Inzaghi hails Inter for beating ‘best two sides in Europe’ on way to Champions League final

Inter defeated Barcelona after seeing off Bayern in quarters

“We need to be proud of what we have done," Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi said after his side's Champions League semi-final victory over Barcelona. Pic: AP Photo/Antonio Calanni 

Simone Inzaghi claimed that his Inter team had beaten “the best two sides in Europe” on their way to the club’s seventh European Cup final.

Inter beat Barcelona 4-3 in extra time here, and 7-6 on aggregate in a spectacular semi-final. Inzaghi’s side also put out Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, and although the Inter coach was wary of the threat posed by Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal, he was also keen to recognise the scale of their achievement so far.