Where Does Inter V Barca Rank Among Best Ever Semi-finals?

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In what is already being talked astir arsenic 1 of nan top Champions League semi-finals of each time, Inter Milan edged past Barcelona 7-6 connected aggregate to scope nan last successful Munich.

As 1 BBC Sport scholar messaged to say: "Football needed that tie."

But wherever does it rank among different memorable semi-final showdowns? We've picked 10 of nan champion - including Tuesday's humdinger astatine nan San Siro - which you tin publication astir beneath and past rank them successful bid of your favourite.

Inter Milan 7-6 Barcelona (2025)

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Davide Frattesi celebrated successful spectacular style aft putting Inter 7-6 up connected aggregate successful other time

Inter Milan produced a melodramatic precocious turnaround to hit Barcelona 7-6 connected aggregate successful a thrilling, all-time classical of a Champions League semi-final.

With conscionable 2 minutes of stoppage clip left, Inter trailed 3-2 connected nan nighttime and were heading retired erstwhile 37-year-old centre-back Francesco Acerbi smashed a transverse into nan tile of nan nett to level nan tie.

And substitute Davide Frattesi won it for nan Italian champions, curling a beautiful left-footed changeable into nan bottommost area successful nan first play of other time.

Barca had earlier recovered from 5-3 down connected aggregate to lead 6-5 - having besides trailed 2-0 and 3-2 during an arsenic singular first leg.

Real Madrid 6-5 Manchester City (2022)

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Real Madrid hit Liverpool successful nan last successful 2022

A thrilling first limb astatine Etihad Stadium saw Pep Guardiola flooded his aged rivals connected his astir caller pursuit of Champions League glory. His broadside battled pinch Real Madrid to return a 4-3 lead into nan 2nd leg.

In a crippled which was not short of chances, Riyad Mahrez extended City's advantage astatine nan Bernabeu to time off Carlo Ancelotti's men needing 2 goals conscionable to return nan necktie to other time.

Substitute Rodrygo kick-started an unthinkable turnaround, putting 2 efforts past Ederson successful arsenic galore minutes correct astatine nan extremity of normal time.

To Manchester City's disbelief they now had to put up pinch a afloat enthused Madrid side, who managed to drawback a spot successful nan Champions League last acknowledgment to a 95th-minute punishment from Karim Benzema. Pure drama.

Barcelona 3-4 Liverpool (2019)

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Liverpool went connected to hit Tottenham 2-0 successful nan 2019 final

Finalists nan erstwhile year, Jurgen Klopp's broadside looked arsenic though they were heading retired aft a extremity from Luis Suarez and a Lionel Messi double - including a dream free-kick - condemned them to a 3-0 first-leg nonaccomplishment astatine nan Nou Camp.

Liverpool needed a second-leg miracle. Usual starters Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were missing - but up stepped Divock Origi.

The striker pulled 1 backmost successful nan first 10 minutes and, arsenic belief roseate wrong a fervent Anfield, midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum popped up pinch 2 goals successful 2 minutes to level nan tie.

Rarely person you seen Barcelona truthful rattled. Messi was arsenic anonymous arsenic he was omnipresent conscionable a week earlier, and erstwhile Origi swept successful Trent Alexander-Arnold's speedy area pinch 11 minutes near nan unthinkable had go reality.

Tottenham 3-3 Ajax (2019)

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Tottenham person not reached nan Champions League past 4 since 2019

Ajax had been nan breakout broadside of 2018-19, beating Real Madrid and Juventus to group up a necktie pinch Tottenham. So it was possibly nary astonishment erstwhile they near London pinch a 1-0 lead.

In Amsterdam things went from bad to worse for Tottenham. With nary Harry Kane up front, they were facing a upland to climb erstwhile Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech made it 3-0 connected aggregate earlier half-time.

Lucas Moura inspired a magnificent comeback. The guardant scored doubly successful nan abstraction of 4 minutes to time off nan visitors needing 1 extremity to spell through, and aft Jan Vertonghen had headed against nan post, Moura's debased thrust completed his hat-trick to springiness his broadside triumph connected nan distant goals norm and group up an all-English last against Liverpool.

Borussia Dortmund 4-3 Real Madrid (2013)

Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski celebrates beating Real Madrid successful nan 2013 Champions League semi-finalsImage source, Getty Images

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Robert Lewandowski scored a first-leg treble arsenic Borussia Dortmund knocked retired Real Madrid successful 2013

This was nan first twelvemonth Jurgen Klopp came to nan attraction of galore successful nan UK, pinch Borussia Dortmund scoring doubly successful added clip to hit Malaga successful nan erstwhile round. Still, they weren't fancied to propulsion up excessively galore trees against Real Madrid, but produced a singular first-leg show astatine nan Westfalenstadion.

Robert Lewandowski - who would time off a twelvemonth later for free - scored 4 times arsenic Real were routed 4-1. The Polish guardant was excessively mobile for Pepe and Sergio Ramos, scoring a second-half treble successful beforehand of nan yellowish wall.

Real needed a 3-0 triumph successful nan 2nd limb to spell done but a good capacity from Klopp's men looked to person done enough. However, 2 goals successful nan past 10 minutes, from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos, ensured a nervy finale arsenic Dortmund conscionable astir hung on.

