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  May 6, 2025 Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy The legendary Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan is preparing for a magnificent football evening. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Inter Milan will welcome FC Barcelona on their home ground in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal. After a dramatic first match that ended in a 3-3 draw, progression to the final remains wide open, and both European giants have a chance to reach the coveted final in London. Inter Milan enters the second leg with a fresh dose of confidence. After an uncomfortable series of five matches without a win, Simone Inzaghi's team managed to defeat Verona 1-0 over the weekend, keeping them in the race for the Italian title, though they still trail league leaders Napoli by three points. The win wasn't spectacular – decided by a penalty in the ninth minute – but it represents an important mental boost for the team. In the first semifinal match at Camp Nou, Inter twice held the lead (2-0 and 3-2), but ultimatel...

  April 30, 2025 Barcelona - Internazionale Barcelona and Inter Milan will meet in the Champions League semi-finals, 15 years after their last knockout encounter. The Spanish side will welcome the Italian giants in a match that promises to showcase the offensive style of Hansi Flick against the defensive stability of Simone Inzaghi. Barcelona and Internazionale have faced each other on 16 previous occasions in European competitions, with the Spanish side winning exactly half of those encounters (8 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses). However, they remain winless in the most recent two meetings, which came in the group stages of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League (0-1 away, 3-3 at home). This will be just the second time Barcelona and Internazionale have met in the knockout stages of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, with both coming precisely at the semi-final stage. The previous one – played in 2009-10 – saw José Mourinho's Inter eliminate the reigning champions 3-2 on aggregate (3...

  Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona (aggregate score: 0-4) April 15, 2025 History could be written tonight under the floodlights of the legendary Signal Iduna Park. The Yellow and Black wall of Borussia Dortmund fans will witness an attempt at something that has succeeded only once in 160 previous cases - overturning a four-goal deficit from the first leg. Paradoxically, tonight's opponent, Barcelona, is the only team that has achieved such a comeback - in 2017 against PSG, winning 6-1 after losing 0-4. Can Dortmund return the favor to the Catalans? The numbers don't bode well for Borussia. They have historically never managed to defeat Barcelona in European competitions. In six mutual matches, they have only two draws and four losses. If they don't win today, they will equal their longest winless streak against a single opponent in Europe - seven matches against Scottish Rangers between 1966 and 1999. "We believe in the impossible," Borussia captain Marco Reus ra...

  Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund April 9th, 2025 The second Wednesday quarter-final clash of the Champions League will offer a battle between the Catalan giant and last season's German finalist. Borussia Dortmund has never managed to defeat FC Barcelona in history - in five mutual duels, the yellow and blacks have earned only two draws and lost three times, including a 2-3 defeat in the group stage of the current season. Barcelona has a longer unbeaten streak only against Lyon (8 matches), Napoli, and Werder Bremen (both 6 matches). For Dortmund, Barcelona is not the only Spanish club against which they struggle long-term. Only against two opponents have they recorded a longer series without victory than against Barcelona (5 matches) - against Real Madrid (6, in 2024) and against Rangers (7, in 1999). A true nightmare for Borussia stands on the home bench. Coach Hansi Flick, during his tenure at Bayern Munich and now at Barcelona, has won all six mutual matches against BVB, whi...