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Barcelona and Inter Milan start this Wednesday with the first half of the Champions League semi-finals. Face to face will be two teams that, besides being European champions, know each other very well and seek to overtake the last obstacle before the Munich final.
TEST PLACE
Spanish and Italians have the particularity of ending both the league phase with the same 19 points, and Barcelona ended in second place behind Liverpool and Inter was fourth classified.
Without playing playoffs, the two teams automatically moved to the round of 16. Then the Catalans began by eliminating Benfica, winning in Luz 0-1, and in Montjuic 4-1.
Already the transalpinos also did not have much difficulty defeating Feyenoord, winning the first game in Rotterdam by 0-2, and the second at home 2-1.
Arrived at the quarterfinals, either Barcelona or Inter had German opponents. The 'Barça' began by beating Borussia Dortmund 4-0 at home, eventually spent some unexpected difficulties in the second game, where she lost 3-1.
As for the 'Nerazurri', the task was equally difficult. Inter managed to go to Bavaria to beat Bayern Munich by 0-1 in the first half, drawing in San Siro in the second game two goals, a result that left the rounds open until the final whistle.
Moments of
Barcelona and Inter Milan come to this meeting both fight for the winning of the respective championships. The 'Barça' leads the Spanish Championship with four points of advance over Real Madrid, at a time when five hours are still missing.
More difficult is the task of Inter which is currently classified in Serie A, three points of leader Naples, four rounds of the end.
In terms of recent results, the 'Blaugrana' appear to be in better shape, recording eight wins in the last ten games, the latest from the eternal royal rival, and which meant the achievement of the king's cup.
Already the Milan appear to go through some difficulties, as they add only four triumphs in the last ten games, and have not won for four consecutive matches; In this cycle, Simone Inzaghi's men recorded two consecutive defeats in the championship, which led to the loss of leadership.
Confrontation history
As stated earlier, Barcelona and Inter Milan are old Champions League acquaintance. Indeed, the two teams have met 16 times in European events, 12 of them in 'Champions' and four on the already-extent Cup Cup with Feira.
In total of the sixteen games, the Catalans take advantage, with seven wins, against four of the Italians, and five draws.
The 'Blaugrana' supremacy deepens if we look at the games played in Spain, where Barcelona has six wins in eight games, against only one of the 'interviews'. The only Italian triumph in Catalonia date of the 1969/70 season, in the eighth of the cities cup with fair.
There, Inter de Heriberto Herrera beat Vic Buckingham Barcelona 1-2, thanks to the goals of Roberto Bonsegna and Mario Bertini.
Although Barcelona has supremacy in direct confrontation, the truth is that Inter takes advantage when it comes to qualifiers.
In the three times that the two teams were in the phase to be eliminated from the race, the Italians went over twice, the last of which in 2009/2010, guided by José Mourinho.
The 'Nerazurri' won in San Siro 3-1 and lost only 1-0 in Catalonia, ensuring their presence in the final of Madrid, where he would eventually beat Bayern Munich and regain the European title.
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