Barcelona find themselves on the edge of another UEFA Champions League group stage exit after drawing 3-3 at home to Group C rivals Inter Milan.
The hosts capitulated in the second half, despite two late goals from Robert Lewandowski, as they were unable to find a crucial winner in Catalonia.
Ousmane Dembele's first-half goal appeared to set Xavi's side on the road to victory, but Inter rallied superbly after the restart, with goals from Nicolo Barella, and former Barcelona transfer target Lautaro Martinez.
Lewandowski's two equalisers – either side of a calm finish from Robin Gosens – saved Barcelona from defeat on the night, but they will be eliminated, if Inter win either of their final two group games.
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Barcelona vs. Inter Milan final score
1H | 2H | Final | |
Barcelona | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Inter Milan | 3 | 3 |
Goals:
Dembele – 41st Min – BAR
Barella – 50th Min – INT
Martinez – 63rd Min – INT
Lewandowski – 81st Min – BAR
Gosens – 89th Min – INT
Lewandowski – 90+3rd Min – BAR
Barcelona's veterans brutally exposed
The inquest into Barcelona's demise at Camp Nou is likely to include some firm home truths for their experienced stars.
Xavi opted to stick with Gerard Pique in central defence, with skipper Sergio Busquets anchoring the midfield, on the night.
Pique was caught out by Nicolo Barella for Inter's first equaliser, with Busquets too slow in possession in the build up to Lautaro Martinez's goal.
Busquets was hooked after that, messi psg uniform with Pique scraping through the 90 minutes, and the duo appear to be entering their final days as Barcelona players.
Neither is short of big game nous and experience, but they were exposed in transition constantly by Inter, and the sensation is growing that the end of 2022/23 will be their final act at the Camp Nou.
Lewandowski papers over the La Blaugrana Champions League cracks
On most Champions League nights, a late brace from Lewandowski would have been enough to secure a win for Barcelona, but his heroics were overshadowed at full-time.
Despite missing chances he would have expected to score before the break, he showed a razor-sharp instinct to keep the hosts in the game, as their back-line fell apart.
The former Bayern Munich star has scored five of Barcelona's eight Champions League goals so far this season, and without him, they would already be dead and buried in Group C.
Martinez shows Barcelona what they missed out on
Lewandowski's performance showed why Barcelona pushed so hard for him psg shirt cost this summer, but his opposite number, Argentina international Martinez, showed why Barcelona wanted him back in 2021.
Despite the Catalans' interest, Inter held firm on Martinez, and rejected a possible exit from the San Siro.
Without outshining Lewandowski, his link-up play caused headaches for Barcelona all night, to confidently slot past Marc ter Stegen, and lay on a late assist for Gosens.
Barcelona's over-reliance on Lewandowski is plain to see and the presence of a reliable back-up was shown clearly by Martinez's solid display,
Barcelona vs. Inter Milan as-it-happened
FULL-TIME: BARCELONA 3 INTER MILAN 3………INZAGHI SENT OFF!
AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT AT THE CAMP NOU!
Barcelona's Champions League knockout hopes are hanging by a thread as they could only manage a 3-3 draw at home to Inter Milan.
Five second-half goals saw the contest swing from end to end at the Camp Nou and despite Lewandowski's two goals, the Catalans are on the verge of Champions League group stage elimination for the second season in a row.
90+5 Mins: INTER ALMOST WIN IT!
Martinez slides Asllani through in behind but Ter Stegen rescues Barcelona at the death!!!!
90+3 Mins: LEWANDOWSKI DOES IT AGAIN!
LEWAN-GOAL-SKI SAVES BARCELONA…………AGAIN.
Garcia's hoisted cross causes problems for Onana and Lewandowski bravely heads home to make it 3-3!!!
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SIX MINUTES ADDED ON!!!
89 Mins: INTER……….ARE……….BACK……….IN……FRONT!!!
Barcelona are AGAIN torn to pieces by Inter as Onana's long ball frees Martinez in behind a static Barca defence and his ball across the box is buried by Gosens!!!
WOW!!!
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85 Mins: Francesco Acerbi replaces Bastoni – Can either side find a winner?
81 Mins: LEWANDOWSKI EQUALISES!!!!!
Chance after chance for the Polish veteran and he finally makes it count as de Vrij fails to clear his lines and he hammers past Onana.
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Final change from Xavi as Ferran Torres comes on for Gavi, Mkhitaryan is booked for a foul on de Jong, and Kristjan Asllani replaces goal scorer Barella.
