Raphinha matched Cristiano Ronaldo for the best particular person Champions League season, however completed on the dropping facet in maybe the best ever semi-final.
The previous Leeds star’s 87th-minute strike appeared to have sealed a surprising comeback win for Barca as they went 3-2 up on the evening and 6-5 on combination.
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Nonetheless, it went to additional time as Francesco Acerbi netted an equaliser deep into stoppage-time.
After a outstanding 3-3 first leg at Montjuic, half two at San Siro lived as much as expectations after which some with the identical scoreline inside 90 minutes.
Inter did what they excelled at in Spain final week with one other speedy begin, going 2-0 up once more, this time via Lautaro Martinez after which Hakan Calhanoglou from the penalty spot.
It regarded like Barca have been in big bother, however they as soon as once more stepped up after the break with Eric Garcia after which Dani Olmo levelling issues up.
Raphinha then thought he’d booked a ultimate spot in Munich together with his late strike, solely to be denied by Acerbi.
The Serie A giants gained the tie in additional time because of a neat left-footed strike by Davide Frattesi within the first interval.
The Brazil worldwide wasn’t denied an astonishing piece of historical past, although, as his objective made it 21 contributions this season – 13 objectives, eight assists.
That equals Ronaldo’s 21 from the 2013/14 season with Actual Madrid, a watermark that regarded like it will by no means be matched.
Ronaldo has an argument to maintain himself high, although, as he reached 21 in 11 video games, whereas this was Raphinha’s 14th match of the season in Europe.
Though that will probably be scant comfort for the Ballon d’Or contender with Barca struggling extra European heartache having exited the competitors in equally gut-wrenching circumstances in 2019, after they misplaced 4-3 on combination to Liverpool.
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Inter, who misplaced the 2023 ultimate to Manchester Metropolis, will meet the winner of the Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal tie within the ultimate in Munich on Might 31.
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