Former Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard scored against his old club to help Inter Milan to a 2-2 draw at the San Siro and send them through to the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on aggregate.
It was Pavard’s first goal for Inter after the France international joined from Bayern in 2023.
Harry Kane had levelled the quarter-final early in the second half but Inter swiftly turned the game around with goals from Lautaro Martnez and Pavard on a blustery night in Milan.
Eric Dier equalised with 14 minutes remaining to set up a nervy finale but Inter held firm and will now meet Barcelona in the semis – the same opponent they faced in the final four on the way to winning the Champions League under Jose Mourinho in 2010.
Image: Harry Kane misses out on yet another opportunity to win silverware
The other semi-final pits Paris Saint-Germain against Arsenal, who beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu to advance 5-1 on aggregate.
Inter had stunned Bayern last week, winning 2-1 to inflict the German team’s first home defeat in European competition in almost four years.
The visitors had a few early opportunities, with the lively Pavard charging down an effort by Michael Olise and Alessandro Bastoni timing a last-ditch tackle to perfection to also deny Olise, who had gone clear on goal.
Inter managed to slow things down after a frantic start and began to have opportunities of their own, however it was Bayern who broke the deadlock seven minutes into the second half when Leon Goretzka fed Kane and the England forward steadied himself before firing past Federico Dimarco.
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Inter were level again seven minutes later, though, as Lautaro bundled home from a corner, before more rapturous celebrations met Pavard’s decisive header shortly after.
Dier converted from Serge Gnabry’s cross to make for an uneasy end but the night belonged to Inter, with Bayern boss Vincent Kompany admitting he had “some regrets” across the two legs.
Davide Frattesi grabbed a late winner as Inter Milan snatched a 2-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Bayern Munich.
Frattesi turned in from close range two minutes from time at the Allianz Arena just moments after veteran Thomas Muller looked to have rescued a draw for the hosts.
Muller had come off the bench to cancel out Lautaro Martinez’s superb first-half strike but Bayern, for whom Harry Kane hit a post before the break, could not hold on.
It was Bayern’s first home defeat in the competition since 2021 and leaves them facing a daunting task at the San Siro to keep alive hopes of lifting the trophy at their own ground.
The Bundesliga leaders started strongly, with Michael Olise cutting inside and sending a low shot just wide of the post before Kane headed at Yann Sommer.
Sommer then got down well to keep out good efforts from Olise and Raphael Guerreiro.
Inter first threatened when Hakan Calhanoglu had an effort blocked but Bayern remained in control and Olise forced another save from Sommer and Kane headed the rebound wide.
Kane should have given Bayern the lead after Benjamin Pavard gifted possession to Olise.
The former Crystal Palace forward weaved across the box and slid the ball into Kane but the England captain curled his shot against the far post.
It was to prove a costly miss as Inter began to gain a foothold.
Carlos Augusto first lashed a shot into the side-netting before playing a key part in the opener.
The Brazilian was released out wide by Martinez and then drove a low ball into the box. Marcus Thuram deftly back-heeled for the inrushing Martinez, who brilliantly flicked into the roof of the net with the outside of his boot.
Bayern again controlled the game in the early stages of the second half but remained vulnerable to the counter-attack.
Inter spurned a good chance as Thuram burst clear down the left but failed to find Martinez with his cross.
Bayern twice went close to equalising just after the hour as Josip Stanisic headed off-target and then as Guerreiro volleyed narrowly over.
The home side carved out another opening when Olise picked out Konrad Laimer but his cutback bobbled and Kane could not direct a shot on goal.
Laimer’s delivery was better five minutes from time as he curled a cross to the far post from the right and Muller made no mistake from close range.
Bayern sensed more and Kane tested Sommer from long range, with the Swiss grabbing the ball at the second attempt with Muller again lurking.
But just as Bayern looked to have taken charge, they were stung again as Augusto fired in a dangerous cross from the right and Frattesi tucked home.
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Defending champions Manchester City have been grouped with Juventus for next summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, while Chelsea have been drawn in the same group as Flamengo.
City will also play UAE side Al Ain, and face Moroccan team Wydad AC in their Group G opener.
