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00:00The first legs of the semi-finals were played last week, and with May's Munich showpiece now within touching distance, they didn't disappoint.
00:14In Spain, it rained goals, with Barcelona and Inter Milan sharing six in a 3-3 free-for-all in Catalonia.
00:22While in North London, Arsenal were left stunned by their visitors' flying start.
00:27And Paris Saint-Germain have the lead, and Dembele has scored.
00:32All still to play for, though, as we head into the return legs. Welcome to the UEFA Champions League Highlight Show.
00:39Coming up, Inter-Barca Round 2, with everyone hoping for another thriller.
00:45On Wednesday, Arsenal will seek something special in their 100th UCL away game, and become only the 13th to overturn a home deficit in the first leg of a European Cup semi-final.
00:57But Tuesday was all about events at San Siro, after an unforgettable first leg six nights earlier.
01:04Prior to kick-off in Barcelona, there was a pervading sense that these two sides could produce a classic, and that is precisely what they did.
01:18Inter set the tone just 30 seconds in, when Marcus Turam's exquisite flick signalled the quickest ever goal at this stage of the competition.
01:26Ine Ruzuri then doubled their lead, Denzil Dumfries' acrobatics silencing the home crowd.
01:31Boy wonder Lamine Humal had pulled up in the warm-up, but looked more than OK, as he then marked a century of appearances for Barca,
01:39by becoming the competition's youngest ever scorer in the semis.
01:43The 17-year-old almost helped himself to another, only for the impressive Jan Sommer to tip that effort onto the bar.
01:49However, the five-time champions were on level terms before the break, courtesy of a well-crafted goal scored by Ferdinand Torres.
01:56The second half followed a similar pattern, Dumfries restored Inter's lead, only for Barcelona to battle back once more,
02:04with another blockbuster eventually put down as a Sommer-owned goal, but Rafinha deserved all the plauders.
02:11The narrowest of narrow off-sides denied Inter a priceless winner,
02:14but the night will mostly be remembered for Lamal's breathtaking contribution,
02:19a teenager with the world at his feet, shone throughout.
02:23So, after all that, a case of all-square as they reconvened at San Siro,
02:32where Inter were unbeaten in a club-record 15 UCL games,
02:37and also where they had never lost a European Cup last-four match.
02:41As rich as Barca are, and almost always have been in attacking terms,
02:46this promised to be a serious test for a club that had recorded only two wins
02:50from their previous 15 European Cup semi-finals on the road.
02:55Stuart Robson and Jonathan Pearce are the commentators.
02:59Crucially for Inter, then, top scorer Lautaro Martinez is fit after going off at half-time in the first leg
03:05with a left thigh strain.
03:06They're unchanged from last week's meeting.
03:08Only Bissek started the 1-0 Serie A weekend win over Barona,
03:11that kept them three points off Napoli at the top.
03:13They are well-rested for this.
03:15They've never lost a European Cup semi-final home leg,
03:19but they have been knocked out at this stage four times
03:22in five ties in the last four by Spanish clubs.
03:29With Xhul Koundé injured in the first leg,
03:31and Alejandro Balde already sidelined, also with hamstring issues,
03:35Barcelona are suspect in the full-back positions.
03:38Eric Garcia came on last week and starts as their only change.
03:41Xhanzi flicks, which Inigo Martin is up to left-back late on in that first leg.
03:45He resists that move, keeps Jero Martin in there.
03:48Yamal Rafinha and Torres have 65 goals between them this season.
03:52Lewandowski is waiting in the wings too, with his 40.
03:55He's recovered from the muscle strain that sidelined him for the last four games.
03:59Off we go, Inter in the blue and black striped shirts, black shorts,
04:10and black socks kicking from right to left in this first half.
04:13And they immediately look for Alessandro Vastoni.
04:17Left-hand side of the back three, and he's given it away quite high to Yamal.
04:20Early opportunity, and it fell to Ferran Torres.
04:25It's cleared away, and it's offside anyway,
04:27but we nearly had as dramatic a start as we did last week
04:30when Marcus Chiron scored in 30 seconds.
