“Did we witness the greatest Champions League semi-final ever on Tuesday night as Inter defeated Barcelona 4-3 after extra time to win 7-6 on aggregate? Maybe. Probably. Possibly. And to borrow words from Britain’s legendary sports commentator Barry Davies, frankly, who cares? Right now, this one feels better than any of the others — a classic for the ages. If you think we are guilty of recency bias, arrest us, lock us up and throw away the key. We will need some quiet time to recover anyway. This tie was magnificent, dramatic, unpredictable, thrilling and at times just mad, with 13 goals, VAR checks, a teenager and a veteran 20 years his senior on the scoresheet, a monsoon and lots more in between. So, wish us luck as we attempt to break down the key moments of Inter 4-3 Barcelona. …”
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Breaking down the madness of Inter 4-3 Barcelona, a Champions League classic
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“Let’s start with a quick quiz question. Aside from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is the Liverpool player to most recently score from a direct free kick in the Premier League? I’ll give you a clue. It happened in 2017, and was scored by a player who, as Real Madrid target Alexander-Arnold seems set to do this summer, left Anfield for Spain. We’ll give you the answer at the end of the article, but the fact that it has been over seven years since anyone in a Liverpool shirt apart from Alexander-Arnold had success from a dead-ball points not only to the right-back’s qualities but also the team’s over-reliance on him. …”
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