a finish that all Saba could do was watch.
27:18Brilliant!
27:19Well, you're right, Koundé just a bit ran into Yamal there.
27:24But once he gets that half-yard, that is absolute genius, that's what it is, genius.
27:30What a treat this is.
27:31This is why you tune in, this is why we are here.
27:35You want to see brilliance, you want to see mesmeric performances and moments.
27:40The youngest man on the pitch has produced it.
27:42Rio, that's one of the moments of the Champions League season, isn't it?
27:45Right there, that little cameo from Yamal has absolutely lit this place up.
27:50I actually think he's got four or five defenders around him at the same time, it's amazing.
27:56Do you know the great thing about him, what I've seen in this little time today,
28:00he's shown so many different ways in which he's trying to beat people.
28:04He's not predictable, he's so unpredictable.
28:07Absolutely, outside, inside, passes outside of his foot.
28:11What a way to celebrate your 100th game in a Barcelona shirt, he's only 17,
28:16he's got the world at his feet.
28:18Outrageous.
28:19And that's another one of those teenage kicks that gets it done for Barcelona.
28:25That was magic, absolutely magic.
28:26I like that teenage kicks line as well, I've enjoyed that one.
28:32So 2-1, what a game.
28:35And we've only played 25 and a half minutes.
28:39You know what, people were talking about the format this year,
28:41I think it's been unbelievable, I've absolutely loved it.
28:43I'm with you.
28:45And this knockout stage gets better and better every year.
28:47Here's the man of the moment anyway, Lamine Yamal.
28:54Absolutely skims...
28:56Oh, he's hit the frame of the goal!
28:58Oh, my God!
28:59He's hit the frame of the goal.
29:01That was unbelievable!
29:03DeMarco...
29:04DeMarco nearly got a ticket to get back in.
29:06That was a skill there, that is absolutely fantastic.
29:11And it's a save!
29:12That's a hell of a save.
29:13That is a save!
29:14Nice jumpshade.
29:14And what a save!
29:17This kid is taking the mick, he is taking liberties on the biggest stage there is.
29:23Wow.
29:24He just laid the full-back down.
29:29Oh!
29:31Oh!
29:33I actually felt sorry for DeMarco there.
29:35What a player he is.
29:40What a player he is.
29:42And all of a sudden, he's found an extra gear, he's gone up a notch.
29:49So Barcelona one, Inter Milan two, and I've got to say, all three goals have been fantastic.
29:55Absolutely fabulous.
30:06Well, the atmosphere in here is absolutely electric now.
30:14The goal he's got, by the way, is they're 38th in the Champions League this season.
30:20Which is a quite astonishing number, more than any other club.
30:23They're only seven from equaling their own record of 45, set in 2000.
30:29And they've also scored in 52 in the 54 matches in all competitions.
30:33And you feel like they've got a taste for it now.
30:36Here's Rafinha.
30:38That's a good tackle over there by Dumfries.
30:41And then a rather reckless challenge from behind by the Brazilian.
30:47It's quite amazing, you know, every single positive play,
30:51every single look they get to open the opposition up by a throw,
30:54they look to the youngest man in their team.
30:55It's unreal, really, isn't it?
30:58Doesn't happen often, does it?
31:00I mean, you can kind of count on one hand the teenagers who have done it that way.
31:04This is the Dumfries goal, Ali, that's a great finish in itself.
31:09It's a brilliant finish, honestly, it really is.
31:12It really, really is.
31:14We've retreated to three quality, absolute quality goals.
31:18And something tells them we're not finished.
31:20That's a foul over there on Inigo Martinez.
31:26Let me just tell you that tomorrow night we've got the semi-final first legs
31:29in the Europa League and the Conference League.
31:32Athletic club against Manchester United, TNT Sports 1 at 7.
31:36Spurs-Bodo Glimpf, same time on TNT Sports 2.
31:39They're the Europa League matches.
31:41Chelsea against Juergardens, TNT 4 at 7 o'clock.
31:44And Real Betis against Fiorentina is on Discovery Plus from 7.45,
31:49and they're all available on Discovery Plus,
31:52as well as the TNT Sports channels that I've mentioned there.
31:56This is Danny Olmo.
32:12I'm not sure two's enough, you know, for Lamin-Yamal,
32:15it might need to be Mkhitaryan, DiMarco and somebody else, Ali.
32:17I know.
32:18Here's Olmo finding space, and Olmo finds the gloves of Jan Sommer.
32:24But this lead now feels so tenuous for Inter Milan.
32:27Can't get out of his feet, it's just stuck under his feet,
32:29he can't get a good swipe at it.
