Barcelona became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League despite conceding late in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Inter.

The Blaugrana cannot drop out of the top two places in Group B due to a superior head-to-head record over the Nerazzurri. They can, however, finish as group winners with a win at PSV Eindhoven on Matchday 5.

Mauro Icardi denied the visitors a fourth win out of four with another one of his trademark finishes from close range. He’s made a habit of rescuing Inter this season in the final quarter of regular time. On this occasion, he popped up in the 87th minute to slide home a loose ball in the penalty area.

The prolific Argentine canceled out Malcom’s first goal for Barcelona, which he scored just minutes after replacing Ousmane Dembele.

It was the least Barcelona deserved for a thoroughly dominant performance at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Ernesto Valverde’s side fired 26 shots toward goal, forcing phenomenal Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic into seven saves.

Handanovic denied several attempts from the in-form Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho and blocked a point-blank effort from midfielder Ivan Rakitic midway through the second half.

The resistance ended when Malcom froze Inter defender Kwadwo Asamoah with a slick drop of the shoulder and a quick release. The goal capped a wonderful move that began with Barcelona ‘keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen only seconds earlier.

As he’s wont to do, Icardi emerged from the shadows and made an impact. Although he was ineffective for the majority of the 90 minutes, he stepped forward when Inter needed him most.

The draw keeps Inter in second place in Group B with seven points, just three ahead of third-placed Tottenham after their own 2-1 comeback win over PSV.

Spurs host the Serie A outfit at Wembley Stadium on Nov. 28 in a match that will determine the fate of each side.

It seems the idea of a new European “Super League” is far from universally appraised, even by the clubs said to be involved.

A report in German outlet Der Spiegel suggested an assortment of football’s behemoths have been working together to move away from UEFA’s control and form a new competition. Talks over the new league are said to have reached an advanced stage and the intent is for the tournament to begin as early as 2021.

However, according to the Telegraph’s Jeremy Wilson, Manchester United and Arsenal are two of the most high-profile clubs opposed to the suggested scheme, despite both being listed among the 11 proposed founding members.

Wilson claims European clubs that play in domestic leagues which are considered to be lagging behind the Premier League in terms of financial heft have been the most vocal advocates for the move.

However, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin opposes the radical change, saying Monday: “It would damage football worldwide. It would be boring. To see Juventus vs. (Bayern Munich) every week would be more boring than, let’s say, Juve vs. Torino. It’s no question for me that I will fight and do all I can against such a league for as long as I am here.

“If we are talking about a closed system, we can forget about solidarity and the development of football. In the long run, the clubs would be the losers.”

Bayern were also listed as one of the 11 potential starting clubs, but chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insisted the club “neither have any knowledge about this nor have we participated in any talks. That’s out of the question for us.”