Inter Milan have progressed to the final of the Champions League following a dramatic late turnaround on Tuesday against Barcelona.
Milan beat Barcelona 4 -3 in the second leg and qualified for the final on 7-6 aggregate .
With just two minutes of added time left, Inter trailed 3-2 on the night and were heading out when centre-back Francesco Acerbi smashed a cross into the roof of the net to level the tie.
Substitute, Davide Frattesi won it for the Italian champions, curling a beautiful left-footed shot into the bottom corner in the first period of extra time before climbing up a security fence to celebrate in front of Inter’s fans.
The victory made it a second Champions League final in three seasons for three-time European champions, Inter after two legs of incredible drama which saw 13 goals and a tie turned on its head on several occasions.
Barca were only two minutes away from their first final in 10 years having fought back from 2-0 down – in a similar scenario to the first leg – to lead 3-2 on the night.
Lamine Yamal almost took the game to penalties but was twice denied by superb saves by Yann Sommer .
Inter, who lost 1-0 to Manchester City in the 2023 final, will play either Paris St-Germain or Arsenal at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena on Saturday, 31 May in the 2025 showpiece.
The Gunners head into Wednesday’s second leg in France after losing 1-0 at Emirates Stadium last week.
