Inter Milan reached the European Champions League final for the first time in 38 years, surviving Thiago Motta's first-half ejection to defeat defending champion Barcelona on 3-2 aggregate despite a 1-0 loss Wednesday night in Barcelona.

Inter will play Bayern Munich in the final May 22 at Madrid.

Gerard Pique scored in the 84th minute for Barcelona, which had lost the first leg in Italy 3-1 last week. Bojan Krkic put the ball into the net in injury time but it was disallowed because of a handball called on Yaya Toure during the buildup.

Motta received a yellow card in the 10th minute, then was given a red card in the 28th after tangling with Sergio Busquets.

A 2-0 victory would have tied the aggregate score and advanced Barcelona to its second straight final on away goals, but Inter frustrated FIFA Player of the Year Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic before nearly 100,000 fans at Camp Nou.




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