This was Acerbi's 93rd-minute goal that sank Barça and forced extra time in the Champions League semi-final second leg.

Just two minutes separated FC Barcelona from returning to a Champions League final 10 years after playing their last one: they were leading 2-3 with that time remaining until the referee's final whistle, thanks to goals from Eric García, Dani Olmo, and Raphinha, who overturned Inter Milan's 2-0 deficit. And then, Francesco Acerbi appeared .

They say hope is the last thing to be lost. And with that in mind, and time running out, Simone Inzaghi's team attacked in search of a chance to tie the game and force extra time for another chance to advance to the title match.

And it arrived. Gerard Martín failed to clear a pass from Thuram to Dumfries, and the Dutch full-back took advantage of the Barça defender's indecision, who fell to the ground in the fight for the ball, to take the ball and put it in the penalty spot .

Francesco Acerbi advanced, holding Ronald Araujo behind him, to receive the ball and put it into the top corner with a first-time shot that unleashed euphoria at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium. The score was 3-3, and the semifinals were headed into extra time.

The goal unleashed the Nerazzurri , who in extra time dealt Barça the final blow to eliminate them from this Champions League in the cruelest way possible : Frattesi, who finished unopposed after a play between Thuram and Taremi, scored the winning goal for Inter, who will play the final on May 31 in Munich.