From the word go, Barca was attacking the Inter's goal trying to find a way inside.. Inter on the other hand had only one motive.. Defend at any cost.. They had a two goal cushion and hence they had no intention on scoring goals.. The defense was solid blocking every chance of Barca to score a goal.. There were times when an Inter player got the ball to Barca's 14 yards but had no assists from others.. The first half saw the Inter side being reduced to 10 men with a red card that seemed unnecessary.. There were so many yellow cards given for time wasting and innumerable fouls.. The tension was evident.. A brilliant save from Cesar off Messi's strike helped them in keeping the first half goal-less..
The second half saw Barca going desperate for goals with strikes from mid fielders outside the penalty area.. The crowd was losing patience and decibel levels were coming down.. A brilliant pass from Messi was headed out by Bojan.. That one was very close to the goal.. And that miss proved costly.. Finally it was Pique who netted Barca's goal in the 84th minute and the crowd erupted.. They still had a chance.. With less than ten minutes (including injury time) they tried in vain for that ever elusive goal again and again.. But it was Inter's day and Jose Mourinho's emotional let out in the center of the field said it all.. A job well done by Inter and they will play the UEFA Champions final on May 22nd against Bayern Munchen..
Jose Mourinho does it again!!.. Really is the special one... Couldnt hav imagined ny othr team stoppin barca... Especially aftr the thrashing they gave 2 Arsenal... A job wel dun!
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