Where to watch, predicted line-ups and team news for this UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg.
Inter take on Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday 6 May at 21:00 CET.
Match at a glance
When: Tuesday 6 May (21:00 CET)
Where: Stadio San Siro, Milan
What: UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg
Who: Five-time winners Barcelona versus three-time European champions Inter
First leg: Barcelona 3-3 Inter
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here
Where to watch the game on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.
What do you need to know?
A Champions League classic unfurled in Barcelona to leave this tie finely poised, the hosts fighting back to draw after trailing 2-0 and 3-2. Much of that was thanks to an inspired performance from Lamine Yamal, now the youngest goalscorer in Champions League semi-final history.
Before the 17-year-old, it was Marcus Thuram scored the fastest-ever goal in a Champions League semi-final, timed at 30 seconds. The outstanding Denzel Dumfries struck twice from set pieces, the first to double Inter’s lead and the second to restore it following Yamal and Ferran Torres’ rebuttals, before Raphinha’s sizzling shot made its way in off the crossbar and the back of Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer, tying the scores ahead of Tuesday’s meeting in Milan.
As revealed by Frenkie de Jong, Barça will be focusing on amending their set-piece shortcomings ahead of the decider. Inter, meanwhile, are drawing up plans to better contain Yamal, though Simone Inzaghi is the first to acknowledge quite how difficult that task is, the Inter coach describing the young winger as “the kind of talent that comes along every 50 years”.
Many of Inzaghi’s men will have their eyes on Champions League final redemption, nine of their matchday squad appearing in their 2023 loss to Manchester City, while Barça are aiming for a first showpiece since their 2015 triumph.
Possible line-ups
Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Çalhanoğlu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Taremi, Thuram
Barcelona: Szczęsny; Eric García, Ronald Araújo, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran Torres
Form guide
Inter
Form: WDLLLD
Latest: Inter 1-0 Verona, Serie A, 03/05
Barcelona
Form: WDWWWL
Latest: Valladolid 1-2 Barcelona, La Liga, 03/05
What the coaches say
Simone Inzaghi, Inter coach: “We know the importance of this match. We’ll need a great game against a very strong team, which we’ve seen now up front first-hand. We’ll need an attentive and clear-headed Inter. The group believes in themselves, they want it and they are waiting eagerly for this match.”
Alessandro Bastoni, Inter defender: “We’d seen a lot of videos of Barcelona but playing against them is another thing. We made several mistakes in our passes that led to goal opportunities. We can improve a lot, we’ll learn from the first leg. We’re potentially two games away from winning the Champions League, and we’ll give it our all.”
Hansi Flick, Barcelona coach: “When we began the season, nobody had any idea what we’d achieve. We’ve already won two titles this season. All the players have improved as the games have gone by. We’re now in the Champions League semi-finals, and we have to enjoy this, enjoy playing with each other, and show everyone how good we are.”
Dani Olmo, Barcelona forward: “The dressing room feels like a party. The young players take the pressure off, and we veterans provide the direction. We have a group of great people, and we all want to win. In the games we’ve played against direct rivals and we’ve won, it’s been due to the team’s merit and hard work.”
Reporter’s view
Paolo Menicucci, match reporter
“Like looking at a Caravaggio or listening to Mozart, when football is like this, it makes you believe God invented it.” Italian newspaper La Repubblica used these words to poetically describe the first leg, while legendary coach Arrigo Sacchi said it was “a triumph of football”. It’s therefore impossible not to have high expectations for the return game. I’m certainly expecting another beauty between two teams with different styles – Barcelona will likely take the initiative, with Inter trying to hurt them via quick transitions. They should both be ready to exchange blows for 90 minutes, just like they did in Spain, in order to reach the final.
