After a breathtaking 3-3 draw in Barcelona, European giants Barcelona and Inter Milan head to the San Siro on Tuesday for a decisive Champions League semifinal second leg with a place in Wembley's final up for grabs.

The first leg delivered one of the most entertaining matches of the competition, with Inter's Marcus Thuram scoring the fastest goal in Champions League semifinal history after just 30 seconds.

Denzel Dumfries then added a brace from set pieces, but Barcelona's firepower — led by teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal and the red-hot Raphinha — ensured the tie remained level heading into the return.

Barcelona's attack has been the tournament's most prolific, scoring 40 goals, just five shy of their all-time record of 45 in 1999-00.
Raphinha, in particular, has redefined his European legacy with 12 goals and 8 assists in 13 appearances. Only Cristiano Ronaldo (2013–14) has more direct goal involvements in a single season. Meanwhile, Yamal, just 17, continues to defy belief, his first-leg strike making him the youngest semi-final scorer in competition history.

However, history is not on Barcelona's side. The Catalans have managed just one win in six away games at the San Siro and have only five victories from 24 Champions League matches played in Italy — their lowest win percentage in any nation. Compounding that, Barça have lost their last four away semifinal matches in the competition.

In 2010, the last time they met in the CL semifinals, Inter won the first leg 3-1 at San Siro before Barça claimed a narrow 1-0 win at home — not enough to prevent Jose Mourinho's men from progressing to the final, which they eventually won.

Inter, in contrast, are a fortress at home. Simone Inzaghi's men are unbeaten in their last 15 home Champions League games (12 wins), and they have triumphed in nine of their last 11 home semifinals in European competition. While their domestic form has wobbled lately, a gritty 1-0 win over Verona on Saturday snapped a five-match winless streak.

Having last reached the final in 2023 and won it in 2010, Inter will rely on their experience and defensive steel — they had conceded just five goals in the tournament before the first leg.

Inzaghi must find a way to contain Barcelona's wide threats, particularly Yamal and Raphinha, with the latter playing the best football of his career under Hansi Flick.

A Champions League classic awaits in Milan, where Inter chase redemption and Barça dream of reliving European glory.

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Inter aim for a third CL final (after 2010 and 2023), while Barcelona seek their sixth (1994, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015).

Barça have just one win in six away UCL matches against Inter and only five wins in 24 games in Italy (21%)—their lowest success rate in any country.

This will be their 18th major European meeting, with only Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid (28), Juventus vs Real Madrid (21) and Inter vs Real Madrid (19) played more often. The last two encounters ended 3-3.

Lamine Yamal has scored five UCL goals this season—only Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, and Raul have scored more as teenagers in a single campaign.

Raphinha has 20 goal involvements (12 goals, 8 assists), one shy of Cristiano Ronaldo's 2013–14 record of 21.