Replay Camp Nou With Ten Men, 2010

What actually happened

Champions League semifinal, 28 April 2010, minute 28: Inter 3–1 up from San Siro when Motta, already booked, put an outstretched hand into Busquets' face. Busquets went down and peeked through his fingers; De Bleeckere showed a straight red.

Piqué scored in the 84th; Bojan's stoppage-time goal, which would have sent Barcelona through on away goals, was disallowed for a Touré handball. Inter went to the final and won it. Mourinho ran the pitch and the sprinklers came on.

Why it was disputed

A hand to the face was a red card in practice in 2010, and became one in law in 2016. Whether Motta's arm was a blow or a shield, and what the peek says about the fall, is the jury's question. The disallowed Bojan goal is the counter-evidence.

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How the replay adapts it

You take Inter from the 30th minute with ten men and the aggregate at 3–1, eight eight-minute beats to the 94th. History scores in the 84th — and this time Bojan's goal counts, in the 92nd.

At 3–3 Barcelona go through on away goals, so one Inter goal that survives review is the whole job. Score it and the sprinklers are yours.

Questions the court gets asked

Is this the real 2010 semifinal?

A satirical adaptation of Barcelona 1–0 Inter, from the Motta red card onward, with the aggregate as the scoreline and one change: Bojan's disallowed goal stands. Players are fictional stand-ins.

Why does Bojan's goal count here?

Because without it Inter go through by doing nothing, which is a documentary, not a game. The tribunal's replays outscore history; this one asks you to outscore the history Barcelona wanted.

How do I win?

One goal that survives review before the 94th. That makes it 4–3 on aggregate and Inter go to Madrid.