In the next two weeks, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will be in full swing, with a focus battle between Liverpool and Inter Milan, kicking off at 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 9, less than 48 hours from now. The 2-0 defeat at home in the first leg put Inter in a desperate situation, and after the cancellation of the away scoring rules, the Serie A giants had to beat Liverpool by 3 goals to turn the tables.
In the history of the Champions League, Liverpool and Inter Milan are both giants, Liverpool have won the title 6 times, the last time was in 2019, Inter Milan won 3 times, and the most recent was in 2010.
Liverpool have maintained a high level in recent years, with Inter going downhill in the Champions League and Serie A until the re-emergence of the last two or three seasons, including a re-election of the Serie A title after 11 years last season.
The two teams have met in the Champions League, not for the first time in history. In the semi-finals of the 1954-65 season, Inter Milan lost 3-1 away from home, returned to the home court to beat Liverpool 3-0, and advanced 4-3 on aggregate, and finally won the championship. By the quarter-finals of the 2007–08 season, Liverpool had beaten Inter Milan 1-0 and 2-0 respectively to advance.
Now the two teams meet again in the Champions League, which is the third time, the first leg that ended last month, Inter Milan lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool, conceded 2 goals in just 7 minutes in the second half, leaving the Serie A champions in a desperate situation, and also suffered 3 consecutive defeats against Liverpool for 14 consecutive years, creating a humiliating record.
Now the second leg is about to kick off, with Inter taking on Liverpool away. Recently Liverpool in the Premier League home to a wave of 8 consecutive wins, the state is very good, Inter Milan has recently played unstable, this time the away to turn over, need to create a miracle, because must win Liverpool 3 goals, such as playing 3-0 or 4-1 and other big scores can achieve the turnover of promotion, the current Inter Milan team in the forward state is not good, and Liverpool multi-point blossom is the opposite.
Liverpool play at home and advance to the quarter-finals with a draw, even if they lose 1-0 to Inter Milan, they can also pass the level, so there is not much pressure.
For Klopp, after winning the League Cup, he can hit the quadruple this season. At present, the Champions League has steadily advanced to the quarterfinals, the Premier League is 6 points behind Manchester City in the first round, and there is still drama in the anti-super championship, and the FA Cup has also reached the quarterfinals.
This much-watched Champions League knockout match, CCTV did not arrange live broadcasting, in fact, since the start of the Champions League this season, CCTV has never broadcast live.