At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 9, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Liverpool hosted Inter Milan. The two teams met in the first leg, Inter Milan lost by 2 goals, and the Reds Liverpool had a huge promotion advantage. In this battle, Inter can only fight a battle, and chairman Zhang Kangyang has arrived at Anfield. Of course, Liverpool, who play at home, will obviously not let Inter pass easily, and they have a chance to break the Champions League record set by Barca and Bayern.
Liverpool and Inter have met three times in the Champions League, with Liverpool winning and not conceding a single goal, 2-0, 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. From the perspective of confrontation history, Inter committed a very obvious "fear of profit", and 0 goals in 3 games is really embarrassing. In addition, Inter Milan's record against England teams has not been ideal, with Inter losing four of their last five visits to England. The two teams met in the first leg, inter milan were at a comprehensive disadvantage, with no shot on goal in all nine shots.
Key highlights of the game:
Liverpool have won seven consecutive games in the Champions League this season, before which only Barca and Bayern were able to win all eight of their first eight games. In this campaign, Klopp only needs to beat Inter to lead Liverpool to equalize this record. (In the 92/93 season, Milan reached the final with 10 consecutive wins, but did not qualify for the final title))
Inter striker Dzeko has scored three goals in his last four visits to Anfield, the last two of which he has scored in a row. In the first leg of the meeting, Dzeko missed the target in two shots, and the 35-year-old veteran needed to better grasp the opportunity.
Salah has played well in the Champions League this season, scoring eight goals in seven games and scoring an average of one goal every 69 minutes. Salah is currently ranked 3rd in the Champions League top scorers list with 8 goals, preceded by Ajax's Ale 11 goals and Bayern's Levan 9 goals. Combined with the strength of the team and the score in the first leg, Salah has a chance to win the Champions League Golden Boot.
In this campaign, Inter not only fell behind by 2 goals, but also received bad news before the game. According to the information released by Liverpool, Thiago, Matip and Firmino all appeared in yesterday's training and they are expected to return. This also gives Klopp more tactical options and a variety of on-the-spot scheduling. For Inter, Barrera was suspended, which is undoubtedly a big loss. Of course, Inter has no way to retreat, coupled with Zhang Kangyang's morale, it is not excluded that Inter may fight with all its might.
On the surface, the probability of Inter qualifying is really negligible, but even elimination is not a bad thing. Nowadays, the competition in Serie A is fierce, and if Inter are one less front to fight, then Inzaghi and the players will be given plenty of rest. This is good for the Serie A title race, and with the current comprehensive strength of Inter and the depth of the bench, it is really difficult to win all the championships.