Inter Milan is one of the toughest teams Barcelona will face this season, and that notion was confirmed almost as soon as the game between the two European titans began today.
The group stage match at Camp Nou seemed to be tough enough to determine a favorite right from the start, and Inter shocked most of those in attendance -and watching around the world- with the first goal of the evening, courtesy of Lautaro Martínez.
The Argentine drilled a left-footed shot into the lower left-hand corner of Ter Stegen's net, which will go down in history for a number of reasons, which we will sum up with some tweets.
He'll remember this one! First #UCL goal for Lautaro Martínez pic.twitter.com/HKkXuHtGZO
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 2, 2019
"Inter's first goal at Camp Nou in UEFA CL games after five visits (3-0, 2-0, 1-0 and 2-0 in the previous four)."
Primer gol del Inter en el Camp Nou en la Copa de Europa, después de 5 visitas (3-0, 2-0, 1-0 y 2-0 en las cuatro anteriores). https://t.co/SwuxJ2ojkZ
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) October 2, 2019
And yes, Barcelona had conceded an earlier goal than this one.
2 - Lautaro Martínez goal (minute 2) has been the fastest conceded by Barcelona in the Champions League since September 2011 (Alexandre Pato after 24 seconds). Flash.#BarcellonaInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/FoMms7Sdze
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) October 2, 2019
Here's how Inter took an early lead against Barcelona, much to the delight of those who don't support the Blaugrana side (Image might be geo-restricted).
Uhhh... you awake, Barca?
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) October 2, 2019
Lautaro Martinez fires Inter into an early lead at the Camp Nou! (via @brlive)pic.twitter.com/2vT3uWY8WH