1 May 2025
In an exciting match filled with exceptional goals and brilliant displays of skills, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Inter Milan ended in a 3-3 draw on Wednesday evening. The excitement didn't stop from the first moment, as both teams put on a brilliant attacking display and finished the match in a draw. They now look forward to the return match in Milan next Tuesday, which will determine who advances to the final.
Inter Milan started the match strongly, opening the scoring just 30 seconds after the kickoff through electric Frenchman Marcus Thuram.
According to our football statistics engine at the Statsroom, this goal is considered the fastest goal in the history of Champions League semi-final matches. But the Catalan response was not long in coming, as Lamine Yamal reduced the deficit in the 24th minute, before Ferran Torres equalized in the 38th minute, bringing the first half to a fair 2-2.
Denzel Dumfries added Inter's second goal in the 21st minute, shocking the Barcelona fans and dominating the opening exchanges.
But the Catalan response was not long in coming, as Lamine Yamal reduced the deficit in the 24th minute, before Ferran Torres equalized in the 38th minute, bringing the first half to a fair 2-2.
In the second half, Inter took the lead again with a third goal scored by Dumfries in the 63rd minute. Barcelona equalized with an own goal by Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer in the 65th minute.
The winner of the Barcelona-Inter Milan match will face the winner of the other semi-final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in the final. Paris Saint-Germain won the first leg 1-0 away from home on Tuesday.
