Victory over Barcelona can "change our season", Inter’s Calhanoglu

Hakan Calhanoglu

had not meet the target in the Champions League for five years, since he was playing for Bayer Leverkusen in 2016. However, he did find the back of the net in Inter’s battle against Barcelona and became the game’s hero.

“It was very important that we get the win tonight, we had to send a signal above all to the fans, who are always close to us,”

Calhanoglu told

Sport Mediaset

.

“They gave us a big hand this evening, we proved that we deserved the victory. This game can really shake us up and change our season, because we want to build on it.

“As for qualification, we’ve got to stay calm and take it one game at a time.”

Following their victory, the Nerazzurri are in pole position to reserve a place in the Round of 16, despite getting ready for an even harder clash at Camp Nou next week. Simone Inzaghi’s men were suffering a dire period as they were defeated four times in their last Serie A matches, while Barcelona came into the game having enjoyed a run of six consecutive victories in La Liga.

Follow

for the