The Telegraph published a piece giving “eight reasons why Inter Milan vs Barcelona was the greatest-ever Champions League tie”.
“This was a tie for the ages, 13 goals and incidents at every turn,” wrote football reporter Mike McGrath.
The BBC ran a headline declaring “Thank you Inter & Barca - the game nobody wanted to end”, referring to comments by pundit and former England striker Alan Shearer.
“It gave us everything,” said Shearer, “From start to finish last week to this week, everything about this semifinal has been pure entertainment.”
A Portuguese sports daily went even further.
“If football had existed int he 16th century, this match would have been a painting by Leonardo da Vinci,” it said.
Le Figaro described the match as “legendary”.
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