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The 1º Leg of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE semi - final clash between INTER MILAN & FC BARCELONA has fallen 3-1 the way of the home team who put in a solid defensive game cancelling out the Barcelona key players & they taking their opportunities with precise definition. However the third Inter goal was controversial as it clearly looked off-side to most & with the repeated camara angle replays. However, Barça did have their chances as well, but found a solid Inter goalie Julio Cesar, the veteran Zanetti & Brazilian defender Lucio who all did a good enough job to keep the Spaniards out from scoring more goals.
It was FC Barcelona who put the shock into the Italians body when Maxwell made a superb run down his flank to pass inward & backwards to find young PEDRO who scored in the 19th min. Watch the VIDEO of the goal:
Barça had their chances later & didn´t take the opportunities given to them until ex-Real Madrid player WESLEY SNEIJDER equalized in the 29th min for Inter with a Barça defence split in half as you can see in the below VIDEO:
The italians in the 2ºhalf then caught out a "sleeping" Barça in the 49th min when MAICON put Inter ahead & take the Spanish team there after into defensive mode. The Barça stars were not shining at all tonight with an ineffective Ibrahimovic who was latter substituted, a well held out Xavi & Messi who was blocked from all angles. Watch the Maicon goal :
Then came the controversial third goal for Inter when DIEGO MILITO scored in the 60th min from a counter-attack in what appeared to be an off-side situation. Watch the below VIDEO & you decide:
Barcelona had no choice but to go out an attack to only find Inter had gone themselves into the famous "Italian defensive" mode of operations.
A hard blow for Barcelona who have it stiff for the 2ºleg in a game that will test their condition & courage to be able to pull back this difficult situation with all the cards currently in Inter Milan hands.
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Very happy with that result. Now can Inter hold out in Barcelona?
2 goal cushion could disappear quickly there.
I must say I was pretty surprised - they managed to play Messi and Xavi out of the game and were really patient in their defending.
Alot of teams who have tried to 'crack' Barca in the last couple of season have tried to use aggression. But Inter really looked like they just let Barca have the ball for long periods of time
Espanyol managed to do the same 3 days earlier in their Liga game. Mourinho may have taken notes...
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