32:31He gets the break there, no doubt about it, he earns it,
32:34but you can see it, it is just under his feet ever so slightly.
32:38He can't open up.
32:43Frankie de Jong didn't buy the dummy, here's Koundé, Yamal,
32:47this time Bastoni's got him, slides it through, Sommer got there.
32:50And they've got Ferran Torres and Rafinha coming in there, Barca.
32:54What a ball again, what a ball again.
32:58Any which way you want it, he'll put it on the plate field.
33:02They're just constantly now giving the ball back to Barcelona.
33:08Petri.
33:08Petri.
33:09Go in.
33:12Olmo.
33:15MartÃn.
33:24Intercepted in there by Talanoglu.
33:27Now Barella.
33:30That's casually done by Acerbi.
33:32Bisek over there.
33:33given away by martinez they don't want to see that the interplayers
33:44tentory now on the climb lifted in by olmo and that's the goalkeepers i tell you what's
33:51fascinating every time a barcelona midfielder gets the ball his first look always is to
33:57you're not surprised are you after what you've seen in the first few minutes what a delivery
34:05that is what a delivery with his right foot and it's one of these wins jan summer's got
34:10to come out he's got to get a hand on it and once he does it's an alarm to the gods it
34:14really is he can go anywhere he's praying his 100th game i've mentioned that he's been involved
34:20in 49 goals now in those 100 games so he's doing something one in two he's scored 22
34:28times for them and he's got 27 assists and if he carries on passing the ball like he is
34:34tonight he's going to have to certainly the assists alley you wouldn't put it past again
34:38another goal would you either fantastic
34:40i did genuinely think either one of you or both of you were going down there when the
34:47goal went in here's ruffini couldn't quite corral it
34:52nice use of the chest by turam and then a fantastic run by borella
35:00couldn't get the ball out though could he wanted to use his right foot jules kunday took it off
35:05him i think he was thinking of that you know
35:07either look at the goalkeeper and chest he was maybe 20 25 yards out
35:12why not it feels like the kind of night would go in doesn't it clearly his body position
35:18didn't allow him to do that
35:20deal
35:30jamal glances one in i think it's a fantastic touch again
35:40he's putting on a clinic here too seriously
35:43if lorandowski's playing is that and with that presence
35:46he's getting only under two or three of them
35:48i feel like when he gets the ball a spotlight should go on it just so everybody knows he's got it
35:53i think demarco's just asked him if he if he fancies quarter an hour over the other wing
35:57i think they're well aware of these on the pitch
36:00i want to start to a game that offered so much at the outset
36:10goal after 30 seconds for marcus turan with an audacious flick
36:15the lead double through denzel dumfries after 21 minutes
36:19and then lamin yamal lit up the stadium with a quite outstanding individual goal
36:24now they've been pulled up for a foul throw
36:28yeah he reckons he was walking forward about the referee
36:33i'll tell you one thing guys to go 2-0 down in a game with this magnitude
36:40and show the character and the will to get back in it so quickly as they have
36:44credit to him
36:46credit to him
36:50there goes yamal again
36:51the one keeper did just about enough borella
36:55towards shallan oglu
36:57i don't think i've seen a 45 minutes of an individual like this in my life
37:06it's absolutely superb
37:08do you know what there was a great quote from him this morning in the spanish press
37:13and people were asking him in the press conference because he did the media this week
37:1717 before a champions league semi-final he's okay to do the media
37:21and they asked him about playing on a stage like this he said i haven't felt any fear
37:25since i was a little kid playing in the park in mataro and he plays like that no fear
37:30whatsoever exudes confidence here's ferran torres kunday
37:35that's the switch towards martinez but plenty of time for the captain of barcelona tonight francky de jonge
37:44that was their own ball wasn't it
37:47that was their own ball wasn't it
37:59however
38:15so
38:17kunday's passed towards danny olmo defended in there for intu by bastoni
38:22And it's Talanoglou.
38:26Now it goes to Di Marco.
38:30Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
38:33What a high line they've got.
38:36Given away by Bastogne, it's Rafinha, it's Ferran Torres, in he goes,
38:41that's a great challenge by Acherbi, teed up now for Dani Omo, good save from it.
38:46The chances and the pressure from Barcelona is now incessant,
38:51Jamal was just caught late there by Acherbi,
38:53the assistant not too interested, referee not involved either.
38:57Excellent touch initially from Ferran Torres.
39:00There's the other side of the game, see that?
39:03He's the one who starts it with a tackle,
39:05counter-press from Lamin-Yamal, they get the shot-off, great save.
39:15Sommers goal of the seed, into with the lead.
39:18Ruffini is cornered.