Chelsea 3-2 Barcelona (2012)

Chelsea's John Terry argues pinch Barcelona's Carlos Puyol and Sergio Busquets successful nan 2012 Champions League semi-finalImage source, Getty Images

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John Terry saw reddish arsenic Chelsea held connected to hit Barcelona successful 2012

After a goalless tie astatine nan Nou Camp, Chelsea were connected people for a 2nd consecutive last erstwhile Michael Essien scored 1 of nan awesome forgotten goals, a 25-yard volley which smashed successful disconnected nan underside of nan crossbar.

Chelsea felt they should person had 4 penalties, and moreover their staunchest critics would person to concede that they should person had astatine slightest one, astir evidently for a handball from Gerard Pique.

Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo said nary - though he did nonstop disconnected Eric Abidal - and heavy into added clip Andres Iniesta scored superbly from Lionel Messi's pass.

Chelsea couldn't judge it - retrieve Didier Drogba's "disgrace" rant consecutive down nan camera? - but Barca precocious connected distant goals to play Manchester United successful nan final.

Chelsea 4-3 Liverpool (2008)

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Avram Grant led Chelsea to their first Champions League final

Chelsea came up against their erstwhile semi-final rivals Liverpool, who knocked them retired successful nan past 4 successful some 2004-05 and 2006-07.

In a cagey first leg, Liverpool had a one-goal lead acknowledgment to a close-range changeable from Dirk Kuyt. However, Chelsea were offered a lifeline successful nan dying minutes arsenic John Arne Riise nodded a clearing header into his ain net.

At Stamford Bridge, Didier Drogba gave nan Blues nan lead successful nan opening half but opposing guardant Fernando Torres levelled aft nan break.

Extra clip was needed and Frank Lampard converted a punishment to put Chelsea 3-2 up connected aggregate earlier Drogba stepped up again to people his 2nd of nan night.

Ryan Babel's audacious effort reduced nan shortage but it was not capable and Liverpool would not make different semi-final until 2017-18.

AC Milan 5-3 Man Utd (2007)

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Kaka scored 3 goals complete nan 2 legs

A awesome commencement to nan necktie for Manchester United saw Cristiano Ronaldo put them up successful nan first 10 minutes.

But past Kaka entered nan scene. The 2007 Ballon d'Or victor collected a walk and glided past United pinch easiness earlier planting a good debased changeable into nan acold corner.

It was a Kaka masterclass and nan Brazilian added a beautiful solo extremity pinch his flair excessively overmuch for United defenders Gabriel Heinze and Patrice Evra.

Wayne Rooney did get a leveller and past powered successful a superb changeable from agelong scope successful stoppage clip to springiness United a slender 3-2 lead astatine nan halfway shape of nan tie.

At nan San Siro, it was Kaka erstwhile again who proved nan quality and his delicious left-footed thrust put Milan backmost up connected distant goals early on.

Clarence Seedorf past hit Edwin van der Sar from nan separator of nan area and Alberto Gilardino provided nan coup de grace.

Real Madrid 3-4 Juventus (2003)

Juventus' Alessandro del Piero celebrates arsenic they hit Real Madrid to scope nan 2003 Champions League final
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Alessandro del Piero starred arsenic Juventus squeezed past Real Madrid successful 2003

The first limb was successful Madrid and Ronaldo opened nan scoring pinch a superb decorativeness from nan separator of nan area.

Juventus grabbed an distant extremity connected nan changeable of half-time erstwhile David Trezeguet stabbed successful a deflected changeable from Alessandro del Piero.

Real were backmost successful beforehand erstwhile Roberto Carlos' piledriver went done a oversea of players and it was connected to Turin.

Trezeguet spurred Juve's second-leg comeback arsenic his close-range effort put nan location broadside up connected distant goals.

Real needed a goal, connected came Ronaldo, and he won a punishment pinch a trademark assemblage swerve. Up stepped Luis Figo, but Gianluigi Buffon saved his spot-kick.

It was nan cardinal infinitesimal arsenic wrong 5 minutes Pavel Nedved had outpaced Fernando Hierro to occurrence in, and while Zinedine Zidane scored against his aged team, it was excessively late.

Man Utd 4-3 Juventus (1999)

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Andrew Cole sealed Man Utd's memorable triumph against Juventus successful 1999

The 1999 Treble triumph for Manchester United is etched into nan nationalist consciousness, moreover if nan last against Bayern Munich was mostly rather dull - until nan unthinkable finale.

The two-legged semi-final against Juventus was melodramatic from commencement to finish. The first limb astatine Old Trafford saw early Chelsea leader Antonio Conte onslaught nan Italian giants into an early lead earlier a second-half United siege yet bore consequence erstwhile Ryan Giggs hammered into nan tile of nan nett successful nan past minute.

With nan necktie each quadrate astatine 1-1, Juve were favourites successful nan 2nd leg, moreover much truthful erstwhile Filippo Inzaghi scored doubly successful nan first 11 minutes. Game over? Nobody told Roy Keane. His header gave United dream and he led by illustration throughout, contempt picking up a yellowish paper that would norm him retired of nan final.

Dwight Yorke headed United level connected nan nighttime - and up connected distant goals - earlier half-time successful this classical encounter.

Inzaghi had a hat-trick 'goal' correctly ruled retired for offside, earlier Andrew Cole tapped successful to seal a celebrated triumph for United.

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