Barcelona vs Inter facts

Two former European champions meet in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals as Barcelona take on Inter at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

Barça – in the last four for the first time since 2019 – are bidding to reach the final for the first time since claiming their fifth European Cup in 2015, while Inter – runners-up in 2023 – were European champions for a third time in 2010, beating Barcelona in an epic semi-final.

Hansi Flick's Barcelona were 5-3 aggregate winners against Borussia Dortmund in this season's quarter-finals, when Inter edged out Bayern 4-3, ending the German club's hopes of appearing in the final in their own stadium in Munich.

Previous meetings

Matches 12
Barcelona wins 6
Inter wins 2
Draws 4
Barcelona goals 17
Inter goals 10

All 12 of the teams’ previous fixtures have come in the Champions League – and all since 2003.

2022/23 group stage
Inter 1-0 Barcelona
Barcelona 3-3 Inter
Inter's Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored the only goal in added time at the end of the first half at San Siro on Matchday 3, before a six-goal thriller at the Camp Nou. Ousmane Dembélé’s 40th-minute opener for Barça was turned around by Nicolò Barella (50) and Lautaro Martínez (63) and, though Robert Lewandowski made it 2-2 eight minutes from time, Robin Gosens’ 89th-minute strike looked to have given the visitors victory only for Lewandowski to level again two minutes into added time.

That was their first time Inter had avoided defeat at Barcelona on their sixth visit, and their only goals in their last five trips.

2019/20 group stage
Barcelona 2-1 Inter
Inter 1-2 Barcelona
Luis Suárez scored twice (58, 84) at the Camp Nou after Martínez had given the visitors a third-minute lead. Carles Pérez's opener for the Spanish side in Milan was cancelled out by Romelu Lukaku but Ansu Fati struck four minutes from time – becoming the competition's youngest-ever goalscorer aged 17 years 40 days – as Inter were eliminated.

2018/19 group stage
Barcelona 2-0 Inter
Inter 1-1 Barcelona
An 87th-minute Mauro Icardi goal earned Inter a Matchday 4 draw at San Siro four minutes after Malcom had put Barça in front. A goal in each half from Rafinha and Jordi Alba had given Barcelona victory at the Camp Nou two weeks earlier.

2009/10 semi-finals
Inter 3-1 Barcelona
Barcelona 1-0 Inter
Pedro Rodríguez struck first at San Siro for Barcelona but Wesley Sneijder, Maicon and Diego Milito turned it round for José Mourinho's Inter, who held on despite Gerard Piqué’s second-leg strike to reach the final, where they beat Bayern to claim the club's third European title.

2009/10 group stage
Inter 0-0 Barcelona
Barcelona 2-0 Inter
After a goalless draw in Milan, goals in the first 26 minutes from Piqué and Pedro gave Pep Guardiola’s side the points at the Camp Nou.

2002/03 second group stage
Barcelona 3-0 Inter
Inter 0-0 Barcelona
Javier Saviola, Phillip Cocu and Patrick Kluivert were on target in Barcelona before a goalless draw in Milan.

Form guide

Barcelona

Record vs Italian clubs: W32 D22 L13 F115 A72
Home record vs Italian clubs: W20 D9 L3

This is Barcelona’s second game against Italian opponents this season; they drew 2-2 at home to Atalanta on Matchday 8.

Barcelona had previously faced Italian opposition in last season's round of 16, beating Napoli 4-2 on aggregate (1-1 a, 3-1 h). That made their record in two-legged ties against Italian sides W10 L5 with victories in the last three.

The second-leg victory is one of only two in their last eight matches against Serie A sides (D4 L2).

It is also Barça’s sole victory in five home games against Italian visitors (D3 L1); they had won the previous five and nine of the previous ten (D1).

This is Barcelona's 13th Champions League semi-final – level with Bayern and behind only Real Madrid (17) – and 17th in the European Cup overall. Their record is W7 L9.

Barça have lost three of their last four semi-finals, including the most recent, against Liverpool in 2018/19 (3-0 h, 0-4 a).

That second-leg loss was a fourth successive away defeat in semi-finals; Barcelona have managed only two away wins overall at this stage of the competition (D2 L11).

Second behind Liverpool in this season's league phase (W6 D1 L1), Barcelona beat Benfica in the round of 16 (1-0 a, 3-1 h) and Dortmund in the quarter-finals (4-0 h, 1-3 a).

Barcelona have won only 11 of their last 23 home European games, losing six, but have scored 21 goals in their six fixtures this season (W5 D1).

Inter

Record vs Spanish clubs: W16 D14 L24 F58 A70
Away record vs Spanish clubs: W3 D4 L18

Inter’s last game against Spanish opponents ended their interest in the 2023/24 Champions League, a 2-1 second-leg defeat at Atlético de Madrid – in which Federico Dimarco had given them the lead, making it 2-0 on aggregate – preceding a 2-3 defeat on penalties in the round of 16.

The first-leg win against Atlético made it three Inter wins in their last 18 games against Liga clubs (D4 L11), a run that also includes a 3-2 reverse against Sevilla in the 2020 UEFA Europa League final in Cologne.