78 Mins: Another cross into the box and another Lewandowski header flies off target. Dembele goes in late on Darmian and collects a booking…as the clock ticks down for Barcelona.
75 Mins: Lewandowski angles a header just over the bar from a corner, as Barcelona keep on pushing, and Inzaghi brings on Raoul Bellanova and Robin Gosens for Dzeko and Calhanoglu.
74 Mins: More changes from Xavi as Alexa Balde and Franck Kessie come for Roberto and Marcos Alonso.
70 Mins: Lewandowski has the ball in the net for Barcelona…but the offside flag is UP.
66 Mins: Double change from Xavi – Frenkie de Jong and Ansu Fati ON with Raphinha and Busquets OFF. Matteo Darmian comes on for Federico Dimarco for the visitors.
63 Mins: INTER TAKE THE LEAD………..BARCA ARE FALLING APART!
Disaster for Barcelona as Calhanoglu steals the ball from Sergio Busquets and delivers into the box. Martinez easily avoids the challenge from Eric Garcia and tucks past Ter Stegen!!!
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Horror show at the back for Barca………..and they are 25 minutes away from Champions League elimination!!
62 Mins: Barcelona then wrestle back some control as Pedri tests Onana!!
60 Mins: IT'S ALL INTER NOW!!!
Buoyed back their equaliser, Inter carve out a string of chances, as Gavi does well to get back and block Dzeko's strike.
The hero at the San Siro – Calhanoglu – almost catches Ter Stegen with a thumping effort from outside the box but the German denies him.
Dumfries then steals in on the overlap to head goalwards but Ter Stegen gets across to bat away the effort.
54 Mins: Barca almost hit back immediately as Lewandowski powers wide from Pedri's flick.
Two bookings for Inter as the referee cautions Martinez for dissent and Stefan de Vrij for a late crunch on Pedri.
50 Mins: INTER EQUALISE!!!!!
Alessandro Bastoni's superb free kick flies into the box and Barella ghosts in between Gavi and Gerard Pique to steer past Ter Stegen!!!
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GAME ON!!!
46 Mins: We are back underway….no changes for either side at the break as Skriniar picks up a knock.
HALF TIME: BARCELONA 1 INTER MILAN 0
Chances at both ends on an entertaining night at the Camp Nou but Barcelona's extra edge has made the crucial difference in Catalonia.
Dembele's close range finish has put the hosts 1-0 up at the break as they look to keep their Champions League last 16 hopes alive.
Bayern Munich lead 4-0 at Viktoria Plzen at the interval – with their knockout place virtually assured – leaving Barcelona and Inter to battle for second spot in Group C.
44 Mins: Raphinha spots Onana out of position and tries an audacious effort which lands just wide of the post.
41 Mins: GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! BARCELONA TAKE THE LEAD!!!
Barca's pressure finally pays off!!
Raphinha did well to keep the ball in play and find the onrushing Sergi Roberto and his ball across the box is fired home by Dembele!!!
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40 Mins: Dembele denied by Onana and the Cameroonian stopper then sprawls to block Pedri from close range
39 Mins: Another chance for Barcelona as Lewandowski's cross drops kindly for Raphinha PSG Shirts but the former Leeds United lashing wide.
34 Mins: Lewandowski's snap shot is gathered by Onana at the second attempt, and the pair collide, with the Inter keeper needing treatment.
30 Mins: Superb break from Inter as Nicolo Barella bursts forward, and feeds in Denzel Dumfries, but his angled drive is blocked away Ter Stegen.
28 Mins: Quickfire chances at both ends as we head to the half hour mark – Mkhitaryan forces a smart react neymar psg jersey ion stop from Marc Ter Stegen – and Ousmane Dembele's c psg away shirts urling effort is tipped away by On messi psg jersey away ana.
23 Mins: First clash of the night between Lewandowski and Milan Skriniar and the referee needs to do some crowd control here as a pushing match kicks off.
17 Mins: INTER HIT BACK!!!
The visitors spring to life as Edin Dzeko cushions Hakan Calhanoglu's superb free kick against the bar!!! lionel messi psg shirt sales SOOOOO CLOSE!!!
15 Mins: Elsewhere in Group C!!!!
Sadio Mane has put Bayern Munich 1-0 up at Viktoria Plzen….where three points will guarantee their last 16 spot!!
If Bayern win – and Barcelona lose at the Camp Nou – Xavi's side will be eliminated from the Champions League group stages for the second season in a row.
12 Mins: BIG CHANCE FOR BARCA!!!
Robert Lewandowski beats his man to a corner but Henrikh Mkhitaryan gets back to clear off the line!!
