ANSA
04/18/2025
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi hailed his players spirit of sacrifice after they held Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw at San Siro on Wednesday to progress to the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on aggregate.
The Serie A leaders held their nerve after Bayern's England forward Harry Kane opened the scoring to level the tie following their 2-1 win in the first leg in Bavaria, and they came back thanks to goals by Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard.
Bayern's Eric Dier's equalized on the night for the German giants but Inter held on to their aggregate advantage to set up an encounter in the last four with Barcelona and keep alive their hopes of winning a Champions League-Serie A-Italian Cup treble.
"It's a wonderful night, one which we've shared with our fans in our stadium," said Inzaghi.
"We played two great matches; the lads were brilliant.
"It's been a long, difficult season, but one that's bringing us a lot of joy.
"Doing this against a team like Bayern only adds to the satisfaction: they are an incredible team that maintain intensity throughout the 90 minutes, but we responded blow for blow, both in Munich and here at San Siro.
"This is a squad that makes sacrifices and works hard.
"The group is very united, and we all suffered together.
"We need to keep moving forward and enjoy these nights. San Siro truly moved us tonight."
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