Barcelona vs Inter Milan LIVE: Champions League score, team news & updates

Summary
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Kick-off 20:00 BST
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Second leg will be played in Italy on Tuesday
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Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
Live Reporting
Charlotte Coates
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Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time
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Steve McManaman
Former Real Madrid winger on TNT SportsInter Milan don’t need to score, they just don’t need to lose. Tonight, they can go and defend and hopefully get something at the San Siro.
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‘Inter are a well-organised machine’published at 19:45 British Summer Time
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Julien Laurens
European football expert on the Football Daily podcastImage source, Getty Images
Arsenal versus Inter [in the final] is a more tactical game.
PSG versus Barca [in the final] will finish 6-5 and I don’t know who scores six and who scores five!
Inter don’t have the talent that the others have, but they are this incredibly well-organised machine.
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Attack v defencepublished at 19:44 British Summer Time
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Barcelona have scored 37 goals in the Champions League this season while Inter have only conceded five. Something has got to give tonight.
Inter already have eight clean sheets in the competition but that backline will be seriously tested by the likes of Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.
Who will come out on top?
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Raphinha’s stunning Champions League statspublished at 19:41 British Summer Time
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No Robert Lewandowski, no problem. Raphinha is a man on a mission.
This time three years ago, Raphinha was on the way to helping Leeds maintain their Premier League status before securing a summer switch to Barcelona.
Fast forward three years and he’s a contender for the Ballon d’Or and doing his best to guide Barca to a sixth Champions League title.
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Lewandoski injury ‘a blow’ for Barcapublished at 19:39 British Summer Time
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Julien Laurens
European football expert on the Football Daily podcastImage source, Getty Images
For this young Barca team this is year one of this Hansi Flick project, the Lamine Yamal project and the new Raphinha.
It is going to be fascinating, maybe not as entertaining as Arsenal v PSG, but Barcelona will play with a high defensive line which Inter can exploit.
Barca have the talent going forward even without Robert Lewandowski who is injured.
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These two have historypublished at 19:37 British Summer Time
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Inter Milan
These two have met in the Champions League semi-finals before and what we got to witness Jose Mourinho at his peak as Inter toppled Barca on their way to the Treble in 2010.
Inter won 3-1 in the San Siro before stunning the Nou Camp with a 1-0 victory.
Mourinho masterclass at its finest.
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How to win the Champions League: Jose Mourinhopublished at 19:35 British Summer Time
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On BBC iPlayer you can watch ‘How to Win the Champions League: Jose Mourinho‘.
Mourinho provides a fascinating, first-hand insight into his Champions League victories.
One of which saw 10-man Inter overcome Barcelona in the 2009-10 semi-finals.
In his own words, Mourinho brings to life the pivotal years in which he carved his name into Champions League and football folklore.
Media caption, Jose Mourinho relives defeating Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in the Champions League.
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‘Barcelona has got some gold dust’published at 19:33 British Summer Time
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Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT SportsThis Barcelona side has got some gold dust and magic about it. Lamine Yamal, 100th appearance at 17. It is remarkable.
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Barca beat Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey finalpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time
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Barcelona come into tonight’s game on a huge high after winning the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid.
Barcelona secured their 32nd Copa Del Rey title thanks to Jules Kounde’s extra-time winner.
The down side for Barca, they had to play an extra 30-minutes of football against Carlo Ancelotti’s men.
Will that benefit Inter Milan tonight?
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‘Inter the underdogs’published at 19:31 British Summer Time
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Owen Hargreaves
Former Manchester United midfielder on TNT SportsFor Inter, they still have a brilliant team and an experienced manager. They are probably the underdogs out of the four teams in the semi-final.
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‘These things can happen’published at 19:29 British Summer Time
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Inter Milan
When Inter overcame Bayern Munich to reach the last four, everything was lucky rosey for them and a potential Treble was on the cards.
Now, they sit three points behind Napoli in Serie A and were beaten in the Coppa Italia semi-finals by rivals AC Milan.
Boss Simone Inzaghi doesn’t seem to be fazed: “These things can happen, and we have done a very positive job except for the last week.
“We’ve lost three games in a row, which hasn’t happened for a long time. This hurts but the team are fine and the group is strong, it is united. That is key.”
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‘Inter are struggling’published at 19:27 British Summer Time
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Julien Laurens
European football expert on the Football Daily podcastImage source, Getty Images
Barcelona have just won another El Clasico and Inter Milan are struggling to win.
Inter have lost three games in a row in all competitions which hasn’t happened since 2012.
The form, the contrast in style Barcelona is one of the most attacking sides in Europe.
Inter, this great old well-oiled machine, well-drilled machine plays with a back five which is very hard to break down.
It’s a team which is very experienced, and it wasn’t that long ago since Istanbul in the Champions League final against City.
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What happened last night?published at 19:25 British Summer Time
FT: Arsenal 0-1 PSG
We can’t talk about Barcelona v Inter Milan without thinking about the scenes at the Emirates last night…
Arsenal face an uphill battle if they are to reach their second Champions League final after Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game at the Emirates to hand PSG the advantage.
The tie is far from over but the Gunners will have to do something special if they are to topple PSG in their own backyard.
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What do you know about Inter and Barca’s previous meetings?published at 19:23 British Summer Time
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Calling all quizzers!
As we build-up to tonight’s game, why not test your knowledge on previous meetings between Inter and Barca.
Take our quiz here but make sure you come back, of course!
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The atmosphere builds in Barcelonapublished at 19:21 British Summer Time
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How did Barca get here?published at 19:19 British Summer Time
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Barcelona
After finishing second in the league phase, Barcelona made light work of Benfica in the last 16 before putting four past Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals.
Although they lost 3-1 in the second leg in Germany, the job was already done as Hansi Flick’s side continue their pursuit of a sixth Champions League crown.
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How did Inter get here?published at 19:17 British Summer Time
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Inter Milan
Inter have flown under the radar in the Champions League this season but a fourth place finish in the league phase before dumping out Feyenoord and Bayern Munich have made people stand up and take notice.
Simone Inzaghi’s side also boast an incredible defensive record but more on that later.
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Play Champions League Squares during Barca v Interpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time
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Remember you can play Champions League Squares tonight. The BBC Sport game which you can play alongside the live match action!
All you have to do is answer four trivia questions for the chance to edit your randomly generated bingo-style gamecard.
Then when the action gets underway see how many squares you are able to mark off on your card when those events happen in real time.
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get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time
#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
So there we have the question of the night as we build up to kick off.
With 17-year-old Lamine Yamal now 100 up, what were you doing at 17? Playing games on the Playstation? Binging TV?
Let us know using the details above!
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The next Messi?published at 19:10 British Summer Time
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Is there even such thing as another Lionel Messi? I doubt it but maybe Lamine Yamal will get close.
Media caption, Lamine Yamal – The Boy King