Lamine Yamal insists Inter’s 4-3 Champions League semi-final victory over Barcelona was a fluke. ‘If we played that game again, I don’t think we’d concede the equaliser, in no way.’
The epic battle at San Siro came after an already thrilling first leg result ended in a 3-3 stalemate, with Barcelona coming back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 at the 87th minute.
However, Francesco Acerbi scored at the 93rd to force extra time, where Davide Frattesi went on to secure the Nerazzurri victory.
Lamine Yamal not over Inter 4-3 Barcelona
“At the end of the day, if we played that game again with Inter at this moment, I don’t think we’d concede the equaliser, in no way,” insisted Yamal to L’Equipe.
“We are a young team, there are decisions that get made in a split second that, at age 20, you deal with in a different way to when you’re 30 years old.
“This is true for me and for my teammates. It’s down to the details, a little bit of luck, and a lot of experience. We’re working day by day to improve all those elements.”
Inter went on to get crushed 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Final of 2025, but will always have that night at San Siro to relish.
Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty had put them 2-0 up at half-time on the night, leading 5-3 on aggregate.
Eric Garcia, Dani Olmo and Raphinha goals turned it around for Barcelona’s advantage, but Acerbi struck on the Denzel Dumfries assist to take it to extra time at 3-3.
