Barcelona won 2-1 over Inter Milan in the Champions League Group F second match. The match between Barcelona vs Inter takes place at the Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday (2/10/2019).
In the match between Barcelona vs Inter, El Barca’s two winning goals scored by Luis Suarez, in the 58th and 85th minutes respectively. The visitors scored in the third minute by Lautaro Martinez.
With this result, Barca is temporarily ranked second in Group F standings with a score of 4. El Barca points are the same as Borussia Dortmund who occupy the top of the standings.
Inter are ranked third with just won one point. A number of interesting facts occurred in the match Barcelona vs Inter. Here are some things compiled from various sources:
1. Inter’s first goal at Camp Nou in 49 years
Martinez’s goal against Barca was Inter’s first goal at Camp Nou in 49 years. Quoted from Marca, Inter have never scored a goal at home to Barca since the two teams met at the Fairs Cup in 1970. The Fairs Cup is the predecessor competition of the UEFA Cup, now known as the Europa League.
2. The role of Vital Messi
Suarez’s second goal in the match against Inter was an assist from Lionel Messi. Opta said this made Messi directly involved in Barca’s goals in the last 13 matches every time he started. During this time, Messi has scored 22 goals and 7 assists.
3. Two goals from Suarez
Quoted from Opta, the two goals scored by Suarez against Inter are the same as the number of goals scored in the last two Champions League seasons. In the previous two seasons, Suarez was only able to score one goal in each season.
4. Inter Extend Bad Record
The defeat of Barca extends Inter’s bad record every time they meet the Catalan giants. Inter have recorded only one win in their last six meetings against Barcelona in the Champions League. The last win was obtained in 2010, when Inter won 3-1 in the semifinal first leg. At that time, Inter were able to get rid of Barca in the semifinals and eventually became champions by beating Bayer Munich in the top match.
5. Mighty Barca at home
Barcelona always look mighty at home in the last six years. Since losing to Bayern Munich in the semifinals in 2013, Barca have never lost again every time they compete at Camp Nou. In the match against Inter, Barca had left in the first round, before rising and reversing the position in the second round.
