The first half was a perfect advert for the beautiful game. Marcus Thuram opened the scoring after just 30 seconds, tapping home with an audacious backheel flick before Denzel Dumfries doubled Inter’s advantage, redirecting Francesco Acerbi’s header beyond Wojciech Szcezny with a masterful overhead kick.

But not Inter Milan. On this Wednesday night, in the first leg of a Champions League semifinal, Inter ran stride for stride with Barca, and escaped with a 3-3 draw — a result the Italian club will gladly take back to Milan for next week's second leg.

FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal was removed from the pre-match warm-up ahead of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals against Inter Milan, causing concern among fans and the coaching staff.