Inter lost 1-2 to Bodø/Glimt at home in the second leg of the Champions League knockout play-offs and were eliminated with an aggregate score of 2-5. After the match, Inter midfielder Nicolò Barella talked about the defeat and noted the team could have qualified directly.
On the bitter early exit after reaching two Champions League finals in three years
he said: “Absolutely. We’re really disappointed and won’t hide it. We gave everything but the opponents were better. We missed direct group-stage qualification by just one point. If not for the late penalty against Liverpool, we would have avoided the play-offs and gone straight into the last 16. But that’s football, and the new Champions League format.”