39:29Headed on there by Gerrard Martin.
39:32Here's Di Marco, once defended by Koundé.
39:35Ruffini can get that pass and that transition right, the line's so high that Barca played.
39:47You can punish him.
39:49Even a late run to him, I'm not going to park real.
39:51That's exactly what I was thinking.
39:54Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini, Ruffini.
40:08Headed down by Ruffini, equaliser, Charam Torres.
40:13APPLAUSE
40:21Applause from the manager, delirium from the supporters,
40:24and the man deputising for Robert Lewandowski delivers on a big, big night for Barcelona.
40:30Textbook goal, just a ball from the middle of the park into a back post area,
40:35wins the header, the deep run, there it is, beautiful pass, look at the run,
40:40brilliant run from the goalscorer, it really is, he goes goal side of Acherbi,
40:47that is a brilliant run, it's a great header into an area,
40:51Acherbi takes his eye off it for a split second and he goes in behind him,
40:54the movement's brilliant.
40:56I watched the warm-up, Rio, tonight, and they practised that over and over again,
41:01they went in in twos, combinations like that in the penalty area,
41:04they do it every week here as part of the warm-up,
41:07and it worked perfectly, Rafinha teeing up Ferran Torres.
41:10A great cushion header from Rafinha, he could have quite easily taken it down and gone to goal,
41:13he had that space, he had that time, but he sees his partner there running in,
41:17and Torres, he's had two chances in the game, two big chances, looked dangerous all night.
41:22So 2-2, and we've still got six and a half minutes to play in the first half,
41:27that's 19 goals now this season for Ferran Torres, I mean, they've got goals everywhere.
41:32I need to tell you again about the movement, guys, from Torres,
41:36Acherbi thinks the header is going to his left-hand side,
41:39and at the last split second, Torres goes the other side of him,
41:43and the header is perfect, he's caught flat-footed.
41:45Fitted.
41:48This is a quite astonishing football match.
41:51As if he did us, to tell you.
41:53Ali's applauding.
41:54Oh, I'm applauding, it's magic.
41:56Astonishing stuff.
41:57I feel blessed to be here, guys, I've got to be honest.
41:59Yeah, one of those nights that you kind of look back and say,
42:02remember that night we saw Barcelona do that?
42:04So 2-2, it's a massive test of character now for Inter Milan,
42:07from where they were to where they are,
42:09and one thing we can't guarantee, the chances will continue to come.
42:13Yeah.
42:14And this could end up anything.
42:16Absolutely.
42:18Jamal has just invited the crowd to make a little bit more noise,
42:22Koundé's gone down though, that's a concern for Barcelona.
42:26I was making the point earlier about the lack of defenders,
42:30they've got Christensen Zaghi played all season, he's on the bench,
42:33Ronald Araujo is on the bench,
42:35Alejandro Balde, who starts, is out, now they've got Koundé down.
42:42As we see this equalising goal and the unselfish header down from Rafinha.
42:47Ah, it's fantastic.
42:48I mean, it's just a textbook goal, a diagonal ball,
42:52header this one back across the face,
42:54and the movement does for Acerbi, I've got to say,
42:57the movement's fabulous.
42:59And we've got some more football to tell you about.
43:02Saturday, Premier League, Aston Villa against Fulham,
43:04Villa can't really drop any more points if they want to qualify for the Champions League.
43:0811 o'clock, TNT Sports 1.
43:10And the Serie A game, you'll see Inter Milan again,
43:13the game in between the two legs, they've got Verona,
43:16it's on Saturday from half past seven,
43:19and the title race in Italy going right down to the wire,
43:21you can follow all the drama with us on TNT Sports.
43:26Discovery Plus as well.
43:28Do you think Danny Olmo saying to Levine,
43:31how are you this good at 17?
43:33I mean, look at this, this is a goal.
43:36In off the post, isn't it?
43:38It's unsavable.
43:40I would make an echo the point that you made when you were talking to Ali and Laura
43:46prior to the kick-off, that when you walk around this city now, he is everywhere.
43:51Lalini Amal is everywhere.
43:53You go into the club shop, the shirt you've got to get printed is his,
43:56because there aren't any hanging up.
43:58You can get anybody else, you can't get him, he's everywhere in this city.
44:01If I'd walked out of that shop, if I'd flown home from Barcelona tomorrow
44:06and my four-year-old son didn't receive Aluminium out of Barcelona,
44:10I think he'd two-foot me on the way in.
44:12I'm getting one for myself, never been my four-year-old son.
44:15Make sure you tell him that he's got 13 years to be as good as this fella.
44:18The race is on.
