“INTER MILAN are hosting Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final RIGHT NOW. The hosts struck first after Lautaro Martinez punished Barca’s high line with a tap-in on 21 minutes to put his side 4-3 up on aggregate. Just before half-time, Inter were awarded a penalty following a lengthy VAR check –”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk

The hosts struck first after Lautaro Martinez punished Barca’s high line with a tap-in on 21 minutes to put his side 4-3 up on aggregate.
Just before half-time, Inter were awarded a penalty following a lengthy VAR check – and Hakan Calhanoglu made no mistake from the spot.
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- Inter Milan team: Sommer, Dumfries, Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dimarco, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Martinez, Thuram
- Barcelona team: Szczesny; Martin, Inigo, Cubarsi, Eric; Pedri, De Jong, Olmo; Raphinha, Ferran, Lamine Yamal
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Kick-off: Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (AGG: 5-3)We are back underway at the San Siro.
The hosts are 45 minutes away from a final.
Barcelona get the second-half started.
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HT: Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (AGG: 5-3)Barcelona need to find a goal quickly.
The longer the game goes on without one, the more desperate their situation will become.
For Inter Milan, it is all about game management now.
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HT: Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (AGG: 5-3)The Catalan side do not know whhat has hit them.
They started the game well and have dominated possession.
However, this Milan side are clinical and punish anyone.
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HT: Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (AGG: 5-3)The referee brings the first-half to a close.
It has all gone according to plan for Inter Milan.
Barcelona have a mountain to climb in Italy.
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Inter Milan 2-0 Barcelona (AGG: 5-3)45. Barcelona’s players are surrounding the referee, they are not happy.
Çalhanoglu sent the keeper the wrong way as he stroked it home.
We are going to have one added minute.
- Goal – Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan)
- Penalty to Inter Milan
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)43. Martinez goes down in the box as he is tackled.
The referee waves away appeals for a penalty.
Hold on, VAR is sending him to the monitor.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)41. What a chance for the hosts.
A long throw in the box is half-cleared and drops to Çalhanoglu in the middle of the penalty area.
He swipes at it with his left-boot and it narrowly misses the near post.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)39. Pedri is struggling to pick a pass.
He is just faced by a wall of blue and black all the time.
Dumfries gets forward again and has Barcelona looking nervous in defence.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)37. Dumfries is such a danger down that right flank.
He is happy to take players on but can spot a pass or a cross in aan instant.
It drops to Mkhitaryan on the edge of the box but he drags his volley wide.
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View from SunSporrt’s Jack Rosser in MilanInter’s jubilant fans are loving every minute of this. Those in black and blue have been bouncing and shaking the top tier of San Siro.
But there is one person who keeps sending them quiet, save the odd shriek.
Each time Lamine Yamal gets the ball, everyone holds their breath.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)35. Inter are doubling on Yamal when he has the ball.
It seems to be doing the trick in hampering currently.
Barcelona are starting to get frustrated.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)33. Inter seem happy to concede possession to the visitors.
Knowing they are so effective with counter-attacking style.
They will be sweating on Martinez making the full match still.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)31. Pedri looks to test the distance from some way out.
It is a good strike but not troubling the goal as it heads a couple of yards over the crossbar.
The Catalan outfit are looking to take it up a gear now.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)29. Olmo is really stretching the Inter defence.
He seems to have the freedom to just find pockets of space all over the pitch.
On this occasion, he holds onto it too long and the hosts have players back to block his path to goal.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)27. Both sides know how to break each other down.
Olmo almost has a sight of goal but is stretching for it and stabs it well wide of the target.
A warning for the hosts that they cannot afford to switch off.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)25. This is the perfect start for Inter Milan.
Barcelona will have no chance but to venture forward more, in search of an equaliser.
That is where the Italians will try and hit them with quick counters.
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Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona (AGG: 4-3)23. This is just how important their captain is to this team.
Credit has to go to Thuram for being so unselfish.
He laid it on a plate for Martinez to stroke it into the net.
- Goal – Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)
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Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (AGG: 3-3)19. Inter are pressing forward more.
Barcelona are making themselves difficult to break down.
You feel the hosts are more dangerous when attacks the visitors break down and leave them short at the back.
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Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (AGG: 3-3)17. Great cross into the box from the hosts.
Martinez is lurking as it arrows in towards him.
However, Barca’s Martinez is able to put it behind for a corner.
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Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (AGG: 3-3)15. Yamal tries a speculative effort from outside the box.
He hasn’t got his angles worked out just yet as he curls it straight into the arms of the keeper.
First shot of the match after fifteen minutes.
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Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (AGG: 3-3)13. It will be interesting to see how many runs Martinez makes.
We know he is not completely fit but his high pressing was causing problems for the Spanish side.
This time he threads Thuram in behind the defence but as he tries to round the keeper, he gets an important had to the ball.
Then the flag goes up for offside.
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Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona (AGG: 3-3)11. Barcelona are playing in two rigid lines of defence without the ball.
Immediately moving as one when Inter pass backwards.
It is still looking a little cagey out there currently.