Inter had lost six successive away games in Spain before their 2022 draw at Barcelona and have been beaten on seven of their last ten visits (D3). The Nerazzurri's last win in the country was a 5-1 success at Valencia in the 2004/05 Champions League group stage.

The Nerazzurri's record against Spanish clubs in two-legged knockout ties is W5 L10, the 2010 elimination of Barcelona their sole victory in the last four.

This is Inter's second Champions League semi-final in three years, and a fourth overall. They are in the last four of the European Cup for a tenth time overall.

The Nerazzurri have won their last two semi-finals, a 3-0 aggregate defeat of neighbours AC Milan in 2022/23 (2-0 a, 1-0 h) making their overall record at this stage W6 L3.

Simone Inzaghi's side were runners-up to Manchester City in the 2023 final, losing 1-0 in Istanbul – Inter's most successful Champions League campaign since lifting the trophy in 2010.

Inter were fourth in this season's league phase (W6 D1 L1) before beating Feyenoord (2-0 a, 2-1 h) and Bayern (2-1 a, 2-2 h) in the knockout stage.

The first-leg victory at Bayern made it 12 wins in Inter's last 28 away Champions League games (D7 L9), and ten in the last 19.

Links and trivia

Has played in Italy:
Wojciech Szczęsny (Roma 2015–17, Juventus 2017–24)

Has played in Spain:
Josep Martínez (Barcelona youth 2015–17, Las Palmas 2017–20)

Have played together:
Robert Lewandowski & Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund 2013/14)
Robert Lewandowski & Benjamin Pavard (Bayern München 2019–22)
Andreas Christensen & Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach 2015–17)
Dani Olmo & Josep Martínez (Leipzig 2020–22)

Hansi Flick coached Benjamin Pavard at Bayern München between 2019 and 2021.

Yann Sommer replaced Marc-André ter Stegen at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014.

International team-mates:
Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczęsny & Piotr Zieliński, Nicola Zalewski (Poland)
Raphinha and Carlos Augusto (Brazil)
Jules Koundé & Benjamina Pavard, Marcus Thuram (France)
Frenkie de Jong & Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands)

Latest news

Barcelona

On Saturday an extra-time goal from Jules Koundé gave Barcelona a 3-2 win against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final, sealing a record 32nd triumph in the competition and a first since 2021.

Ferran Torres' late equaliser had levelled at 2-2, his sixth goal in the Copa del Rey this season making him the competition's top scorer.

Lamine Yamal set up both Torres' goal and Pedri's opener, making it two goals and two assists in three appearances against Real Madrid this season.

Barça have won 23 of their last 28 matches in all competitions (D4 L1).

Defeat at Dortmund in the quarter-final second leg ended Barça's 24-game unbeaten run (W20 D4).

Barcelona have scored 155 goals in 53 matches this season. They have scored five or more goals in 11 games and four in 11 others.

Barça beat Mallorca 1-0 at home on 22 April, Dani Olmo's second-half goal keeping them four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

On 19 April, Barça came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 4-3 after trailing 1-3 in the second half.

Raphinha scored twice to make it 30 goals this season; he got ten in 2023/24. His 15 goals in La Liga are seven more than last season.

Robert Lewandowski has scored 17 goals in 23 matches in 2025 and 40 in 48 this season, more than any other player in the five major European leagues and his most prolific season with Barcelona, surpassing his 33 goals in 2022/23.

Wojciech Szczęsny has kept 13 clean sheets in 26 Barcelona games in all competitions.

Lewandowski suffered a muscle injury against Celta and is expected to be out for three weeks.

Alejandro Balde has been out with a hamstring injury since 12 April.

Marc Casadó injured his right knee in a 4-2 league win at Atleti on 16 March and has not played since.

Marc Bernal (out since 27 August) and Marc-André ter Stegen (22 September) are not expected to play again this season due to serious knee injuries.

Andreas Christensen has not played since 17 August due to Achilles and muscular injuries, although he was on the bench in the last seven games.

Inter

Inter suffered their third consecutive defeat in all competitions on Sunday, a 0-1 home loss to Roma leaving them three points behind Serie A leaders Napoli with four games remaining.

The Nerazzurri's 13-games unbeaten run in all competitions (W9 D4) was ended by a 1-0 reverse at Bologna on 20 April. It was their first loss since going down 0-1 at Juventus on 16 February, which was also the last game in which the Nerazzurri failed to score.

On 23 April Inter went down 0-3 against city rivals AC Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg, completing a 1-4 aggregate defeat.

Sunday's loss to Roma made it three successive defeats without scoring for the first time since a five-game run in February 2012.

Marcus Thuram has scored 14 league goals this season – a new career best.

Thuram has missed the last three games after suffering a left thigh injury against Bayern.

Benjamin Pavard limped off early on on Sunday with a sprained left ankle.

Denzel Dumfries returned as a second-half substitute on Sunday, his first appearance since suffering a thigh injury on 16 March.

Piotr Zieliński also came on late on against Roma having been out with a calf injury since making a brief substitute appearance against Monza on 8 March.