Firmino Salah scored, Liverpool won 2-0 away to Inter, and the Champions League quarterfinals became a high probability
In the just-concluded Champions League quarter-finals, Liverpool beat Inter Milan 2-0 away.
First, throughout the first half, although Liverpool had 9 shots on goal, the zero shots of the two sides were on target, indicating the balance of power between the two sides.
Today, there is not a single injured person on the Bench of Liverpool, and the impression is that in the past two or three seasons, this is the first time, especially in February and March, when the high incidence of injuries on high-pressure playing teams is high every year, compared to the bad luck of last season, liverpool this season can be said to be smooth sailing.
Liverpool's high-pressure pressing continued after the opening, and they continued to create opportunities, but throughout the first half, we saw that the standard situation we saw was that Liverpool got a lot of shooting opportunities in front of goal, and they were basically met with the big legs of Inter players.
On the one hand, Inter's compact defensive formation did not give Liverpool much room for attacking players.
On the other hand, Inzaghi Jr. was well prepared and did not give Liverpool's Salah, Mane and Jota too calm a chance to play.
Throughout the first half, although Liverpool shot 9:3, both sides shot zero, and the most accessible opportunity to break the goal was to shoot at the crossbar from a small angle of exactly 10.
Not conceding a goal at half-time is already Liverpool's luck.
Second, Inter's continuous high-quality counter-attacks at the beginning of the second half made Liverpool quickly adjust after the shooting.
In the second half, Firmino appeared and the Red Arrows appeared.
However, Liverpool did not play a high-level attack, but was repeatedly played by Inter to play a high-quality counterattack, and Inter was close to scoring several times.
Klopp quickly made substitutions, so Keita, Henderson and Díaz came out, and Liverpool's strongest midfield combination immediately showed its strength, and Liverpool quickly took control of the situation on the pitch.
In the 75th minute, Firmino received a corner kick and headed it into the dead corner.
This goal turned out to be the first time that the two sides shot on target in the whole game.
But this goal has full legitimacy.
On the one hand, Liverpool's main midfield combination has given Liverpool absolute possession.
Inter's veteran squad, on the other hand, made it inevitable that they would have physical problems after 70 minutes in such a high-intensity game.
The 1:0 lead makes it a high probability for Liverpool to win.
In the 82nd minute, Salah took advantage of Alexander-Arnold's cross on a second attack from a set-piece to easily break the goal, 2-0, and the suspense ended.
Third, the coaches of both sides showed a high level in this game.
In this game, whether it is Klopp or Inzaghi Jr., there is no flaw in the lineup to the on-the-spot command.
Klopp's two substitutions, both for midfield advantage and Firmino's goal, proved decisive.
For Inzaghi Jr., he only made one substitution in the first 86 minutes, and the team's older squad struggled to support the field, the most important reason is that the team's squad is not thick enough, after all, this is a Knockout match in the Champions League.
Personally, I think inzaghi Jr. is the best new generation manager in Italy right now, and his future is the top European giants and the Italian national team.
However, the home loss of this game has made It a high probability that Inter will be eliminated.
There is a qualitative gap in the strength of the two sides, compared to the Continental European team, liverpool such a hard bridge hard horse high-pressure pressing kicking style, except for Bayern, no one can really resist.
