Internazionale vs Barcelona, 1st Leg
Match pulse
INTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Inter Milan 3-1
Internazionale beat Barcelona 3-1 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Giuseppe Meazza. Goals for Inter Milan: Wesley Sneijder (30'), Maicon (48') and Diego Milito (61'). Goals for Barcelona: Pedro (19').
Play by play
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It's unclear how much of an impact the coach journey had, too, but it may be the same story for Inter in the return leg next week.
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Inter certainly had the luck - Milito's goal may have been offside and Dani Alves may well feel he should have had a penalty - but Inter did enough to stop Barca dominating in their usual style.
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It's all over! Inter win the first leg 3-1 and take a significant advantage into the second leg!
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Keita concedes a free-kick, allowing Inter to waste some time.
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Balotelli unleashes a shot, but he can't find the target.
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Pedro tries an acrobatic effort, but it's straight at the keeper.
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Chivu hoofs clear as Messi tries to create something.
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Four minutes of stoppage time.
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Balotelli has the chance to feed Stankovic for a fourth, but it bobbles and he gets it all wrong.
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Dani Alves puts in a woeful cross. Goal kick.
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Pique goes down in the area as a cross comes in, but nothing's given.
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Sneijder heads Keita's cross back to Chivu, who kicks it clear.
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Inter are having to defend desperately at the moment.
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Inter clear the corner.
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Baltelli gets a header on the corner but Pique has a chance to fire in on goal before Inter eventually scramble it out for another corner!
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Barca win a corner.
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Sneijder goes clean through but his control lets him down!
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Dani Alves gets a booking for diving in the area! Sneijder made a mess of the challenge but it's not clear whether he actually made contact.
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Pique shows why he's a defender: he gets the ball in the area and runs the wrong way.
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Stankovic picks up a booking for a foul from behind and he too will miss the second leg.
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Sneijder puts the free-kick in but the referee spots an infringement. Barca free-kick.
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Zanetti wins a free-kick out on the right.
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Keita tries to catch Julio Cesar off-guard with a shot from distance, but it's a comfortable save.
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Pique receives the ball in the area but he's quickly surrounded and it's hoofed clear.
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