At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 17, the first leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League quarterfinals, Liverpool defeated Chinese Inter 2-0 away, and the Reds' seven consecutive victories in all competitions were full of morale. Firmino's header from the bench was credited and Salah scored the victory.
Competition focus
Liverpool beat Inter 2-0 away and had the upper hand in a two-legged match. The two teams have won the last 3 Champions League meetings, with the Reds having beaten their opponents and Klopp's side winning all of their last seven matches.
Raiders! Firmino, who played at half-time, became the winner of the game, and the Brazilian flicked his head into the net in a corner kick attack. Firmino scored his eighth goal of the season, including the 95th goal of his Liverpool career.
After returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, Salah regained his goal-scoring feelings. In his 29th appearance this season, he scored 24 goals for Liverpool, scoring a total of 149 goals in his career.
Wonderful review
In the 5th minute, Dumfries made a steal in front of him, martinez arced forward to shoot into the bottom right corner, and the ball was only slightly deflected. In the 8th minute, Mane passed the ball and Salah's right-footed shot from inside the penalty area was blocked. In the 14th minute, Dumfries was fouled at the back, Robertson's free-kick was swung into the box and Mane nodded the ball into the goal, the ball was only slightly above the crossbar.
In the 16th minute, Perisic's cross from the left was met by Char khanoglu, who scored a small angle and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up!
In the 23rd minute, Robertson drove a corner kick from the left, Konat inside the penalty area, and Mane hit the side-netting with a beautiful upside-down golden hook, which would have been beautiful if it had been scored.
In the 29th minute, Vidal fouled Salah, Arnold took a free kick and directly attacked the goal, the ball was slightly deflected, Arnold's free kick was of high quality.
In the 40th minute, Char khanoglu's corner kick was crossed and Shkriniar jumped high inside the penalty area and flicked his head into the goal, which also posed a great threat to Alisson.
In the second half, Uncle Scum replaced Jota with Firmino. In the 53rd minute, Perisic burst into the box on the left and he saw the first arc cross, but Martinez slowed down half a beat and missed the perfect opportunity. In the 60th minute, after Vidal's long pass, Zheko single-handedly burst into the penalty area to calmly attack the goal, and the referee raised the flag to indicate that the offside was first, and the goal was ruled invalid.
In the 75th minute, Robertson drove a corner kick on the left, Firmino nodded a "look back at the moon" and flicked his head into the goal, the ball flew into the far corner of the goal, Handanovic could not save, 0-1! The substitute Firmino made a contribution!
In the 83rd minute, Arnold swung the ball into the box, Van Dijk's header came down, Defferle stretched out his foot to block it, and Salah met the ball with his left foot and slashed the net, 0-2! In the end, Liverpool beat Chinese Inter 2-0 away from home.
Appearances line-up
Inter(352):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Handanovic
Defenders: 37 Shkrinar, 6 DeFrey, 95 Bastoni (32 Di Marco 91')
Midfielders: 2- Dumfries (5- Gagliardini 87'), 22-Vidal (13-Ranocchio 87'), 77-Brozovic, 20-Charkhanoglu, 14-Perisic
Forwards: 9-Dzeko, 10-Martinez (7-Sanchez 70')
Liverpool(433):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Alisson
Defenders: 66-Arnold, 5-Cornart, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson
Midfielders: 3-Fabinho (14-Henderson 60'), 67-Elliott (8-Keita 59'), 6-Thiago (7-Milner 86')
Forwards: 11 Salah, 20 Jota (9 Firmino 46'), 10 Mane (23 Diaz 59')