Robert Lewandowski scored two late goals to earn Barcelona a 3-3 draw with Inter Milan in the Champions League knockout round.

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Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona needed at least a draw to avoid missing the knockout stages for the second year in a row.

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and the Poland international delivered near the end of a thrilling second half.

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Barcelona is still facing elimination from the competition's group stage, but Lewandowski's stoppage-time equaliser has given them a slim chance of progressing.

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Inter must defeat Viktoria Plzen at home next week in order to join Bayern Munich in the last 16.

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"It's bad, I think this Champions League is very cruel to us," Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said on Movistar Plus.

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"It's now out of our hands." What remains is for us to focus quickly on Sunday's El Clasico [against Real Madrid].

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Inter's opener was denied by the crossbar just after 15 minutes as the visitors looked to build on their 1-0 win over Barcelona.

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Just before halftime, Ousmane Dembele scored from Sergi Roberto's pass across the six-yard box, giving Barcelona a deserved lead.

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Inter equalised early in the second half thanks to Nicolo Barella, who pounced on an Alessandro Bastoni cross and finished from close range.

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Lautaro Martinez scored a fine individual goal for Simone Inzagh's side shortly after the hour mark, settling Hakan Calhanoglu's long ball over the top of the defence.

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In the 82nd minute, Lewandowski did what he was brought in for when his header from a cross into the area came back to him.

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However, Inter's Robin Gosens restored Inter's lead minutes later with a neat counter-attack before Lewandowski headed in for his brace in the second half.

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Barcelona is third in Group C with four points, three behind Inter and eight behind Bayern.

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