Barcelona vs Inter LIVE SCORE: Lamine Yamal and Co face Italian giants in huge Champions League semi-final tie – updates

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Barcelona starting XIScczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran

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Last time outThe last time Barcelona and Inter went toe-to-toe, it was an absolute cracker of a match.

It was a Group C encounter in 2022 which ended 3-3 and had three goals in the final ten minutes

Barcelona’s then Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring before Nicolo Barella equalised ten minutes later.

Lautaro Martinez then fired the Italians ahead on the 63rd minute until Robert Lewandowski made it 2-2 eight minutes from time.

Inter’s Robin Gosens thought he had won it with a late 89th minute strike.

However, Lewandowski scored deep into stoppage time, forcing the shares to be spoiled.

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Lam but not the goatOne of the main reasons why Barcelona are on the road to a great amount of success is down to teen sensation Lamine Yamal.

Yamal, 17, has been incredible this season and has even been compared to Lionel Messi.

However, the Spaniard has quickly shut those comparisons down.

The Barcelona wonderkid said: “I don’t compare myself to him, because I don’t compare myself to anyone, and much less with Messi. We are thinking about improving ourselves every day and on being better the next day.

“I don’t think the comparison makes sense, with Messi even less. I’m going to enjoy myself and be myself. I admire him, obviously, as the best player in history, but I don’t compare myself to him.”

Barcelona’s treble huntHansi Flick is on a mission this season to help Barcelona secure what would be a tremendous treble and they’ve got one crown jewel in the bag already.

The Catalan giants go into this game off the back of an explosive Copa Del Rey final win against bitter rivals Real Madrid.

A extra-time strike from defender Jules Kounde fired Barca to the trophy.

They are also currently top of La Liga by four points with just FIVE games to go so they’ll fancy themselves to win the Spanish first division too.

And the Treble could be complete should they beat Inter Milan and then either Arsenal or PSG in the final.

What a time to be a Barcelona fan.

Impulsive InterInter had to fight hard to secure their place in the semi-final but they got the job done at the expense of German giants Bayern.

Bayern’s Harry Kane is chasing a first career trophy, but it will need to come in the Bundesliga if he is to win it

Inter Milan were pegged back to 2-2 on the aggregate after Kane’s strike in the second half, but they had a huge counter-punch for Bayern.

Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard scored to put PSG 4-2 up on aggregate, and Eric Dier’s late strike could not inspire a late Bayern comeback.

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Battling BarcaBarcelona escaped making history for the wrong reasons in their quarter-final encounter against Borussia Dortmund.

The Spanish giants ran rampant at home in the first encounter as they raced into a four-goal advantage.

However, marksman Guirassy would be the man to spark a potential comeback as he dispatched with ease from the penalty spot to kick-start the second leg.

Four minutes after the interval, Guirassy would bundle in a set-piece to add a second.

Chances of a comeback would be halted as a sweeping Catalan counter was fired in by Ramy Bensebaini – into his own net.

Nonetheless, Guirassy’s willingness was too much to handle as he was handed his opportunity to complete a perfect hat-trick and took it from close range.

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Welcome to SunSport’s coverage of Barcelona vs InterAll eyes will be on the Estadi Olimpic TONIGHT as Barcelona host Inter in the first leg of their mammoth Champions League semi-final tie!

Barca couldn’t go into this match in better spirits if they tried, as Jules Kounde’s extra-time strike helped them to clinch the Copa Del Rey at the expense of bitter rivals Real Madrid on Sunday.

And 17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal was instrumental once again just like he was for the Catalans Champions League quarter-final win against German giants Borussia Dortmund.

But they now face a resolute Inter, who knocked out Harry Kane’s Bayern in the previous round, however, the Italians did recently lose to rivals Roma on the weekend.

Stay tuned as coming right up, we’ll have any breaking news, coverage on the atmosphere and the lineups all before kick-off at 8pm.