Inter, Inzaghi: "We were good and we helped each other. We did a great job"

Milan, 16 April 2025 – Mission accomplished for Inter eliminated Bayern Munich and returned to the Champions League semi-finals where they will face Barcelona, ​​as in 2010, the year of the “Treble”. To Simone Inzaghi's team, to reach the goal, after the 2-1 achieved last week at the Allianz Arena in Munich, 2-2 was enough to grab a place in the top four. A draw earned tooth and nail, as Bayern, with their backs to the wall, started very strong, putting great pressure on Inter in the first half, who however did not give up trying to strike on the counterattack, making themselves dangerous with Dimarco, Calhanoglu and Thuram. After the half-time break, The Bavarians resumed their drumming push and in the 52nd minute they struck with a lightning strike from Kane, who left Sommer no chance with a diagonal shot. A goal that has stung the pride of a great team of Inter who, between the 58th and 61st minute he completely overturned the situation thanks to the goals scored by Lautaro Martinez and the former player of the evening Pavard. A deadly one-two that was not enough to restrain a Bayern who in the last 20 minutes threw themselves forward again, first levelling the score with a header from a tight angle by Dier, in the 76th minute, and then coming close to overtaking again on several occasions, only to be avoided thanks to the great defensive work of the Nerazzurri. A result that can only leave the Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi satisfied, who appeared quite radiant to Sky's microphones: "It was a beautiful evening, spent together with our fans, in a stadium that helped us a lot in front of a very strong team like Bayern who played two great games, but found themselves facing an Inter who wanted this qualification by also playing two great games in Monaco and San Siro. Now we'll enjoy this evening which is the result of a huge sacrifice. We were very good, we helped each other because that's the only way to beat a great team like Bayern. Tonight we conceded after starting the second half very well and with Mkhitaryan on the ground with his hands on his head. We thought we could stop the game and instead they rightly continued because no one stopped them. We remained lucid, in the game, and we first equalized with Lautaro and then doubled with Pavard. Then came the new equalizer from Bayern who in the final, also thanks to the substitutions, raised the intensity. But we were good, lucid and the substitutions helped us. You always have to calculate who you are facing: Bayern are really difficult to face and they won four times out of four at San Siro. We knew there would be difficulties but now we are very happy and we feel rewarded after all the effort we put in. Now we go to the semi-finals with great pride, knowing full well that we want to continue this run. It will depend on us. We will try to recover some absentees who can help us because it is not easy to play every 48-72 hours. It is also right to enjoy, however, evenings like this because we have achieved a great feat. You cannot always reach the semi-finals of the Champions League”.