Barcelona-Inter Milan: “A two-centimeter offside”, Mkhitaryan does not digest

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By: Manu Tournoux

The spectacular draw between Barça and Inter in the semifinals to go from the Champions League to cause its share of frustrations. Among these, the cancellation of the goal of the Armenian international for a minimal offside, a fact of play that he will have trouble forgetting.

The draw between FC Barcelona and Inter Milan (3-3), Wednesday evening in the semi-final go to the Champions League, left a bitter aftertaste among certain protagonists. This is particularly the case of Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The Nerazzurri midfielder expressed his regrets after the cancellation of his goal by the Var, for a offside position of a few centimeters. “I will think about it all my life, an offside of two or three centimeters … We would have taken the advantage at the decisive moment”, he said in the mixed zone.

“Everything remains open”

Questioned at the microphone of Canal+, The former member of Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and Arsenal recognized the difficulty of the duel, welcoming the performance of the young Catalan workforce: “It was not easy. We tried to do our best, to have the ball as much as possible, but it was difficult because the young players of Barcelona crowded very well. It was very hard to hold the ball. We tried, sometimes succeeded, but without finalizing behind. »»

Despite this slight disappointment, Mkhitaryan keeps faith in his team before the round return to the Giuseppe Meazza stadium next Tuesday. “We still have to be proud of our match. We did 3-3 here, everything remains open. We will try to do better return to win the match ”assured the Armenian.