Fans react as Barcelona forced to extra time before Inter clash

SEVILLE, SPAIN – APRIL 26: Pedri of FC Barcelona scores his team’s first goal during the Copa del Rey Final match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja on April 26, 2025 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Inter’s Champions League rivals, Barcelona, were forced to extra time in the Copa del Rey Final against Real Madrid on Saturday night, prompting fans to react with several posts on social media.

The Nerazzurri visit the Catalans at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuïc in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, April 30, while the decider will be played at San Siro on May 6.

Inter’s Serie A match against Roma was initially scheduled for Saturday, but was postponed to Sunday out of respect for Pope Francis, whose funeral was held in Rome yesterday.

However, Barcelona may also have to deal with some fitness issues, given that they needed extra time to beat Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid 3-2 in the Copa del Rey Final last night.

Barcelona will surely be forced to cope without their best scorer, Robert Lewandowski, against the Nerazzurri, while Simone Inzaghi hopes Marcus Thuram will return to action after missing games against Bologna, Milan and Roma.

Fans on social media have reacted to Barcelona’s latest effort to win the Copa del Rey, which, however, could prove costly in their upcoming game against Inter.

Inter at home watching Barca go deep in to extra time on a Saturday evening pic.twitter.com/bwGqIHVHo0

— Marly (@Marly_D13) April 26, 2025

Forcing extra time so they’re more tired for Inter. Wow. pic.twitter.com/FhmxfCX6zo

— 🎻 (@TacticalPystake) April 26, 2025

Real ones know the Perez BTC transfer to the refs was to manipulate the game to take us to extra time so Inter can capitalize pic.twitter.com/G0SADj2vKd

— Notcrispeen__ (@notcrispeenxl) April 26, 2025

Extra time before Inter great pic.twitter.com/1lA5Vjh9U9

— 🐆 (@culebalde) April 26, 2025

If this young Barca team can beat Real Madrid in extra time of a final, then believe me Inter or any other opponent is nothing to deal with

The treble is well and truly on pic.twitter.com/dCeHc9ZDDi

— K (@StopThatXavii) April 26, 2025

SCENES IN SEVILLA!!! JULES KOUNDE INTERCEPTS THE BALL AND SCORES FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX TO GIVE BARCELONA THE LEAD WITH FIVE MINUTES LEFT IN EXTRA TIME!

ABSOLUTELY UNREAL 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/DyRbYqo6Wg

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 26, 2025

28′: Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
70′: Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid
77′: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
84′: Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid
90+6′: Penalty to Barcelona chalked off by VAR

EXTRA TIME INCOMING IN THE COPA DEL REY FINAL. AN EL CLÁSICO FOR THE AGES. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aRfiqIf68I

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 26, 2025

28’—Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
70’—Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid
77’—Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
84’—Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid

Penalty overturned at the death.

What a second half.

What a game.

And it’s going to extra-time 🎬 pic.twitter.com/XaNLqlNkLC

— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 26, 2025

We can’t take Inter to extra time oo…they might finish us with physicality…idk I’m just scared

— Eyram🌕 (@EyramCosmos) April 27, 2025

I just didn’t like that we had to go to extra time… we really need strength against Inter

— jibolsky (@folarinajibola) April 27, 2025

I like that they went to extra time. Barca for sure will be more mentally and physically exosted by this. And yes Inter can’t missplace passes especially in the defensive third. But in our case one striker (more oftern Lautaro) is always deep in that space so….

— Ivan (@IvanKrii2) April 27, 2025

the fact that they went extra time might be good for us. I’d say they looked tired in the last 20 minutes before the extra time too

— Pixel🐞 (@pixelyzd) April 27, 2025

Only positives from this game is that we made Barca play extra time and they have to play inter mid week so more mileages of their legs🥲

— Fredrick Kun🥶 (@KunFredrick) April 26, 2025