04:32Two former European champions, and here's an opportunity.
04:40Dumfries is in there, Lautaro Martinez!
04:4420 minutes gone, checks the flag, it stayed down into one, Barcelona nil.
04:49Pass fit to play.
04:52So very crucial to them, and he puts Inter ahead.
04:55Well, at the moment, they're being cut open too easily.
04:59Great closing down from Di Marco, then just plays the next ball in behind Barcelona.
05:04They're out of shape.
05:05Dumfries picks the right pass, and it's an easy finish for Lautaro Martinez.
05:12No chance for Chesney.
05:14What a big moment for Inter here.
05:16Nine of his 22 goals this season have come in this competition.
05:20Up towards Lautaro Martinez.
05:33Giving it away.
05:34Oh, Petri, lovely drop of the shoulder.
05:36Dani Olmo.
05:37Yamal's to his right-hand side.
05:38Played in here.
05:39Yamal!
05:41Oh, two minds.
05:42Was he going for goal?
05:43Was he going to pass it to Ferran Torres?
05:44It's gone wide.
05:46Well, they won the ball back here.
05:47See how many players are around the ball.
05:49That's what they do well, Barcelona.
05:51Olmo is waiting to get the pass right.
05:53And he just gets it on his right foot.
05:55Just rushes his shot.
05:56Toe-pokes it in the end.
06:03Bissek challenges for it.
06:05Hit well.
06:07But hit wide.
06:08It's Mkhitaryan with the strike.
06:11Oh, what a volley this is.
06:13Hits right through the back of it.
06:14Always just going wide of the far post.
06:16Had it been in the corner.
06:18Chesney wouldn't have got anywhere near it.
06:23Stabbed away.
06:24And then, what an opportunity that is for Chalen Olu.
06:29What a chance.
06:31Chalen Torres went to sleep on the edge of the box.
06:33Chalen Olu just walked off the back of him.
06:35Martin's touch was awful.
06:42He breaks here then for Mkhitaryan.
06:43Sets Lautaro Martinez away.
06:46Brilliant challenge by Palko Barsi.
06:48Well, he had to get that absolutely right.
06:56It's a great tackle.
06:57It's a great tackle, yeah.
06:58Oh, although the person that touches the ball is Martinez.
07:03Well, that's why it goes off at that angle.
07:07But it's still...
07:08Touch and go.
07:10Is he being told to go to the screen?
07:14If he does, yes, he'll give a penalty here.
07:17And for that last angle, it looks as if Inter had a really good case.
07:20From what looked like a brilliant challenge.
07:27It's such a tight one.
07:30Spot kick for Inter.
07:3290 seconds before the end of the first half.
07:35When you saw that last one from the other side, he does catch him.
07:39Hansi Flick is absolutely incandescent.
07:42And now it's up to Pujicic Czesny.
07:46Chalen Olu.
07:50Scores.
07:52Have Inter got one foot in the final in Munich?
07:55On the night, it's 2-0.
07:56And they lead 5-3 on aggregate.
07:58They've been in this position before.
08:00They squandered it last week.
08:02Surely they can't do the same again this week.
08:04Inter 2, Barcelona.
08:06But this is a good penalty.
08:08Sends in the wrong way.
08:09In the corner.
08:102-0, Inter.
08:13Super technique.
08:14And they are celebrating in Milan at this moment.
08:20Out by Koubasa, who will have felt he made a perfect challenge, but he didn't.
08:27And VAR told the referee to give the penalty, and he did.
08:31And it'll be interesting to see what happens now as the players leave the field of play where calm is needed.
08:372-0 to Inter on the night.
08:395-3 on aggregate.
08:41Well, we'd had four goals by this stage last week.
08:49Two so far tonight.
08:50Both for Inter to leave Barca's big names with plenty to do.
08:55The second half is next.
08:57Welcome back.
08:58Not quite as compelling a start to this game as was the case last week.
09:02But, once more, it was Inter who struck first.
09:05Fragile defending, leading to Lautaro Martinez's eighth goal in his last seven Champions League games.
