At 3 a.m., Champions League life and death battle! Barcelona fought hard: Win = reach the final + 18.5 million prize

At 3 a.m. on May 7, Inter Milan played against Barcelona at home in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. 3-3 in the first round means that the second round will be a life-and-death battle. Barcelona has failed to win away games in the Champions League semi-finals in the past 14 years. Can Frick lead the team to break the curse?

[Confrontation History]

In the history of European games, the two teams had 13 dialogues, with Barcelona having the advantage of 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, scoring 20 goals and conceding 13 goals. In the first round, the two teams tied 3-3.

【The battle of life and death! Winning = Finals + 18.5 million bonus]

A week ago, Barcelona and Inter Milan played a wonderful goal battle, with 6 goals against each other in 90 minutes, and the fairy balls continued: Dumfries 2 goals and 2 assists, Ferran Torres and Yamal made contributions to Barcelona. The Meacha Stadium will be a real life-and-death showdown, and whoever wins will enter the finals.

In the history of the Champions League, Barcelona reached the finals eight times, three of which won the championship, and the last one to the top was in 2015; Inter Milan advanced to the Champions League finals six times, three championships and three runner-ups, and the last one to the finals were 2023 (losing Manchester City 0-1 in the final). The life-and-death battle in the next round touched the hearts of thousands of fans. Victory not only means the final, but also the 18.5 million euro promotion bonus.

[Assing 3 championships, Barcelona is deeply involved in the 14-year curse of the Champions League]

Theoretically speaking, if Barcelona wins 4 more games, they can be crowned the 3-champion (La Liga, Champions League, and Copa del Rey) - defeating Inter Milan in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, defeating Real Madrid and Espanyol, and winning the Champions League final. Against Inter Milan, this is an important level for Barcelona. If it loses to Inter Milan, the hope of the three-time champion will be shattered ahead of schedule. Barcelona coach Frick called for his best efforts: this game is the final before the final!

Barcelona's away record in the Champions League semi-finals was not ideal: the last time they won the game was in 2011, when Messi scored twice at the Bernabeu Stadium, helping Barcelona lead 2-0 in the first leg, laying the foundation for the promotion situation. In the past 14 years, Barcelona has failed to win away in the Champions League semi-finals. Including the 2014-15 season, Barcelona lost 2-3 away to Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals, but advanced 5-3 in two rounds.

【Barcelona reorganized its defense line and resisted Inter Milan's right attack]

In the first leg, Dumfries scored 2 goals and 1 assist, destroying Barcelona's left defense line. "World Sports" revealed that Barcelona coach Frick will make personnel adjustments and the defense will be reorganized. The left back may be guest starring Inigo Martinez, while the right back is Eric Garcia to replace the injured Conde. On the front line, although Lewandowski returns, Ferran Torres will still play as the starter. As for Inter Milan, although Lautaro has "miraculous recovery", it is more likely that Taremi will partner with Toulam Jr.

【Expected starter】

Inter Milan (352): Sommer/Bissek, Archerbi, Bastoni/Dumfries, Barrera, Cialhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco/Tarem, Turam Jr.

Barcelona (4231): Szczesny/Eric Garcia, Araujo, Kubasi, Inigo Martinez/De Jong, Pedri/Yamar, Ormo, Rafinia/Ferran Torres