When the final whistle at Giuseppe Meazza rang, Barcelona players collapsed to the ground in regret. They took the lead until the 90+3 minute, before Inter equalized and took the match into extra time. Just a few minutes later, Frattesi's shot submerged the entire away team.
Lamine Yamal cried, many Barca players cried. They are very close to their first Champions League final in 10 years. However, luck did not smile on the Blaugrana. After the match, captain Ronald Araujo was also criticized a lot on social media for making a mistake that led to a goal.
For Pedri, he also appeared angry with the referee's decisions. The midfielder believes the black king pressured Barca, making it impossible for the visitors to play a fair match. A series of negative things came after the midweek defeat, but Barca could not tarnish for too long, they still have El Clasico ahead of them.
"We must all strive to overcome this adversity, thereby aiming for the championship (La Liga). Barca could not go to the final match in Munich partly because of the referee's decisions" - President Joan Laporta shared.
"It doesn't matter how many years Barcelona have not won the Champions League. Although it is very difficult and I always want to win every tournament. However, as long as I try, I am sure that at the last minute, Barcelona will be the one to win the glory" - Gavi shared.
Two days after the defeat, Barcelona players had a short break in front of El Clasico. After that, they focus back to start exercises. Captain Hansi Flick gave his players encouragement, warning them not to give up because the La Liga championship is still ahead.
After that, Flick spent quite a while exposing the players to internal media. The German coach wants everyone to be more confident, clearly stating the goal of wanting to defeat Real Madrid to win the national championship. Meeting the media like this is not a mandatory requirement like a press conference, but Flick still pushes because he knows how well it has a positive impact on the team's psychology.
Before tonight's decisive match, club staff held a barbecue party for the team, with the participation of President Laporta.
"I am proud of you," Flick said briefly to the players right after the loss to Inter. The German strategist believes that sports are to enjoy whether it feels like victory or failure. His squad is mostly young players, this shock to them was huge but their careers are still very long, everything good is ahead.
Despite losing to Real Madrid tonight, Barcelona still have the right to decide the La Liga championship when they are still 1 point ahead of their opponent. However, victory is what everyone is aiming for. There was not much time to worry after the loss to Inter. Today, everything must be different.
