Nicolo Barella sent Inter Milan on their way to the Champions League semifinals with a soaring strike that nestled into the top left corner Wednesday at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Barella’s 14th-minute opener temporarily gave Inter Milan a 3-0 aggregate lead over Benfica in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal before all hell Fredrik Aursnes brought the Portuguese outfit back into the tie with a bullet header toward the end of the first half.
The match ended 3-3, but Inter advanced 5-3 on aggregate.
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NICOLÒ BARELLA STOP THAT! ?
BACK TO BACK OPENING GOALS FOR THE MIDFIELDER. ? pic.twitter.com/5puXz2Eb3R
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INTER STRIKE FIRST FROM NICOLO BARELLA ???#UCL pic.twitter.com/sjzgoCJKOR
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