What they said after Inter beat Barca to reach Champions League final

Key quotes after Davide Frattesi's extra time strike sealed Inter Milan's place in the Champions League final with a 7-6 aggregate win over Barcelona:

"I was lucky to finish the game, I celebrated so much I was dizzy and nearly had a blackout!"

-- Inter Milan's match-winner Davide Frattesi to Sky Italia.

"I am so proud of Inter Milan. I wasn't in a great place and I wasn't 100% today, but the medical staff worked so hard to get me match fit.

"We will do what we can -- we just have one more step to go. We want to go there and win it. We will do all we can to ensure that we get Inter Milan to the high summit of European football."

-- Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez to Amazon Prime, with his Italian club one win away from a fourth continental crown.

"I don't want to speak about the referee but every 50:50 decision was for them."

-- Barca coach Hansi Flick to Movistar.

"I always hear about this stadium or that stadium is a loud ground, but boys there is nothing like the San Siro."

-- Inter's Federico Dimarco on the electric atmosphere in Milan.

"Crazy match, again. Seven goals today. It was incredible, we fought until the end, but very proud of the way we fought today. Overall, very happy that we're going to the final."

-- Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries, speaking to Amazon Prime.

"Two years ago we lost the final -- we know everything is possible. This year we fight and we have objectives. Tomorrow we will see what team we have in the final."

- Dumfries looking ahead to the May 31 final in Munich.

"I think that football was very cruel with us... two goals down again, the character this team has is incredible, all the fans that came here were incredible."

-- A dejected Eric Garcia, who scored Barcelona's opening goal.

"In the second half we were a lot better than them. We showed the team we are, and in the end if they score in the 93rd minute when you're winning 3-2, everything's messed up."

-- Garcia.

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