At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 17, the first leg of the 2021-22 Champions League quarterfinals will usher in two focus battles: Inter Milan vs Liverpool, And Red Bull Salzburg vs Bayern Munich.
Inter Milan only entered the Champions League knockout stage after a decade, and the quarter-final encounter with Liverpool, which is very competitive in the Champions League, can be described as a fierce and auspicious, but it is not indispensable. Levan is the toughest striker of this era, bayern are naturally the favourites to win the Champions League, and it is not difficult to qualify for the 1/8 final against Red Bull Salzburg outside the five major leagues.
Inter Milan vs Liverpool: Inter have been in poor shape recently, and the Reds have a poor away record
Inter's recent record has not been stable, with the Italian Cup quarter-final beating Roma 2-0 at home to advance, but Serie A has won 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 rounds, and the first round of the serie A table has given way to Milan.
Liverpool's recent record is outstanding, with the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup three-tier three-game winning streak, including four consecutive Premier League wins. In the Premier League table, Liverpool is 9 points behind the leaders Manchester City in the first round of the junior round, considering the strength and stability of the Blue Moon record, Klopp's team has little hope of competing for the Premier League title, and the cup match is still worthy.
The most recent meeting between the two sides was in the 2008 Champions League, when Inter were killed by Liverpool 0-1 at home and 0-2 away.
In terms of overall strength, as well as the manager and player Champions League experience, Liverpool are far better than Inter Milan. But Inter Milan is not invincible, Klopp's team, champions league away results are not ideal, 2017-18 Champions League knockout round, 2018-19 Champions League group stage, away to the Apennines against Rome, Napoli, all returned home. In addition, Liverpool's defensive line is not stable, and the Premier League often concedes goals against mid- and lower-tier teams.
In this game, Liverpool have a better chance of winning.
Salzburg vs Bayern: Levan is in good shape and Bayern are unstoppable
In the group stage, Red Bull Salzburg from Austria was in the same group as Sevilla, Wolfsburg and Lille, and the prospect of promotion was not promising, but Sevilla and Wolfsburg all dropped the chain, and Red Bull Salzburg was able to qualify second in the group.
Bayern, who reached the top of Europe in 2020, has a terrifying battle in the Champions League, and if it were not for the injury of the top scorer Levan in the quarter-finals last season, Bayern would not have been eliminated by the greater Paris, and I am afraid that the final championship would not be Chelsea. Even with Levan sidelined, Bayern still lost 3-2 at home and 1-0 away to Paris, only to be out of the game due to a away goal disadvantage.
In the 22nd round of the Bundesliga, Bayern lost 2:4 away to Bochum, which was a blow, but this did not affect the continued leadership in the Bundesliga table, Levan was still in excellent shape, scoring 2 goals in the game.
The two teams have met in the last 4 times, Salzburg 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses are in the ascendant, the two games that have not been lost are friendly matches, last season's Champions League group stage, Salzburg home 2:6, away 1:3 by Bayern double kill.
In this match, Bayern is likely to have won a big away victory like Manchester City, who played Portugal Sport on the previous matchday.