Lautaro Martinez provided the finishing touch as Inter Milan cruised into the Champions League final with a 3-0 aggregate win over AC Milan. Martinez fired the only goal of a stop-start second leg to add to their 2-0 victory in last week’s opening instalment and Inter will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid in Istanbul on June 10.
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Inter Milan drew 3-3 with Benfica to win their Champions League quarter-final 5-3 on aggregate and set up a mammoth semi-final against city rivals AC Milan as they battle to become the first Italian team to reach the decider for six years. Inter carried over a 2-0 lead from the first leg in Lisbon and that result proved critical as Benfica fought hard, scoring twice in the closing minutes to fight back from 3-1 down on the night.
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A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Lionel Messi had given Argentina the lead from a penalty but two quick fire second half goals landed a seismic win for the Saudis.
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Barcelona are on the brink of dropping into the Europa League for the second season in a row as Robert Lewandowski scored a late brace to rescue a draw at home to Inter Milan. The result means Inter need just one win in their last two games to condemn the Catalans to the lesser competiton.
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Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria shone as Argentina beat Italy at Wembley in the Finalissima – a renewal of the contest between the champions of Europe and South America. Messi set up Lautaro Martinez to open the scoring with Di Maria adding a second before Messi teed up Paulo Dybala for a late third.
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