Inter vs Barcelona facts

Inter welcome Barcelona to San Siro for the second leg of what is shaping up to be a titanic UEFA Champions League semi-final with the tie poised at 3-3.

The two former European champions played out an epic first installment at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 April, Marcus Thuram giving the visitors the lead after 30 seconds – the fastest goal in a Champions League semi-final. Denzel Dumfries doubled the advantage in the 21st minute but Barça were back on terms by half-time through Lamine Yamal (24) – making him, aged 17 years 291 days, the youngest semi-final scorer – and Ferran Torres (38). Dumfries restored Inter's lead in the 64th minute only for Raphinha's shot to rebound in off Yann Sommer 60 seconds later and ensure the teams head to Italy all square.

Inter – runners-up in 2023 – were European champions for a third time in 2010, beating Barcelona in a memorable semi-final, while Barça – in the last four for the first time since 2019 – are bidding to reach the final for the first time since claiming their fifth European Cup in 2015,

Previous meetings

Matches 13
Inter wins 2
Barcelona wins 6
Draws 5
Inter goals 13
Barcelona goals 20

All 13 of the teams’ previous fixtures have come in the Champions League – and all since 2003.

2022/23 group stage
Inter 1-0 Barcelona
Barcelona 3-3 Inter
Inter's Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored the only goal in added time at the end of the first half at San Siro on Matchday 3, before a six-goal thriller at the Camp Nou. Ousmane Dembélé’s 40th-minute opener for Barça was turned around by Nicolò Barella (50) and Lautaro Martínez (63) and, though Robert Lewandowski made it 2-2 eight minutes from time, Robin Gosens’ 89th-minute strike looked to have given the visitors victory only for Lewandowski to level again two minutes into added time.

2019/20 group stage
Barcelona 2-1 Inter
Inter 1-2 Barcelona
Luis Suárez scored twice (58, 84) at the Camp Nou after Martínez had given the visitors a third-minute lead. Carles Pérez's opener for the Spanish side in Milan was cancelled out by Romelu Lukaku but Ansu Fati struck four minutes from time – becoming the competition's youngest-ever goalscorer aged 17 years 40 days – as Inter were eliminated.

2018/19 group stage
Barcelona 2-0 Inter
Inter 1-1 Barcelona
An 87th-minute Mauro Icardi goal earned Inter a Matchday 4 draw at San Siro four minutes after Malcom had put Barça in front. A goal in each half from Rafinha and Jordi Alba had given Barcelona victory at the Camp Nou two weeks earlier.

2009/10 semi-finals
Inter 3-1 Barcelona
Barcelona 1-0 Inter
Pedro Rodríguez struck first at San Siro for Barcelona but Wesley Sneijder, Maicon and Diego Milito turned it round for José Mourinho's Inter, who held on despite Gerard Piqué’s second-leg strike to reach the final, where they beat Bayern to claim the club's third European title.

2009/10 group stage
Inter 0-0 Barcelona
Barcelona 2-0 Inter
After another goalless draw in Milan, goals in the first 26 minutes from Piqué and Pedro gave Pep Guardiola’s side the points at the Camp Nou.

2002/03 second group stage
Barcelona 3-0 Inter
Inter 0-0 Barcelona
Javier Saviola, Phillip Cocu and Patrick Kluivert were on target in Barcelona before a goalless draw in Milan.

Form guide

Inter

Record vs Spanish clubs: W16 D15 L24 F61 A73
Home record vs Spanish clubs: W12 D10 L4

Inter’s interest in the 2023/24 Champions League was ended by Spanish opponents in their most recent fixtures against a Liga club before this tie, a 2-1 second-leg defeat at Atlético de Madrid – in which Federico Dimarco had given them the lead, making it 2-0 on aggregate – preceding a 2-3 defeat on penalties in the round of 16.

The first-leg win against Atlético is one of only three Inter wins in their last 19 games against Liga clubs (D5 L11), a run that also includes a 3-2 reverse against Sevilla in the 2020 UEFA Europa League final in Cologne.

