What the journalists from Italy and Spain wrote, after the “extraterrestrial” semifinal between Inter and Barcelona
Article by Maria Olteanu – published Wednesday, 07 May 2025, 01:08 / Updated Wednesday, 07 May 2025 01:08
Inter – Barcelona 4-3. The return of the semifinal of the Champions League between Inter and Barcelona was over with an epic success of the Italians, on San Siro, in front of their own fans, after an absolutely crazy match, with situation reversals. Immediately after the match, the journalists from the two countries reacted: the Italians, at the peak of happiness, the disappointed Spaniards, although they were in the end much closer to the last act.
After 3-3 at the tour match, in Spain, Inter was the better team in the first half and scored twice until the break. With 5-3 and 45 minutes away from the final, the Milanese took a step back in the second part, and Barcelona scored three times in a row. Nine minutes the Catalans had to maintain the favorable result, Daru did it, and the match reached the extensions, where the hosts eventually gave the blow.
Reactions of journalists in Italy and Spain
Immediately after the match, the journalists from Spain showed their disappointment and huge sadness, after their team failed to qualify in the Championship League final.
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“Final ruthless for Barcelona” – AS
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“Maximum cruelty for Barcelona” – brand
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“Barcelona leaves the competition with the head up, after an epic confrontation” – Mundo Deportivo
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“Crunte elimination for Barcelona” – Sport.es
The journalists from Sport.es were also the ones who criticized the arbitration of this match in harsh terms: “Marciniak is stubborn to put an end to the dream of a Barcelon who fought heroically. A lamentable performance of the Polish referee and an Inter epic leaves a Flick's team that came to the Flick, and Catalani present on Giuseppe Meazza;
What a ode to the history of football. What respect Barça showed and inter for what this sport means. A reference match, which only Marciniak, the Polish referee, managed to stain with several decisions that have always disadvantaged Flick's team. Barça managed to return a 2-0, was a few seconds to reach the final and ended up losing a goal scored by the brother. Honor ”, wrote the Spanish journalists from Sport.ES.
“Epic night, inter without limits: eliminate Barça in extensions and reaches the final!”, The Italian journalists from Gazzetta Dello Sport wrote.
Images from Inter – Barcelona 4-3
