Gerard Pique believes that his former membership have the benefit over Inter heading into , and argues that there have been two controversial calls when the 2 groups met on the identical stage of the competitors again in 2010.
Barcelona host Inter on the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Wednesday evening for the primary leg of the Champions League semi-final.
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The 2 groups will meet once more in San Siro on subsequent Tuesday and the winner of this tie will go on to face both Arsenal or PSG within the closing on the finish of Could. Gianluigi Donnarumma helped the Parisians to a 1-0 benefit on the Emirates on Tuesday evening.
Pique predicts Barcelona-Inter final result
BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 09: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his crew’s fourth purpose with teammate Pau Cubarsi throughout the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Remaining First Leg match between FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 09, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photograph by Pedro Salado/Getty Photos)
Talking to forward of kick-off between Barca and the Nerazzurri, Pique defined why he feels Hansi Flick’s facet are the favourites in opposition to Inter, who’re coming in off the again of three consecutive losses in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
“We’re the slight favourites,” Pique mentioned of Barcelona in an interview with Sky.
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“Inter come from an advanced interval, however it is going to be an important match.”
Pique remembers 2010 Barcelona-Inter semi-final
BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 28: Gerard Pique of Barcelona battles Sulley Muntari of Inter Milan throughout the UEFA Champions League Semi Remaining Second Leg match between Barcelona and Inter Milan at Camp Nou on April 28, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photograph by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
Inter and Barcelona additionally met within the Champions League semi-final again in 2010, when Jose Mourinho guided the Nerazzurri to an historic treble. Pique, nonetheless, believes {that a} pair of controversial calls over the 2 legs of the 2010 semi-final had an affect on the ultimate end result.
“It was a troublesome double-challenge,” the Spaniard recalled. “I bear in mind the very lengthy bus journey for the primary leg due to the Icelandic volcano.
“We misplaced 3-1 in Milan with a purpose from Milito that was fairly clearly offside. Within the second leg, there was a disallowed purpose from Bojan within the closing minute, which I believe was advantageous. We might have liked to have gotten to that closing.”