Pep Guardiola described this week’s Champions League semi-final matches as ‘unbelievable,’ following Arsenal’s narrow 1-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Inter.
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Meanwhile, Barcelona and Inter produced a spectacular first-leg showdown at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Wednesday, with the La Liga leaders battling back from two goals down to level the tie at 3-3 ahead of the return match.
Inter will welcome Barcelona for the second leg next Tuesday, while Arsenal faces a tough trip to the Parc des Princes the following day as they aim to overturn their narrow defeat.
Asked about Barca’s draw with Inter, Guardiola said on Thursday: ‘I was surprised how nice was the game.
‘So thanks to these types of games the stadiums will never, ever be empty, and our business will grow up.
‘So I can just be grateful for the two semi-finals because both were unbelievable, especially yesterday’s game.
‘When you play like Barcelona play, the stadiums will never, ever be empty and we can live in that business for a long, long time. So it doesn’t matter the result, how proud the people who love Barcelona are.
‘And I think Inter prove again when we won the Champions League against the opponent we played, it’s incredible Inter how good they defend in transitions, physicality, well organised. [Simone] Inzaghi is an unbelievable manager,
‘Next Tuesday and Wednesday will be incredible, the two games. I think they’re four fantastic teams and they deserve to be there.’