Last season's defeat of Atleti was also only Inter's third victory in ten games against Liga visitors at San Siro (D4 L3).

The Nerazzurri's record against Spanish clubs in two-legged knockout ties is W5 L10, the 2010 elimination of Barcelona their sole victory in the last four.

This is Inter's second Champions League semi-final in three years, and a fourth overall. They are in the last four of the European Cup for a tenth time overall.

The Nerazzurri have won their last two semi-finals, a 3-0 aggregate defeat of neighbours AC Milan in 2022/23 (2-0 a, 1-0 h) making their overall record at this stage W6 L3.

Simone Inzaghi's side were runners-up to Manchester City in the 2023 final, losing 1-0 in Istanbul – Inter's most successful Champions League campaign since lifting the trophy in 2010.

Inter were fourth in this season's league phase (W6 D1 L1) before beating Feyenoord (2-0 a, 2-1 h) and Bayern (2-1 a, 2-2 h) in the knockout stage.

Inter have won 15 of their last 28 home Champions League games (D8 L5) and 14 of their last 19 (D3 L2), including against Crvena Zvezda (4-0), Arsenal and Leipzig (both 1-0), Monaco (3-0) and Feyenoord (2-1) this season before a 2-2 second-leg draw with Bayern München completed a 4-3 aggregate win.

Inter have been victorious in 15 of the 21 UEFA competition ties in which they have recorded a first-leg away draw although they lost the last, against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2018/19 UFA Europa League round of 16 (1-1 a, 0-1 h). When the first leg has finished 3-3 they lost to Alavés in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup fourth round (0-2 h) but beat Celtic in the 2014/15 Europa League round of 32 (1-0 h).

Inter's record in five UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W2 L3:
5-4 v Celtic, 1971/72 European Cup semi-final
3-4 v Aston Villa, 1994/95 UEFA Cup first round
5-3 v Grazer AK, 1996/97 UEFA Cup second round
1-4 v Schalke, 1996/97 UEFA Cup final
2-3 v Atlético de Madrid, 2023/24 Champions League round of 16

Barcelona

Record vs Italian clubs: W32 D23 L13 F118 A75
Away record vs Italian clubs: W9 D13 L9

This is Barcelona’s third game against Italian opponents this season; they drew 2-2 at home to Atalanta on Matchday 8.

Barcelona had previously faced Italian opposition in last season's round of 16, beating Napoli 4-2 on aggregate (1-1 a, 3-1 h). That made their record in two-legged ties against Italian sides W10 L5 with victories in the last three.

The second-leg victory is one of only two in their last nine matches against Serie A sides (D5 L2).

The Spanish side have won three of their last six games in Italy (D2 L1).

This is Barcelona's 13th Champions League semi-final – level with Bayern and behind only Real Madrid (17) – and 17th in the European Cup overall. Their record is W7 L9.

Barça have lost three of their last four semi-finals, including the most recent, against Liverpool in 2018/19 (3-0 h, 0-4 a).

That second-leg loss was a fourth successive away defeat in semi-finals; Barcelona have managed only two away wins overall at this stage of the competition (D2 L11).

Second behind Liverpool in this season's league phase (W6 D1 L1), Barcelona beat Benfica in the round of 16 (1-0 a, 3-1 h) and Dortmund in the quarter-finals (4-0 h, 1-3 a).

Defeat at Dortmund in the quarter-final second leg was Barcelona's 13th in their last 42 away European matches; they have won 19, including four of their six this season (L2).

The Blaugrana have been held to a home draw in the first leg of a UEFA tie on 14 previous occasions, going through seven times but losing the most recent, to Manchester United in the 2022/23 Europa League knockout phase play-offs (2-2 h, 1-2 a). This is the first time they have drawn 3-3 at home in the first game.

