Only six days after an already particularly spectacular first leg, Inter Milan and FC Barcelona set the cover on Tuesday during the return match, offering spectators and viewers an incredible scenario, rich in standard twists and turns.
Crucified in overtime, the Barcelonaus accused the blow to the final whistle. After having seemed to the edge of the chasm in the first period, to the point of being led 2-0, the Blaugrana had completely overthrown the situation and believed well torn their ticket for the final thanks to the goal scored by Raphinha in the 88e minute. But that was without counting on the equalization of Milanese in additional time.
Digering this elimination will not be easy for Barça.
“You wonder, 'Did it happen?' I was in this situation after losing a World Cup final (against Italy in 2006) and Champions League (with Arsenal against Barça in 2006), you wake up and you say to yourself: 'Did it happen? I dreamed? ' It is not a dream from elsewhere but a nightmare. It's hard ”, explained Thierry Henry the CBS Sports plateau.
For Thierry Henry, the Clasico falls out
Barça, however, will not have time to feel sorry for its fate. He has an appointment this Sunday with Real on behalf of the 35e Liga day. A meeting that could prove to be decisive in the title race. “The match you want to make it last too long is to play Real Madrid. The situation that can give you in the league is the clasico ”, he said, adding:
“Whether you are ok or not, it happens direct.” You are four points ahead, you can almost do it (win the title) by winning the match against your rival. You don't sleep, I don't know if they're going to sleep tonight. Anyway, even when you win, you don't sleep because you are too excited. But when you lose … “
Thierry Henry himself seemed to have trouble recovering from his emotions. “This is the best confrontation I have never seen in the Champions League”did he assemble after the equalization torn off by Acerbi, adding a few minutes later: ” I'm tired. It's too much. »»