Inter Milan had host Barcelona on the ropes for much of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg, but Barca will still head back to Italy on even terms in the two-game, total-goals-wins series.

Barcelona came back from behind twice to salvage a 3-3 draw against Inter on Wednesday, completing the comeback in one of the most dramatic UEFA Champions League semifinal matches in recent memory. Inter snapped a three game goalless run after roughly 30 seconds of play courtesy of Marcus Thuram,

But not Inter Milan. On this Wednesday night, in the first leg of a Champions League semifinal, Inter ran stride for stride with Barca, and escaped with a 3-3 draw — a result the Italian club will gladly take back to Milan for next week's second leg.