Champions League
Materazzi sets Barcelona – Inter on fire with five collector photos from 2010
Xavi said Barcelona were seeking revenge for the way they lost to Inter at the Meazza and Marco Materazzi hit back in an incendiary manner, releasing five celebratory pictures from the Camp Nou in 2010.
Inter Milan’s first game against Barcelona in this year’s Champions League was won by Simone Inzaghi’s side (1-0 through a goal from Tsalhanoglu) and it remained open as the Catalans received strong complaints from the referee and made it clear that it went beyond ‘final’ You face today’s game at ‘Camp Nou’ (10.12., 22:00, COSMOTE SPORT 3 HD, MEGA and LIVE from Sportish) as an opportunity for revenge.
This statement by Xavi at his press conference on Tuesday did not go unnoticed by Marco Materazzi. The veteran Italy full-back has fond memories of the Camp Nou as part of Jose Mourinho’s side that eliminated the Blaugrana in the semi-finals of the 2010 Champions League and throwing the gauntlet to the other side.
“Come on guys, there’s no better feeling than trying to win against those who don’t know how to lose.” wrote “Matrix” on his personal Instagram page, with the above comment accompanying five typical photos from the April 28, 2010 match at “Camp Nou” where Barcelona won 1-0 but Inter celebrated a huge qualification for the final, where he then won the weighty trophy (2-0 Bayern at the Bernabeu).
Source: Sport 24
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