In the early morning of February 17, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals was contested, and Inter Milan sat at home to welcome the challenge of Liverpool. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Liverpool scored two goals in the second half, and finally they defeated Inter Milan 2-0 to take advantage of the two-legged knockout match.
Liverpool were 4-3-3 in this game. Goalkeeper Alisson, four at the back with Robertson, Van Dijk, Konat and Arnold, three in midfielders Thiago, Fabinho and Elliot, and Mane, Jota and Salah form a trident on the front.
Inter milan lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. Goalkeeper Handanovic, three centre-backs are Shkriniar, Defrey and Bastoni, midfielders are Dumfries, Vidal, Brozovic, Charhanoglu and Perisic, and Lautaro partner Dzeko started.
In the 5th minute of the first half, Lautaro fired a long-range shot from the edge of the game, the ball slightly off target. In the 14th minute, Liverpool won a free kick in front of the goal and Mane's header was high over the goal. In the 16th minute, Char khanoglu whipped it up from a tight angle and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up. In the 23rd minute, Mane hung a golden hook upside down in the penalty area and the ball hit the side-netting. In the 29th minute, Liverpool won a free kick in front of the field and Alexander-Arnold took the penalty slightly offside.
In the 60th minute, Dzeko scored a goal with a single knife, but the goal was blown away because of the offside. The deadlock was finally broken in the 75th minute and Liverpool were awarded a corner kick opportunity, and Firmino nodded the ball in front of the goal and the score became 1-0. In the 83rd minute, Liverpool scored another goal, Salah grabbed a low shot and the score became 2-0.
In the end, the match ended in 90 minutes, and Liverpool won 2-0 against Inter Milan with goals from Firmino and Salah. The winning Liverpool took the lead in the knockout rounds, with the second leg of the two sides moving to Liverpool's home stadium in three weeks' time.