Liverpool qualified at the expense of Inter Milan in the knockout stages of the Champions League (2-0, 0-1). The Reds had a comfortable mattress before receiving the Italian formation. Winners in Milan with a score of 0-2, the Reds nevertheless had all the difficulties in the world to concretize their domination during this return leg. They received three times the amount of Samir Handanovicwho managed the feat of ending his evening with unvisited nets. Mo Salah, in offensive verve, was unable to realize his concrete opportunities. Deprived of Nicolo Barellaand without Edin Dzeko (remained on the bench), the nerazzurri delivered a voluntary encounter, materializing their offensive possibilities via a jewel of Lautaro Martinez on the hour mark (0-1).
What could have served as a trigger for the men of Simone Inzaghi to set fire to the meeting was nipped in the bud: two minutes after the opening of the score, Alexis Sanchez was ruled out for a second yellow card. The Interists therefore retreated more and more. Liverpool struggled to equalize, to preserve their crazy stat of a full year without a home defeat (the last being on March 7, 2021 against Fulham, 0-1). After a last missed opportunity in stoppage time for the newcomer louis diaz, Anfield was able to howl his relief. The Reds therefore reach the quarter-finals in the same way as Bayern, who won their qualification against Salzburg.
Inter can now focus on their other goal for the season: renewing their Scudetto.
