Champions League – round of 16 return: Liverpool go to quarter despite losing to Inter

Liverpool will see the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but their qualification does not hold much. Despite their comfortable lead obtained thanks to their victory at San Siro in the first leg (0-2), the Reds were scared at Anfield when concluding (0-1). Entering the match too timidly, they fell against a heroic Inter team, which knew how to make them doubt until the end.

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Unfortunately for the Nerazzurri, the dismissal of Alexis Sanchez clipped their wings at the worst time when there was plenty of room to at least snatch the equalizer and go into extra time. Inter Milan will console themselves by saying that they are the first team to bring down Liverpool in 2022, and the first for a year at Anfield.

We do not remember having seen Jürgen Klopp’s Reds being heckled like this for a while. Intractable in recent weeks, Liverpool has been unrecognizable in front of its public, during the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League. Physically moved by the Nerazzurri, who came to get a result with their backs to the wall, the English players showed a disappointing face. They were initially not level during the first period, generally dominated by Inter Milan despite the bar found by Joel Matip (31st). The mistake of the Italians was to show inaccuracy in the last 30 meters, even if a vicious free kick from Hakan Calhanoglu deserved better (41st).

Lautaro Martinez

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The Unrecognizable Reds

Returning from the locker room with better offensive intentions, the Reds have increased a little in power. But they never found success, like Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian striker, lonely on the front of the attack, hit the post twice (52, 76th). He is the symbol of a club that thought it could live a quiet evening, but which trembled until the end after the opener signed Lautaro Martinez. The Argentinian did not ask any questions when concluding a quickly constructed action, after a poor recovery from Matip. His strike came to lodge in the opposite skylight, making the Reds falter a little more (0-1, 61st).

Alas, hope was only short-lived for the Nerazzurri, who experienced a real emotional lift after Martinez’s goal. While Inter thought they could definitely turn the tide, Alexis Sanchez received a second yellow card for an avoidable excess of commitment (62nd). The Chilean, far too generous in this match, weighed down his team, who had to find the fault a second time in numerical inferiority. The mission, already very complicated at the start, suddenly became impossible. And the Reds held on until the final whistle, without really reassuring themselves and without any panache. Simone Inzaghi can only remember one thing: after a bad run, Inter have just had two successes in a row, including one of prestige against a team that is supposed to be full of confidence.

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