There was plenty of precedent for such dramatics after these two played out a scintillating semi-final back in 2010, and today’s tie more than lived up to its billing. Lamine Yamal, making his hundreth Barcelona appearance, was at his prodigious best throughout, but could not quite drag the Blaugrana to a win.

But not Inter Milan. On this Wednesday night, in the first leg of a Champions League semifinal, Inter ran stride for stride with Barca, and escaped with a 3-3 draw — a result the Italian club will gladly take back to Milan for next week's second leg.

FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal was removed from the pre-match warm-up ahead of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals against Inter Milan, causing concern among fans and the coaching staff.