Chelsea will come up against Esperance Sportive de Tunis in Group D in addition to Rio-based Flamengo and will open their Club World Cup campaign against Mexican side Club Leon.
The new 32-team competition, to be hosted in the United States next summer, has been championed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino – but is the subject of two legal challenges in Europe, which both involve players’ union FIFPRO.
City and Chelsea qualified as 2023 and 2021 Champions League winners respectively, but were kept apart in the draw for the group stage as part of FIFA’s complicated regional constraints.
Image: Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland look set to feature at the Club World Cup
Should both English clubs progress to the knockout stages as group winners, they would go into opposite sides of the draw and would then not meet until the final.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the tournament with a Group A clash against Egyptian club Al Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on June 15. Palmeiras and Porto are the other teams that make up Group A.
The draw for next year’s tournament took place in Miami and was conducted by Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero.
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The innovative new FIFA Club World Cup Trophy, designed by FIFA and crafted in collaboration with global luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co, was unveiled for the first time by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and former Brazil striker Ronaldo ahead of the draw.
Club World Cup draw in full
Group A: Palmeiras (Brz), Porto (Por), Al Ahly (Egy), Inter Miami (USA)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (Fra), Atletico Madrid (Esp), Botafogo (Brz), Seattle Sounders (USA)
Group C: Bayern Munich (Ger), Benfica (Por), Boca Juniors (Arg), Auckland City (Nzl)
Group D: Flamengo (Brz), Chelsea (Eng), Club Leon (Mex), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tun)
Group E: River Plate (Arg), Inter Milan (Ita), CF Monterrey (Mex), Urawa Red Diamonds (Jpn)
Group F: Fluminense (Brz), Borussia Dortmund (Ger), Ulsan HD (Kor), Mamelodi Sundowns (Rsa)
Group G: Man City (Eng), Juventus (Ita), Wydad AC (Mor), Al Ain (UAE)
Group H: Real Madrid (Esp), FC Salzburg (Aut), Al Hilal (Rsa), CF Pachuca (Mex)
Trump: Soccer is going through the roof
The audience at the FIFA Club World Cup draw in Miami watched a pre-recorded video message from US president-elect Donald Trump in which he said soccer is going “through the roof.”
Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and their son, Theo, were among those at the event to draw groups for the expanded 32-team tournament that will be played in the United States next year.
Trump complimented FIFA president Infantino in his address.
He said: “I will try and be there if I can, I would. We’ll see what happens. But I just want to say you’re led by a man named Gianni. I just know him as Gianni and he’s a winner and he’s the president, and I’m the president.
Image: Donald Trump jokes around with FIFA president Gianni Infantino during his first term as US president back in 2018
“We’ve known each other a long time, and I’m so honoured to have this kind of a relationship because soccer is going through the roof. As everybody knows, it’s been doing fantastically well.”
Trump also noted the 2026 men’s World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
“I want to say my highest regards in respect to Gianni, and it’s an honour to be with you and we’ll be with you very soon,” Trump said.
“And we’re going to be watching the World Cup, very importantly, also very soon. And I was very responsible, along with Gianni in getting it. And it’s going to be a fantastic thing.”
When is the 2025 Club World Cup?
Image: Manchester City are the defending Club World Cup champions
The Club World Cup will take place over 29 days in the summer of 2025.
The tournament starts on June 15, with the final taking place on July 13.
Where is the 2025 Club World Cup?
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Sky Sports’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol explains why clubs will have to bring their strongest squad the the Club World Cup, how players out of contract next summer can still play and how a special transfer window will be introduced
The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States across 12 stadiums:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte)
TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles)
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)
GEODIS Park (Nashville)
Camping World Stadium (Orlando)
Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando)
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
Lumen Field (Seattle)
Audi Field (Washington, D.C.)
What’s the format of the Club World Cup?
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola responds to the new FIFA Club World Cup rule that teams must bring their ‘strongest players’ to the competition, saying only he knows who the strongest players are for his club
The tournament format works exactly the same as the FIFA World Cup, only for clubs.
The 32 teams have been divided into eight groups of four teams, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the knockout stage.
The last-16 stage – the first single knockout round – then moves to the quarter-final, semi-final and then final. There is no third-place play-off between the two losing semi-final teams.
