Inter Milan star Nicolo Barella expressed the team’s determination to make a significant impact in this season’s Champions League after holding Manchester City to a draw at the Etihad Stadium. He stated that the two teams are of similar caliber and that Inter aims to reach the final again.
The match was balanced, with Inter creating two chances to win through Matteo Darmian and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. However, they also faced a high risk of conceding late in the game with two headers from Ilkay Gundogan. Speaking to Amazon Prime Video Italia, Barella emphasized the Italian side’s ambition:
“This team won the Scudetto last season but did not achieve much in the Champions League, so this year we want to do more in Europe.
We are developing and gaining experience, which is very beneficial. We reached the final two years ago, and our ambition is to do it again. In football, anything can happen.
Today, against a very strong team, we proved that we can play at the same level as them. Ultimately, moments will decide the outcome.
I like this attitude, because after a less-than-ideal performance against Monza, we could have come here with pressure. Instead, we gave 200%, and that’s the mentality we need to go far.”