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Topics: Barcelona, Champions League, Inter Milan, Fan Reactions
Josh Lawless
Topics: Barcelona, Champions League, Inter Milan, Fan Reactions
Fans were in awe after Barcelona star Raphinha helped produce one of the most satisfying noises in football to make it 3-3 against Inter Milan.
The two sides played out a Champions League classic at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, with Inter flying into a 2-0 goal lead in the semi-final first leg before being pegged back by goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres.
Inter were back in the lead when Denzel Dumfries bagged a second goal from a corner kick but Barca levelled matters again a mere two minutes after.
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Raphinha unleashed an venomous strike from distance from a corner routine which featured a deft Yamal dummy, with the ball cannoning off the crossbar and hitting Yann Sommer on the back before rolling it.
The former Leeds United man was denied a 13th goal in the Champions League this season because it went down as an own goal but the Ballon d'Or contender was at least responsible for a stunning goal noise.
Fans hailed the satisfying sound with one on X writing: "The sound this Raphinha goal makes rattling the crossbar might be top 3 of all time. I love it."
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A second said: "The sound of that Raphinha assist."
A third commented: "Listen to the sound of that shot just INSANE raphinha
A fourth user added: "Going in the catalogue with Haaland vs PSG at Dortmund."
Raphinha conjured up another rocket from distance later on, forcing Sommer into parrying the ball over the bar.
Raphinha has grown into one of the best players in the world, with an incredible record of 52 goals and assists in 51 games in all competitions.
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The Brazilian has 20 goals and assists in the Champions League this term, which is more than Lionel Messi, a four-time winner, ever managed in a single campaign.
Raphinha is still in pursuit of Messi's Barcelona record of 14 goals in the Champions League and is currently one behind after notching 13 times.
Barca will head to Milan to play at Inter in the second leg next Tuesday with the winner set to take on Paris-Saint Germain or Arsenal in the final in Munich on 31 May.