Champions league: Barcelona, Inter play out thrilling draw

Lamine Yamal’s curler that went in off the post after the teenager’s great dribble? Marcus Thuram’s nifty back-heeled flick? Raphinha’s missile that hit the bar and the goalkeeper before finding the net? And don’t forget Denzel Dumfries’ bicycle kick, before he scored again with a powerful header.

You have your pick of great goals from Barcelona and Inter Milan’s thrilling 3-3 draw to start their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, setting up a must-see sequel next week in Milan. Opta Stats said it was the joint-highest score for a draw in a Champions League semifinal since Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kiev finished with the

same score in April 1999.

What was supposed to be a contrast of styles between the top-scoring Barcelona and the stingiest defence in the competition turned into a shootout. “We saw a fantastic match and we knew that semifinals are difficult. We could even have won,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said. “Our fans know that we’ve been giving our utmost in difficult times

and we know that Tuesday will be a final.”