Barcelona were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.
The Serie A side made a blistering start, taking a two-goal lead early in the first half. Marcus Thuram opened the scoring within 30 seconds, followed by a spectacular overhead kick from Denzel Dumfries to double their advantage.
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Barcelona responded through Lamine Yamal, who reduced the deficit, before Ferran Torres drifted through Inter’s defence to equalize before halftime.
Inter regained the lead after the break with Dumfries heading in from a corner, but Raphinha’s long-range strike deflected off Yann Sommer to level the match once again.
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The two sides will meet for the decisive second leg at the San Siro next Tuesday, with a place in this year’s final on the line.
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