Inter Milan are heading to the Champions League final after an unforgettable 4-3 victory over Barcelona, with Davide Frattesi scoring an extra-time winner. The dramatic match, which ended 7-6 on aggregate, saw Francesco Acerbi rescue Inter from the brink of elimination with a stunning equaliser in added time, sending the game into extra-time.
Inter took control early, with Lautaro Martinez scoring in the 21st minute and Hakan Calhanoglu converting a penalty before the break. However, Barcelona fought back in the second half with quick goals from Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo, followed by a close-range strike from Raphinha in the 87th minute, putting them ahead.
As the game seemed to slip away, Denzel Dumfries found Acerbi, who scored his first European goal in his 20th season to level the score. In the 99th minute of extra-time, Marcus Thuram set up Frattesi, who curled home the winner, securing Inter’s place in the Munich final.
They will face either Paris St-Germain or Arsenal, who play on Wednesday.
Sommer made two world-class saves from teenager Lamine Yamal to secure the hard-fought win for Inter, who will bid to claim their fourth Champions League title and their first in 15 years after losing to Manchester City in the final two years ago.
“I’m lucky to have finished the game. I screamed so much that I saw everything black,” Frattesi told Sky Sport.
“I have to thank the physiotherapists because, in recent days, I was not well, I dedicate the victory to them. It’s incredible, I don’t know what to say. Tonight, the incredible happened.”
Barcelona, who were chasing a treble after winning the Copa del Rey by beating Real Madrid in extra-time, will now have to focus on LaLiga, where on Sunday, they host their old rivals who are in second place and trail them by four points.
