In the early morning of March 9, Beijing time, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was fully played, with Liverpool playing at home against Inter Milan. In the end, Liverpool collapsed, lost the game 0-1, missed four consecutive wins, and eliminated Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate, becoming the first Premier League team to advance to the top 8 this season.
Liverpool are six Champions League champions, the last to win in 2019, and Klopp won the Champions League earlier than Guardiola after coming to the Premier League to coach. In the group stage of this season, Liverpool won six consecutive games, becoming the first English team to win all the group in the Champions League, followed by a 2-0 win in the first leg of the quarter-finals, and the team continued to set a new consecutive win.
A 2-0 away win over Inter milan in the first leg allowed Liverpool to advance to the quarter-finals with one foot. Manager Klopp won the 50th Champions League game of his coaching career, becoming the first German manager to reach this milestone and continue to make history.
In terms of starting, Liverpool continued the trident combination of Mane, Salah and Jota, while Fabinho, Thiago and Curtis Jones were in midfield.
After the opening, Liverpool attacked and defended at home, completing successive shots on goal. In the 30th minute, Alexander-Arnold took a free-kick into the box and Matip's header hit the crossbar and Handanovic did not react, which was Liverpool's most threatening attack in the first half. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0, and Liverpool had a slight advantage of 55% possession.
In the second half, inter milan made a mistake in the 52nd minute, Liverpool passed a few feet into the box, Handa pounced, and Salah's shot from the neutral post popped up.
In the 60th minute, Liverpool made a mistake at the back, Sanchez assisted Lautaro to blast the world wave, and Inter Milan pulled back a goal 1-2 on aggregate. In the 62nd minute, Sanchez brought down Fabinho, two yellows and one red were sent off, and Liverpool had one more man to fight. In the 75th minute, Rach inserted a volley from the penalty area and hit the goal post again, liverpool's third time in the middle post. In the 92nd minute, Díaz's shot was blocked and Liverpool missed a chance to draw, and Klopp couldn't believe it.
In the end, Liverpool were unable to equalize and still lost in the case of one more person at home, the good thing was to rely on a 2-0 lead in the first leg, and the aggregate score was 2-1 thrilling elimination of Inter Milan, becoming the second team after Bayern to qualify for the top 8.