This season's Champions League round of sixteen has been officially created, in the one-eighth showdown, the most concerned is definitely the real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain team of the new and old giants of the battle, and followed by the strong dialogue between Inter Milan and Liverpool, these two sets of duels will also be staged in the champions league knockout two matchdays, compared to Real Madrid and Paris is unpredictable, in the Nerazzurri and Reds showdown, more fans are optimistic that the stronger Liverpool can advance to the quarterfinals! In the first leg of the match between the two sides, Liverpool will go to Italy to challenge Inter Milan away, in this game, the Nerazzurri who fight at home will be severely tested, Barrera, who is regarded by many fans as the future team soul, will not be able to play this game due to the ban, and the main defender Bastoni due to injury, whether this campaign can appear is also unknown, and the recent consecutive vicious battles have also consumed the Nerazzurri to a large extent, and for Liverpool, The odds of getting off to the top of this game have also become very large!
In the Champions League group stage between Inter Milan and Real Madrid, Barrera directly hit the opponent's leg after falling to the ground after fighting with Militang, which not only led to being sent off by the referee on duty to show a red card, but also was punished by the UEFA Ethics and Discipline Committee for two Champions League bans, which means that Barrera will not be able to appear in the two-legged knockout match between Inter Milan and Liverpool, it is well known that Barrera's importance to the Inter Milan midfield is self-evident, his super running ability and offensive awareness, Allowing him to be able to help the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, his inability to play will put Inter into greater passivity against the Reds' strangled midfield.
It can be said that Barrera's inability to appear will inevitably make the Inter Milan backline encounter greater pressure in the game, and the main defender Bastoni sprained his ankle in the Italian Cup match with Roma before, and now whether he can play is still unknown, in the case of a drop in midfield protection, if Bastoni can no longer appear, the Nerazzurri's defensive ability will definitely be greatly affected, which is also a major reason for the outside world to look forward to the winning prospects of the away team.
And the gap between the two teams in the recent state is also very obvious, the Nerazzurri in all competitions in the past five matches, only achieved 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss record, especially the consecutive matches against AC Milan, Roma and Napoli is to a large extent to consume the team's physical strength and energy, in contrast, Liverpool in the last five games to maintain a record of full victory, it can be said that morale is good, and now the African Cup of Nations has ended, Mane and Salah two forward core have been with the team, And also through the league to find the state and feeling of the game, coupled with the previous state of the Portuguese striker Jota, Liverpool's probability of scoring on the road is very high.
In the Champions League want to go further, experience is particularly important, at this point Liverpool is completely crushing the newly revived Inter Milan, under the leadership of the scum Klopp, this Liverpool has tasted the taste of the Champions League, so they are more adapted to the pressure of the knockout rounds, and know how to win the game, but competitive sports before the final whistle, everything is possible, Liverpool must not be careless, otherwise it is likely to be defeated by the opponent in a good situation!