Barcelona vs. Inter Milan live score: UEFA Champions League result, updates, stats from semifinal first leg

By | April 30, 2025
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The second UEFA Champions League semifinal gets underway on Wednesday as Barcelona host Italian giants Inter Milan in Spain for the first leg of their matchup.

Barcelona are chasing a famous quadruple, having already secured the Copa del Rey title last weekend and the Supercopa de Espana in January, and they are in the driver’s seat for the La Liga crown. A spot in the Champions League final would be icing on the cake, as Hansi Flick bids for one of the most impressive seasons in club history.

Inter were also eyeing a potential strong end to a promising season, but recent slips in Serie A play saw them concede the top spot in the standings to Napoli. A subsequent defeat in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal would prove a double hammer blow to their hopes of securing silverware, particularly after city rivals AC Milan eliminated them at the semifinal stage of the Coppa Italia this month.

With Paris Saint-Germain having secured a 1-0 advantage over Arsenal in the first leg of their semifinal yesterday, the focus now shifts to the other two semifinalists with a spot at the Allianz Arena in Munich on the line.

The Sporting News is following the Barcelona vs. Inter match live, providing score updates, commentary.

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Barcelona vs. Inter score

  Score (Pregame) Goal scorers
Barcelona – –
Inter Milan – –

Location: Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium (Barcelona, Spain)
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)

Starting lineups:

Barcelona (4-2-3-1, right to left): 25. Szczesny (GK) — 23. Kounde, 5. I. Martinez, 2. Cubarsi, 35. G. Martin — 8. Pedri, 21. De Jong — 19. Lamine Yamal, 20. Olmo, 11. Raphinha — 7. F. Torres.

Inter Milan (3-5-2, right to left): 1. Sommer (GK) — 31. Bisseck, 15. Acerbi, 95. Bastoni — 2. Dumfries, 20. Calhanoglu, 22. Mkhitaryan, 23. Barella, 32. Dimarco — 10. L. Martinez, 9. Thuram.

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Barcelona vs. Inter Milan live updates, highlights from Champions League

15 mins to kickoff: Barcelona have been sensational this season on all fronts, with Hansi Flick’s Bundesliga style of play ripping through both domestic and European opposition. Thierry Henry has taken notice, praising the team ahead of today’s kickoff.

Will they make good on their former striker’s faith today and put one foot in the Champions League final? Kickoff is minutes away!

30 mins to kickoff: Lautaro Martinez is in exceptional Champions League form, having scored in five straight European matches, including his hat-trick against Monaco to cap off the league phase. Yet Inter are coming into this match off the back of three straight domestic defeats, a stretch in which Martinez did not score a single goal.

Will he relish being back on the European stage, or will his recent domestic slump carry over? Lautaro has been criticized in the past for going invisible in the biggest games of the season. His winning goal in the Copa America final promised to change that narrative, and the recent UCL hot streak is promising as well, but going invisible now would bring the negativity right back into the forefront.

The job is not done yet for the Argentine.

45 mins to kickoff: WhoScored did a combined Barcelona/Inter XI based solely on player ratings this season. It’s a curious selection, leaving the likes of Pau Cubarsi, Frenkie de Jong, Alessandro Bastoni, and Nicolo Barella on the sideline while Inigo Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu start.

What changes would you make?

1 hour to kickoff: Inter are a formidable opponent, of that there’s no doubt, but Barcelona are considered significant favorites in this one, and for good reason. The La Liga leaders have arguably been the best team in Europe this season.

1 hour 15 mins to kick: Lineups are in! Barcelona’s XI is exactly as expected, with Dani Olmo at the No. 10 and Ferran Torres in for Robert Lewandowski.

For Inter, there were two big questions for this game surrounding the fitness of Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries. Both are in the starting lineup, which is a huge boost for the visitors who will be playing on the counter.

1 hour 30 mins to kick: Lamine Yamal has been compared to a young Lionel Messi recently. It’s easy to understand why, as the 17-year-old Barcelona wonderkid dazzles on the dribble and with his pace. Inter forward Lautaro Martinez, a teammate of Messi’s on the Argentine national team, wasn’t having it, paying his respects to the Spanish teenager’s talent but saying nobody in the world should draw comparisons to the greatest ever.

The youngster also wasn’t ready to put himself in that pantheon, saying, “comparisons don’t make sense and even more so with Messi.” Lamine Yamal just wants to be Lamine Yamal, and for right now, that’s all fans should ask for too, because the kid has proven time and time again that’s plenty of entertainment.

1 hour 45 mins to kick: The last time these two clubs met in the Champions League semifinals was in 2010 when Jose Mourinho shocked Pep Guardiola’s side to reach the final. Mourinho would go on to win the title that year, but Barcelona would be fine, coming back to win the title the following season.

Can the Italian club spring an upset of the European giants again?

2 hours to kickoff: The difference between the styles of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres up front are stark, and it may change how Barcelona attack this game. Lewandowski has morphed into a pure penalty-area finisher in his advanced age, dragging center-backs around with his movement but hardly touching the ball outside the 18-yard box.

Ferran Torres, meanwhile, can run much more and likes to make movements in behind the defenders, helping with buildup and flowing much more freely. That’s nice in theory, but it’s also a change, and it could clog things for Lamine Yamal and Raphinha who love to run at their defenders as well. That could play right into Inter’s hands.

Barcelona vs. Inter Milan kick off time

This Champions League semifinal first leg kicks off from Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, April 30 at 9 p.m. local time in Barcelona, Spain. Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:

  Date Kickoff time
USA/Canada Wed, Apr. 30 3 p.m. ET
USA/Canada Wed, Apr. 30 12 p.m. PT
UK Wed, Apr. 30 8 p.m. BST
Australia Thu, May 1 5 a.m. AEST
India Thu, May 1 12:30 a.m. IST

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Barcelona vs. Inter Milan lineups, team news

Robert Lewandowski remains on the sidelines with a hamstring injury and the May 11 Clasico against Real Madrid remains the star striker’s target. In his stead, Ferran Torres produced an impressive goal-scoring appearance in his absence in the Copa del Rey final, and will hope to reprise that starring role today.

Alejandro Balde is battling to return soon from his own hamstring problem, but Gerard Martin remains slotted in at left-back as cover for now. Marc Casado remains out with a knee problem and Marc Bernal is a long-term absentee.

Barcelona starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Szczesny (GK) — Kounde, I. Martinez, Cubarsi, G. Martin — Pedri, De Jong — Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha — F. Torres

Barcelona subs: Pena (GK), Astralaga (GK), Fort, Araujo, Christensen, E. Garcia, P. Torre, Fati, F. Lopez, Victor.

After missing Inter’s past three matches with a thigh problem, Marcus Thuram has passed fit to start up front alongside Lautaro Martinez. Joaquin Correa, Mehdi Taremi and veteran forward Marko Arnautovic are Inzaghi’s alternatives.

Denzel Dumfries and Piotr Zielinski each returned to action against Roma following lay-offs and suffered no ill-effects, although defender Benjamin Pavard misses out after sustaining a sprained ankle, replaced by Yann Bisseck.

Inter Milan starting lineup (3-5-2): Sommer (GK) — Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni — Dumfries, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Dimarco — L. Martinez, Thuram

Inter Milan subs: J. Martinez (GK), Di Gennaro (GK), de Vrij, Re Cecconi, Augusto, Frattesi, Asllani, Darmian, Zalewski, Zielinski, Arnautovic, Taremi.

Barcelona vs. Inter Milan live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world’s major regions:

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