Barcelona is out of the world forever? Spanish media: Martin was obviously fouled before Inter Milan tied

In the second leg of the 2024-25 Champions League semi-finals, Inter Milan vs. Barcelona, ​​the process is comparable to Bayern vs. Manchester United in the 1998-99 Champions League final.

In the first leg, Barcelona drew 3:3 with Inter Milan at home, and the winner must be decided in this game.

In the 21st minute, Dumfries assisted and Lautaro scored the first record. In the 42nd minute, Lautaro dribbled into the penalty area and was tackled. VAR intervened, the referee awarded a penalty kick, and Cialhanoglu took the penalty kick and hit it. Inter Milan expanded the score to 2:0, and it seems that it is already in sight to advance to the finals. In the second half, Martin assisted Garcia and Ormo to score goals one after another, and Barcelona equalized the score. In the 87th minute, Rafinia's goal helped Barcelona surpass Inter Milan 3:2.

Enters stoppage time for the whole game, and Barcelona advances without conceding the ball. In the 93rd minute, Dumfries assisted Archerby to score a tie. Then in overtime, Flatesi scored a goal and finished the final victory, Inter Milan eliminated Barcelona with a total score of 7:6. In the 1998-99 Champions League final, Bayern led the lead with a 6-minute free kick from Basler to the start of the game, and maintained the lead until 90 minutes in regular time. In 3 minutes of stoppage time, Sheringham and Solskjaer scored two goals in a row, helping Manchester United magically reverse Bayern 2:1 to win the championship.

However, Inter Milan eliminated Barcelona at home, the referee's penalty was quite controversial.

The Daily Sports Daily published an article saying that before Inter Milan scored a draw, Gerald Martin was obviously fouled.

The controversial penalty took place very quickly, and the Spanish broadcaster provided a vague long-term replay. But the images circulating on social media clearly show that Martin suffered a double foul. Dumfries first hit Martin with his shin and then used a second collision from behind. It is puzzling that VAR neither intervened in the review nor reminded the referee. The video referee intervened before Kubasi's foul on Lautaro and the cancellation of Yamal's penalty.

Barcelona bench was shocked, and coach Flick first protested from the coach's seat, but the penalty could not be changed. Perhaps shocked by the momentum of the Meacha tsunami, referee Maziniak directly confirmed that Inter Milan's goal was valid when the VAR team failed to fulfill its review obligation.

Each team said, "The team eventually left Meachza empty-handed. Although they missed the ticket to the Munich final, the whole team firmly believed that if there was a fair penalty, they could have competed for the top of Europe at the end of the month."