Barcelona will probably be disillusioned to have drawn 3-3 with Inter within the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie, nevertheless it might have been so much worse contemplating that they had been 2-0 down after 21 minutes on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Targets from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Yann Sommer (OG) ensured that Barcelona solely must win on the San Siro subsequent week to e-book their place within the Champions League ultimate. As per Diario AS, head coach Hansi Flick gave his evaluation of the 90 minutes, throughout which he admitted that his facet didn’t have greatest opening to proceedings.
“I feel we didn’t begin properly. We conceded two objectives, however then we obtained again into the sport. The second half was spectacular. There’s a second recreation left and we’ve got to win. It’s a ultimate, earlier than the ultimate. They’ve nice expertise and so they have proven it. They performed very properly from set items. They usually took benefit of this.”
Lamine Yamal produced an unbelievable efficiency in Montjuic, and in Flick’s eyes, he was the important thing to Barcelona’s comeback in opposition to Inter.
“He has proven up. He opened the way in which for us, the purpose at 2-1 was vital. I’m pleased with the staff, we’ve accomplished an ideal job.”
Within the final couple of weeks, Barcelona have misplaced Alejandro Balde and Robert Lewandowski to harm, and their woes continued in opposition to Inter as Jules Kounde was compelled off within the first half with a muscle downside. Flick admitted that he doesn’t know the way critical it’s.
“No, we’ve got to attend till tomorrow.”
Barcelona will imagine that they’ll go to Milan subsequent week and get the win they should attain the Champions League ultimate, however with out Kounde, it’s definitely be tougher.