“The last time Inter visited Barcelona for a Champions League semi-final, back in April 2010, the night teemed with fascinating subplots. It begs the question: has a match ever contained this much narrative? There was the backdrop of Inter’s Icelandic ash cloud-affected first-leg victory, simmering ideological and personal antipathy between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, the Samuel Eto’o-Zlatan Ibrahimovic swap deal, the Milito brothers on opposing sides, and the very of-its-time dilemma of how to fit Lionel Messi and Ibrahimovic into the same team. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
74 passes and one shot: Breaking down Inter’s 2010 Mourinho masterclass vs Barcelona
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“Arsenal face a trip to the French capital next week with a one-goal deficit after losing at home to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Just like the tie against Real Madrid in the quarter-final, the Emirates crowd created a raucous atmosphere before kick-off for their side’s first Champions League semi-final in 16 years. But Ousmane Dembele put PSG in front after four minutes to quieten the home support with his 25th goal in 2025. …”
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