44:22So 2-2, and I can't recall too many games where the quality of the goals,
44:26all four goals, has been as high as they are in different ways.
44:29And here's the change, Eric Garcia on Fecunde, the former Manchester City player.
44:48So that's another defensive injury for Barcelona, only Pau Koubasi is what you'd consider to be a genuine starter.
45:00Here's Rafinha with the shot, and that's deflected behind for the corner.
45:05I think they think they can score any kind of goal here, Alan.
45:08It's just a joy to watch, it really is.
45:11I mean, if you're facing that, they're coming at you from, as you see, all angles, everywhere.
45:20Short corner this time, Rafinha to Yamal, the block made there by Chalinoglu.
45:26Here's Petri, as we move into the final two and a half minutes of this pulsating first half,
45:32he just shrugs him aside, they're in again, it's back towards Yamal,
45:36but he's dispossessed in there by Mkhitaryan.
45:38He was actually fouled there, I felt, pulled back a little bit.
45:42Yeah, you're right, there's a physicality to him as well, here's that high line.
45:55Just looks a pretty straightforward swap, Garcia for Koundé, doesn't it?
45:59You know normally young players who have got huge reputations,
46:03they build them very quickly in great moments?
46:06He's consistently producing moments throughout the game.
46:10He's not a flash in and out.
46:12Well, there's a problem here for Lautaro Martinez,
46:14and the way he's reacted right now would indicate that he's not going to be able to carry on.
46:18He looks emotional over there, doesn't he?
46:20He does.
46:22So this could be a huge blow, not just for tonight, but in the context of the tie,
46:29and the title race in Italy.
46:30Absolutely.
46:31Not anything seriously wrong with him.
46:33The court since I get here upset at something, I'm not sure what it is or what it was.
46:38He's going to carry on for now because they've not got a substitute ready, I presume that's why he's...
46:44Does he pull something here?
46:54I think his hamstring's gone, he might be totally wrong.
46:58Yeah.
46:59Well, the obvious, if they're going to go for a forward player, Marko Arnautovic...
47:01He's back on, isn't he?
47:02He's back on, but he's hardly moving well, is he?
47:03Probably while they get somebody ready.
47:04Well, it can't be a hamstring, I can tell you that.
47:05Yeah.
47:06Toremi maybe coming on, another forward lack for lack.
47:13At the moment, Inter Milan are just desperate to stop the bleeding, here's Dani Olmo in towards Rafinha.
47:19He does that well, Rafinha, you know, position them on the left,
47:23and it's not a good one, it's a good one, it's a good one, it's a good one.
47:28It's a good one, it's a good one, it's a good one, it's a good one.
47:32It's a good one, it's a good one, it's a good one.
47:35Rafinha, you know, positions themselves in that area.
47:38Here's Pedri to the diagonal.
47:41Now, Yamal, what about that for a touch?
47:52The Champions League semi-final has now become a training session for the 17-year-old.
47:56He's at goals with his mates on a Wednesday.
48:02Two minutes of additional time.
48:04I'd happily just let this carry on, and on, and on.
48:09And shoved Di Marco aside.
48:11The Gitarian with the challenge, though.
48:13First involvement defensively for Garcia.
48:19I think he might have been Sutton on there, was he?
48:25Yamal.
48:26I think he's maybe a wee bit fortunate to get a free kick yet, I don't think he stands on him, does he?
48:40He doesn't stand on him.
48:41I'm not sure that's a free kick though, but...
48:43I think the 15 minutes coming up is going to be big for Di Marco, just to regather his thoughts.
48:52He must feel like he's been in a threshing machine for 45 minutes against Yamal.
48:57He'll need an ice pack for his entire body.
49:02Come on and now he's really tired of cerveza Ray Guzman!
49:18Garcia.
49:19Unico Martinez, Wojciech Szczesny.
49:4213 attempts, seven of them on target.
49:45It really has been a wonderful display of attacking football in this first half.
49:53And there is the half-time whistle,
49:55you kind of feel like standing up and applauding with everybody else,
49:58that's exactly what Ali's doing.
50:00There's the star of the show, Hansi Flick wanted a little bit more time.
50:04His team were behind after 30 seconds, Marcus Turrap,
50:07fastest ever goal in the Champions League semi-final,
50:102-0 shortly after Denzil Dumfries with a scissor kick into the top of the net.
50:14Then came the comeback, wonderful moment,
50:17brilliant goal from Lamin Yamal and his 100th appearance for Barcelona.
50:21And Ferran Torres with the equaliser after 38 minutes.
50:24Let's hope 15 minutes doesn't take too long.
50:27I want to get this back on again.
50:28Half-time, 2-2.
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