Barcelona's record in six UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W5 L1:
5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round
3-1 v Ipswich Town, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round
4-1 v Anderlecht, 1978/79 European Cup Winners' Cup second round
5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final
0-2 v Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 European Cup final
5-4 v Lech Poznań, 1988/89 European Cup Winners' Cup second round

Links and trivia

Has played in Italy:
Wojciech Szczęsny (Roma 2015–17, Juventus 2017–24)

Has played in Spain:
Josep Martínez (Barcelona youth 2015–17, Las Palmas 2017–20)

Have played together:
Henrikh Mkhitaryan & Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund 2013/14)
Benjamin Pavard & Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München 2019–22)
Yann Sommer & Andreas Christensen (Borussia Mönchengladbach 2015–17)
Josep Martínez & Dani Olmo (Leipzig 2020–22)

Hansi Flick coached Benjamin Pavard at Bayern München between 2019 and 2021.

Yann Sommer replaced Marc-André ter Stegen at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014.

International team-mates:
Piotr Zieliński, Nicola Zalewski & Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland)
Carlos Augusto & Raphinha (Brazil)
Benjamina Pavard, Marcus Thuram & Jules Koundé (France)
Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij & Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)

Latest news

Inter

On Saturday an early Kristjan Asllani penalty earned Inter a 1-0 home victory against Verona, ending a five-game winless run (D2 L3) and keeping them three points behind Serie A leaders Napoli with three games remaining.

Inter suffered their third consecutive defeat in all competitions on 27 April, a 0-1 home loss to Roma.

The Nerazzurri's 13-games unbeaten run in all competitions (W9 D4) was ended by a 1-0 reverse at Bologna on 20 April. It was their first loss since going down 0-1 at Juventus on 16 February, which was also the last game in which the Nerazzurri failed to score.

On 23 April Inter went down 0-3 against city rivals AC Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg, completing a 1-4 aggregate defeat.

The loss to Roma made it three successive defeats without scoring for the first time since a five-game run in February 2012.

Marcus Thuram has scored 14 league goals this season – a new career best.

Lautaro Martínez was replaced at half-time in Barcelona with a left thigh injury and was not involved on Saturday.

Benjamin Pavard limped off early on against Roma with a sprained left ankle and has missed the last two games.

On 30 April Martínez was given the 2025 Foreign Press Award as Best Foreign Athlete in Italy.

Denzel Dumfries' first-leg double made him the first Inter player to score twice in a Champions League semi-final match.

Barcelona

Barça have won 24 of their last 30 matches in all competitions (D5 L1). They came from behind to win 2-1 at Real Valladolid on Saturday.

Raphinha scored the first goal, his 31st this season; he got ten in 2023/24. His 16 goals in La Liga are eight more than last season.

The first leg was Lamine Yamal's 100th Barcelona appearance. The 17-year-old has 15 goals in all competitions this season.

An unused substitute at the weekend, Ferran Torres has scored in his last two games and has 19 goals in all competitions this season.

On 26 April an extra-time goal from Jules Koundé gave Barcelona a 3-2 win against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final, sealing a record 32nd triumph in the competition and a first since 2021.

Barcelona have scored 160 goals in 55 matches this season. They have scored five or more goals in 11 games and four in 11 others.

Robert Lewandowski has scored 17 goals in 23 matches in 2025 and 40 in 48 this season, more than any other player in the five major European leagues and his most prolific season with Barcelona, surpassing his 33 goals in 2022/23.

Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen played 90 minutes on Saturday, his first appearance since suffering a knee injury on 22 September.

Jules Koundé went off with a hamstring strain in the first half against Inter and sat out Saturday's win.

Lewandowski suffered a muscle injury against Celta Vigo on 19 April that was expected to keep him out for three weeks.

Alejandro Balde has been out with a hamstring injury since 12 April.

Marc Casadó injured his right knee in a 4-2 league win at Atleti on 16 March and has not played since.

Marc Bernal (out since 27 August) is not expected to play again this season due to a serious knee injury.