09:11And ninth of the campaign in all.
09:14And he was the man brought down by Pau Koubasi, which, after close examination by VAR, resulted in a penalty.
09:21Hakan Chanaloglu kept his nerve from the spot.
09:25Can Inter now keep theirs as a collective?
09:272-0 on the night.
09:285-3 on aggregate.
09:30As we head back to Stuart Robson and Jonathan Pearce for the second half.
09:35Off we go then.
09:43Barcelona kicking from right to left in this second half.
09:47Jamal, can his influence grow?
09:50Pedri's seen a lot of the ball.
09:54Here's Rafinha.
09:55Rafinha thought he was caught late.
10:11Here's Jamal in behind.
10:13And quickly smothered.
10:15Pedri wants a penalty.
10:16It's not going to come out, I think.
10:17Oh, just for a moment there.
10:21He made a bad decision, Bastoni.
10:24He started to squeeze out as the ball was played beyond him.
10:27Now, when he comes back, he does use his arm.
10:30But then Jamal goes down rather easily.
10:33Penalty given there.
10:34Not enough for the VAR.
10:39Pedri.
10:42Quite comfortable in letting him have the ball, aren't they?
10:45Here's Jamal.
10:47Garcia's out wide.
10:48He goes back to Pedri.
10:50Tried to thread it through the middle.
10:51Well, now Martin, again, no quality with the final ball from the left-hand side.
10:56That's better.
10:57Oh, it's a screamer.
10:59It's Eric Garcia up from nowhere.
11:01It's a belter of a finish.
11:04Barcelona back in the tight.
11:06Well, you said it.
11:07The first cross from Martin, as it's been for most of the evening
11:10and for most of the season when he's played,
11:12wasn't a good one.
11:13But when it comes back to him, he just plays it into the box.
11:17And Eric Garcia, with a lovely volley,
11:21and has just put Barcelona back in the tie here.
11:36Laid off by Girard.
11:37That's a crystal strike and a really top-notch save to Danai Varela.
11:42What a tie we have for you again.
11:44That's a lovely strike.
11:47Swerves towards the goalkeeper.
11:48Gets both hands behind it.
11:50Certainly struck it cleanly, didn't he, Varela?
11:55In it comes.
11:57A little touch on by Cherby.
11:58Not enough.
11:59Now Jamal can set up a counter.
12:01Not the best of passes.
12:02But it's come all the way through here.
12:05Have they made a mess of it?
12:07It's Pedri.
12:08On it goes to Gerard Martin.
12:09Oh, it's a super save.
12:12And Garcia was denied another one.
12:15They were trying to walk it into the back of the net,
12:16but that's not taken away from the un-Sommer save.
12:19Well, he's got a lot of gold to aim for.
12:21I have to say, Garcia should score.
12:23Of course he should.
12:24But Sommer does really well to get there.
12:26Another flat ball in, cleared away by Mkhitaryan.
12:36Here, Martin might have a go from there.
12:42Oh, it's a lovely ball in.
12:43It's a brilliant goal.
12:45This time the flag stays down.
12:46Danny Almo, who's been so quiet for so long.
12:52Equalised on the night.
12:53Last week they came back from 2-0 down.
12:55And would you believe it?
12:56They've done it again.
12:58Another brilliant cross.
13:00Gia's bent in behind Inter.
13:02Danny Almo coming round the back.
13:03He can't really miss.
13:05Six yards out.
13:06Running onto it.
13:08Good header.
13:09But what a ball played in by Martin.
13:12He's suddenly come to the fore, the left-back.
13:16Jamal.
13:17Absolutely slaughtering Carlos Augusto at the moment.
13:22Can't get near him.
13:24That's a risky ball back.
13:26Jamal brought down.
13:27Referee gives a penalty.
13:29Inter sets outside the box.
13:32But they have defended deeper and deeper.
13:35And they've looked more and more jaded.
13:38And leggy.
13:39It was a risky challenge.
13:40Was it in?
13:41Was it out?
13:42The referee's given a penalty.
13:43It's a very difficult one again, isn't it?