Raphinha then looks to lead the Barca attack as his long range effort flies over Andre Onana's crossbar.
10 Mins: Barcelona are beginning to nudge their way into the contest with successive corners cleared away by Inter after Martinez was flagged offside at the other end.
5 Mins: An even start in Catalonia, as Lautaro Martinez climbs highest from a corner, but his header is wide of the post.
KICK OFF: WE ARE OFF – BARCELONA VS INTER MILAN
10 Mins to KO: Warm ups DONE………..KO is 10 minutes away!!
30 Mins to KO: What the managers have said ahead of KO in Catalonia
Xavi – "This is a match based on the psychological aspects of football. We have 90 minutes to win the match but we need to have patience. They will defend deep, but if we attack better (than in Milan), we can win.
"We have to improve things. It depends on where the free spaces are. We have to dominate the space inside and offer [for the ball] more."
Inzaghi – "We made the most of our opportunity in the last game, we know how important this on is, and we must give an extraordinary effort. We’re fighting to get through this group with all we’ve got.
"I maintain Inter deserve much of the credit for forcing Barcelona to play badly at the San Siro. Onana did not have many saves to make. Tonight will be different, the stadium is behind them and fired up, Italian sides have struggled at Camp Nou historically."
60 Mins to KO: TEAM NEWS IS IN!!
The team news has dropped at the Camp Nou………..
Xavi freshens up his defence with Eric Garcia and Sergi Roberto coming in to replace Alex Balde and Jordi Alba and Ousmane Dembele in for Ferran Torres.
Inter boss Simone Inzaghi makes three changes to the starting XI which won 2-1 away at Sassuolo in Serie A action at the weekend.
Stefan de Vrij and Milan Skriniar come into the defence, in place of Francesco Acerbi and Danilo D'Ambrosio, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan preferred to Kristjan Asllani in midfield.
1 Hr and 15 Mins to KO: What is the latest picture in Group C?
Barcelona's 1-0 defeat at the San Siro in the reverse fixture last week puts Xavi's hosts on the back foot ahead of this game.
Bayern Munich lead the way in Group C, with nine points from three games, and a win at Viktoria Plzen tonight, will put them into the last 16.
Inter are on six points, compared to Barcelona's three, as it stands, but La Blaugrana have won all five of their Champions League home games against the Serie A giants.
1 Hr and 45 Mins to KO.: The stage is set for a HUGE night at the Camp Nou tonight
Barcelona vs. Inter Milan lineups
Xavi is still without six first-team players ahead of this match with Jules Kounde unavailable but set to return before the end of October.
Eric Garcia and Sergi Roberto return to the starting XI in place of Jordi Alba and Alex Balde in defence.
Barcelona lineup (4-3-3): Ter Stegen (GK) — Alonso, Pique, Garcia, Roberto — Pedri, Busquets, Gavi — Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Barcelona subs (10): Pena (GK), Tenas (GK), Balde, Alba, Torres, Fati, de Jong, Casado, Kessie, Torre
Marcelo Brozovic and Alex Cordaz remain sidelined for Inter ahead psg signed jersey of this game with Joaquin Correa ruled out until November.
Inter Milan lineup (3-5-2): Onana (GK) —Bastoni, de Vrij, Skriniar — Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Calhanoglu, Dumfries — Martinez, Dzeko
Inter Milan subs (12): Handanovic (GK), Botis (GK) Darmian, Gagliardini, Gosens, Bellanova, Acerbi, Asllani, D'Ambrosio, Carboni, Stankovic Curatolo
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What time is Barcelona vs. Inter Milan?
Barcelona play host to Inter Milan at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. It kicks off at 8 p.m. BST on Wednesday, October 12.
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Date | Weds, Oct 12 | Weds, Oct 12 | Weds, Oct 12 | Thurs, Oct 13 |
Time | 20:00 BST | 15:00 ET | 15:00 ET | 06:00 AEDT |
How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter Milan
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TV channel | BT Sport 4 | Univision, TUDN | — | — |
Streaming | BT Sport website/app | fuboTV, Paramount+, VIX+ | DAZN | Stan Sport |
UK: The match will be carried across BT Sport streaming and TV platforms.
USA: Barcelona vs. Inter Milan will be broadcast on Univision and TUDN for Spanish li verkochte shirts messi psg steners, which are streamed on fuboTV. Paramount+ and VIX+ (Spanish) will also stream for subscribers.
Canada: Champions League matches are streamed in Canada via DAZN.
Australia: Every Champions League match is streamed in Australia via Stan Sport.