Ousmane Dembele Bombardment Proves Fruitless As Inter Milan Beat Barcelona

Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona. An Ousmane Dembele bombardment proved fruitless. Dembele fired in 24 crosses but only one resulted in a Robert Lewandowski shot.

Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona

Barcelona's hopes of progressing from Champions League Group A were dealt a heavy blow on Tuesday night.

Having lost 2-0 at home to Bayern Munich in their previous European outing, Barca fell to a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan at the San Siro.

Hakan Calhanoglu scored the game's only goal with a low strike from 25 yards in first-half stoppage time.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu lets it rip from distance and fires Inter Milan ahead of Barcelona! 1-0 just before halftime #UCL

(via @TUDNUSA) pic.twitter.com/UW7BOb4Oyw

— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) October 4, 2022

Barca thought they had equalized midway through the second period but Pedri saw his goal disallowed for handball.

Inter spent much of the game camped inside their own half as Barca dominated possession with 68%.

The vast majority of Barca's attacks came via Ousmane Dembele down the right wing.

Dembele carried the ball forward 33 times, for a combined distance of 341 meters.

The French winger provided 24 crosses, but only one of them resulted in a Robert Lewandowski shot.

Ousmane Dembélé vs Inter tonight:

Total Carry Distance: 476m
Total Progressive Carry Distance: 341m
Total Progressive Carries: 33

All #UCL highs in a game by a single player in 2022-23. pic.twitter.com/a8wfporhsL

— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) October 4, 2022

50 - @FCBarcelona has made 50 total crosses against @Inter_es, 35 of them in open play - both are the highest records for Barça under Xavi Hernández.

Siege. pic.twitter.com/VE8JzpO1Ni

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 4, 2022

Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele crossed the ball 24 times against Inter Milan :: IMAGO/Gonzales Photo/Tommaso Fimiano

Barca will be eliminated from the Champions League if they lose to Inter in next week's reverse fixture at the Camp Nou.