13:45Because it starts outside the box there.
13:49And there's still contact when he's inside the box.
13:52So this is a tough one to call.
13:56Outside the box is given.
14:02See, there's the initial contact.
14:04It's whether it goes on inside the box as Jamal's breaking forward.
14:10Rafinha.
14:11Will history be repeated?
14:14Score passes third in the first leg with help from Sommer.
14:17It went down as an own goal with a blistering strike.
14:22Can he score here?
14:23Goals 32 of the season.
14:24No lays it off.
14:25Almost sets it up.
14:27Jamal!
14:27It is own player.
14:31Frankie de Jong.
14:31I'm not sure if it was going in or not.
14:33Hmm, I think it was going wide.
14:44Martin.
14:46Perran Torres.
14:48Olmo.
14:49To Jamal.
14:50Garcia's on the outside.
14:52Totally's available.
14:56Jamal!
14:57Super save by Jan Sommer.
14:59Made three really top-lock saves in the first leg.
15:02He's made a couple tonight.
15:03Oh, this is as good as any.
15:05Look at this for a strike.
15:06Right into the top corner.
15:07And that bottom hand.
15:09Brilliant from Sommer.
15:10Inser don't really close down.
15:12They're frightened of fouling him.
15:13Here's Jamal.
15:25No foul.
15:28Dorello with the challenge.
15:30Tired pass though.
15:32Petri.
15:32No one's run more than him in the game.
15:34Raphinha against Sommerbrecht.
15:36Raphinha, it's in!
15:38It's in!
15:40Perran Torres made sure that he didn't touch the ball.
15:43He would have been offside.
15:44And Barcelona lead with three minutes to go.
15:47What a turnaround.
15:49What a second leg.
15:51What a tie.
15:53It has simply been a treasure.
15:55Into two, Barcelona three.
15:57And Barcelona for the first time in the tie.
16:00Lead it.
16:01They won the ball back in a good area.
16:03The pass is a good one.
16:04He's onside, Raphinha.
16:07The first strike is a nice one.
16:08Straight out the goalkeeper.
16:09But good composure to finish it with his right foot.
16:13Yeah, and as you said,
16:14Fernand Torres was standing offside.
16:15But he doesn't get involved.
16:17Gets out of the way.
16:18Sommer should make the save.
16:20But it comes back out into a dangerous area.
16:23With his right foot on the volley.
16:25Very good finish.
16:26Bastoni's long throw again to threaten Barcelona's league.
16:32Little touch on suspicion of handball there.
16:36And Barcelona will break.
16:37Jamal, Raphinha's to his left-hand side.
16:42Here's Pedri.
16:43Will he wait for support and play conservatively?
16:45Do they know how to play conservatively?
16:47Jamal, Lewandowski in the middle.
16:49Jamal to settle it.
16:50Off the woodwork.
16:52He nearly had the last word.
16:55Oh, he tried to go in at the near post.
16:57Another good counter-attack.
17:00Oh, the goalkeeper didn't stick out an arm here.
17:02Referee playing on here.
17:08It should have been a free kick for Inter.
17:10We're halfway through stoppage time.
17:12Barca are two and a half minutes away for the final.
17:14Or are they?
17:16Nearly came to.
17:18Dumfries.
17:19Referee says play on.
17:20Dumfries into the middle.
17:22It's another twist.
17:24It's a goal by Francesco Acherbi.
17:27At the age of 36.
17:29To make it 6.
17:306 on aggregate.
17:36Unbelievable.
17:40Kvassi tries to win the first ball.
17:42Doesn't quite get it right.
17:43When it comes out to Dumfries.
17:46It's not a good pass to him.
17:47And it looks as though Martín was going to win it back.
17:50But there's the ball played in.
17:53Araja is marking on the wrong side.
17:55But what a good finish.
17:57What a really good finish this is.
17:58From Acherbi.
17:59The centre-back.
18:00With his right foot.
18:01His weaker foot.
18:02Just sweeps it beyond Chesney.
18:05What drama here.
18:06He's never scored a European goal.
18:08He hasn't scored anywhere since April.
