“It gave us everything. Everything about this semi-final, from last week to the beginning to the end of this week, was pure entertainment,” Alan Shearer said.
The Italian Champions won 4-3 nights and reached the Champions League finals, Inter Milan and Barcelona won European Classics and played European Classics.
In a thriller that will be remembered for years to come, Barka chased 2-0 and 3-2 in the first leg of Catalonia, saving the 3-3 draw.
On Tuesday in Milan, they were later 2-0 at halftime and 5-3 behind in the tally – scoring three times without a reply.
Rafinha’s 87-minute strike was the first Barca had led in total, but at the age of 37 he absorbed an extra tie that completely absorbed Francesco Aservi’s first European goal.
This was the joint highest score Champions League semi-final, equivalent to 13 goals comparable to the 2018 semi-finals when Liverpool also beat the Loma 7-6 in the tally.
“We didn’t expect this, did we?” added former England captain Shearer who was inside Sanshiro for Amazon Prime.
“We were hoping for a good game, but this is a thank you to Inter Milan. Thank you to Barcelona for providing incredible entertainment and two great football matches.
“What we witnessed was something very special. It was a joy to be here.”
Inter will face either Paris Saint Germanic or Arsenal, meeting in the other semi-finals of France on Wednesday (20:00 BST) – after one of the great modern classics.
PSG leads 1-0 from the first leg.
