Press to the Champions League spectacle
“FC Barcelona explains the limits of the mind”
Updated on 01.05.2025Reading time: 3 min.
In the semi-final first leg of the Champions League, Barcelona and Inter have a spectacular exchange of blows. The international press is also enthusiastic.
The first goal fell after just 30 seconds: In the semi-final first leg of the Champions League, Inter Milan shocked FC Barcelona early and even added 2-0. But Barcelona came back, placed 2-2 to compensate for the 2: 3 behind in the second half.
The exchange of blows of the two traditional teams offered many goals, but with a side puller from Inters Denzel Dumfries, a fine Schlenzer by Barcelona-Jungstar Lamine Yamal and a raphinha’s long-range shot. Accordingly, the international press was enthusiastic.
“Marca”: “Barça and Inter with a tribute to football. They turned the semi-final first leg into a real Champions League final. A great game of both teams with Lamine Yamal and Denzel Dumfries in the leading roles. Everything is open in the second leg in Milan, the final in Munich is very expensive.”
As: “Monumental first leg. Sometimes football gives us unforgettable nights. The game between Barça and Inter will never forget you and it is rightly right in the best in the history of the most important European competition. A tactically perfect game by Inter. Lamine Yamal showed the performance of his life, which was reminiscent of the biggest.”
“El Mundo Deportivo”: “Barça compensates for twice in a varied semi -finals. Barcelona drives to Milan with a draw, just like against Atlético in the cup. Not so bad. In practical terms, the first three chances of Inter Tore, two of them to corners, were one of the biggest indifferent tasks for Flicks Barça.”
“El Periódico”: “FC Barcelona explains the limits of the mind and plays a tie against Inter. The team of Flick, with Lamine in ecstasy, get up after the interceptors of Inter and will play the Champions League final in the Giuseppe-Mazza Stadium.”
El Mundo: “Flick’s team reacted in every blow to the Nerazzurri. Lamine Yamal is not only able to do miracles with the ball, but also has the gift of awakening emotions. He was the one who unleashed Barça. Inter put Barça’s weaknesses open and forces her to take a real exam in San Siro.”
“Gazzetta Dello Sport”: “The game Barcelona-Inter ended 3: 3 and is a candidate for the game of the year. If you have an appointment on May 6, you cancel.”
“Corriere della sera”: “Inter plays for nights like this full of goals and emotions. The phantasmagorical 3: 3 on the Montjuic hill leaves everything open. The game is a novel that is captivating on every page.”
“La Stampa”: “What remains of the first 90 minutes? Quality in their finest aspects, but also the lack of balance of a team, the Catalan who does not dominate the art of defense.”
“L’Equipe”: “Thank you and until Tuesday. The encounter, rich in gates and signs of large class of Lamine Yamal or Denzel Dumfries, promises an equally open second leg.”
“Le Parisien”: “A sensational game that scored six goals and numerous twists.”
England:
“BBC”: “Lamine Yamal started to conjure up and changed the game. Yamal was the heart of everything Barça did.”
The Sun: “Yam Bam: Electrifying Yamal, Raphinha and Dumfries, the fans keep in suspense in the game of the season. The comparisons with Lionel Messi will soon have to put up with Lamine Yamal. The 17-year-old saved Barcelona from a disaster.”
“Telegraph”: “One of the most entertaining Champions League games in recent history. The Spaniards were driven by an inspired lamine Yamal, but Inters mercilessly ends the duel before the second semifinal in the San Siro.”