Barcelona-Inter: First Nerazzurri fans in a city searching for normality

Milan, 29 April 2025 – The first Inter fans arrived yesterday and some have taken a early morning flight already today at 8 from Malpensa. The last ones will arrive tomorrow, the same day of the match against Barcelona. The away sector of the Lluis Companys Stadium It has been sold out for several days now, 2.869 tickets sold.

Tickets

Far fewer than the 5.000 who arrived in the city in 2010 to follow the Champions League semi-final, then for the return, but it was played in the much larger stadium campnou, almost 100.000 units present, while the current home of the Catalans (temporary, waiting to be able to return to the historic facility after a restoration that will bring the seats present to 111.000) hosts just over 55.000.

black out

The good news for fans and ordinary tourists is that the city woke up with some aftermath of the black out than yesterday, but with an increasingly evident return to normality. "Trains around the city are still not running", they explain to us in taxis, which has had an effect on traffic in some areas.

Some taxi drivers find themselves travelling up to Malaga or in Alicante, where flights still don't land (the first morning flight from Milan to Malaga has actually been cancelled). On the other hand, electronic payments are back in operation and the city is lit up, and not only by the spring sun.

The Eve

The pre-match activities begin at 11:XNUMX, with Barcelona training at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. Some Blaugrana fans are already outside the sports center an hour before the start, hoping to get photos or autographs from the team's stars, who are still in the running for the League-Champions League-Copa del Rey treble after winning the national trophy last Saturday, in the final against Real Madrid.