Electric Start Shocks Barça as Thuram Breaks Record in Unforgettable Champions League Semi-Final
Ex-Bundesliga athlete astounds Barcelona with a historic scoreline
In a drum-rolling first half of the Champions League semi-final first leg between FC Barcelona and Inter Milan, history was made. The match saw two earth-shattering goals that left spectators on the edge of their seats. One of these goals, coming from none other than Inter Milan striker Marcus Thuram, was simply phenomenal.
Within the blink of an eye, Thuram etched his name in Champions League history by scoring a record-breaking goal after just 30 seconds. This scorching goal smashed the record previously set by Kevin De Bruyne, who scored for Manchester City against Real Madrid in 2022 after a mere 93 seconds (final score: 4-3).
Thuram dazzled the crowd as he acrobatically flicked the ball into the far corner with his heel after a cross from Denzel Dumfries, giving Inter a 1-0 lead. This stunning goal marked the fourth Champions League goal this season for the 27-year-old Frenchman, with his father, the 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram, watching from the stands as history unfolded.
Shortly after, another historical event occurred at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium. Barcelona's rising talent Lamine Yamal, a 17-year-old and 291-day-old Spanish prodigy, became the youngest scorer in a Champions League semi-final with his outstanding goal in the 24th minute (1-2). Kylian Mbappé's record was shattered, as the teen phenom scored for AS Monaco against Juventus Turin in 2017 at the age of 18 years and 140 days[3].
Just before halftime, Ferran Torres leveled the score for FC Barcelona, and just an hour in, Dumfries gave Inter the lead with a powerful header. However, the excitement didn't end there, as Barcelona's Brazilian Raphinha fired an unstoppable shot from beyond the penalty area mere seconds later, creating a 3-3 stalemate! The Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer was left red-faced as the ball bounced off the crossbar and into the net off his back, giving him an unwanted assist credited as an own goal.
In another electrifying display, former Bundesliga star Ousmane Dembélé scored the only goal of the evening in the fourth minute in the Paris Saint-Germain versus FC Arsenal match.
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- Marcus Thuram, the former Bundesliga player, broke a Champions League record by scoring a goal after just 30 seconds against FC Barcelona, surpassing Kevin De Bruyne's previous record of 93 seconds.
- Thuram, the Inter Milan striker, brilliantly flicked the ball into the far corner with his heel after a cross from Denzel Dumfries, becoming the scorer of the first goal in the historic semifinal.
- Lamine Yamal, a 17-year-old Spanish prodigy and the youngest scorer in a Champions League semi-final, scored a stunning goal for Barcelona, shattering Kylian Mbappé's record.
- In another sports-analysis, Ousmane Dembélé, the former Bundesliga star, scored the only goal in the Paris Saint-Germain versus FC Arsenal match, stunning the football world once more.