18:10Of 2023.
18:12He looked down and out.
18:13Looks as if he could barely walk.
18:14Francesco Acherbi.
18:16What a story.
18:16And will surely go to an extra 30 minutes.
18:23Or will we refrain you.
18:26Jamal into the penalty area.
18:28Straight to Summer.
18:30Might have been pulled back.
18:31But he went on.
18:33And the keepers make yet another important save.
18:35Oh, big, big moment which he doesn't take.
18:44Churam.
18:44Battling on.
18:47And Araujo is there with him.
18:49Dumfries up in support.
18:51Churam has done really well.
18:52Look at the strength of the man.
18:54Laid off by Mediterranean.
18:55Fratezi.
18:56Well, he's scored a huge goal against Bayern Munich.
19:00He's got another one now.
19:02And Inter ahead again in this time.
19:054-3 on the night.
19:067-6 on aggregate.
19:09Amazing.
19:10Well, we talked about Turan being tired.
19:13He did really well on this occasion.
19:15But what a finish from Fratezi.
19:18Yes, he had a bit of time.
19:19But he kept his composure.
19:21And then just passed it.
19:23Into the corner.
19:23What a finish that is.
19:27From Fratezi.
19:29Terelli is the player that set it up.
19:31Kiersk.
19:33Stopped himself hitting it first time.
19:35Saw that Kvassi couldn't get tight enough.
19:38And then just bent it into the corner.
19:40It's a great goal.
19:51Here's Rafinha.
19:53What can they do here?
19:58It's Rafinha from range.
20:00Trying to force a yard of space to get a shot away.
20:04Yamal.
20:05Fort is in the wide position.
20:09Yamal can do virtually anything there.
20:10Spins the pass in.
20:11And Lewandowski.
20:15Lewandowski.
20:16Lewandowski.
20:16Three yards out.
20:17Heads over.
20:19Well, how does he get the cross in?
20:21Three players around him.
20:22It looks like he's run out of space.
20:24On his left foot.
20:26He just toe-pokes it into the area.
20:28But he mistimes his jump.
20:30It comes off the top of his head in the end.
20:31Gets above Damian.
20:32And that's a big chance.
20:41Lewandowski with the turn.
20:43Rafinha.
20:44They've got a man over here now.
20:46Looks for Yamal.
20:47Perfect weight on the ball.
20:48I mean, Yamal.
20:51Was that their moment?
20:52Was that their moment?
20:55And was it another save?
20:57A brilliant save by Sommer.
21:001v1.
21:00You expect him to hit the target here.
21:02And he does.
21:03That's a great save.
21:04That's the best of the lot from Sommer.
21:10It's done.
21:11It's all over.
21:13But we will remember this for many, many years to come.
21:16Inter have triumphed.
21:194-3 to win it.
21:207-6.
21:22A tie that twisted and turned.
21:24Martinez.
21:25And then the Charol group penalty put them 2-0 up on the night.
21:28Garcia and Olmo levelled on the night and on aggregate.
21:32Rafinha put pass ahead three minutes from time.
21:35A chair B of all people equalised three minutes into stoppage time.
21:41And Fratezi off the bench.
21:43What it for Inter.
21:44What a night for Inzaghi.
21:46What a night for Inter Milan.
21:48What a night for football.
21:50And Inter are through to Munich and the final.
21:53With Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal will await them.
21:56They have won this one tonight.
21:57Terrific scenes.
21:584-3 to go through.
22:007-6 on aggregate.
22:02Two quite remarkable encounters.
22:06The 13 goals scored equals the record for a Champions League knockout stage tie.
22:12And 7 on the night equals the most in a UCL semi-final match.
22:17On Wednesday we'll discover who Inter Milan will play in Munich on May the 31st.
22:23PSG with the narrow advantage.
22:25Oh how the pendulum swung.
22:30Rafinha's 13th at the campaign looked like being lucky for Barca.
22:34But a 37-year-old's first European goal forced extra time.
22:38During which Fratezi sent half of Milan crazy as Sommer sparkled in the rain.
22:45Bye for now.