Soccer-It's Sommer time as Inter edge past Barcelona in Champions League semi-final


Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Inter Milan v FC Barcelona - San Siro, Milan, Italy - May 6, 2025 Inter Milan's Yann Sommer celebrates after the match REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

(Reuters) -Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer produced a decisive save deep into extra time to help his side secure a dramatic 4-3 extra-time victory over Barcelona and book a place in the Champions League final, drawing comparisons to club great Julio Cesar.

The 35-year-old Swiss international denied Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal, all braces and golden hair, in the 113th minute with a fingertip stop as he flung himself high to his left to paw away a vicious, curling effort, preventing an equaliser that would have forced a penalty shootout.

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