After disappointing for a long time, the Reds came out of their torpor at the end of the match to clinch a convincing victory in Italy on Wednesday evening (2-0).
Article written by
Posted
Update
Reading time : 1 min.
The way was not the best, but the result is ideal. Liverpool won valuable success at Inter Milan in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday February 16 (2-0). What calmly consider the return match scheduled at home, March 8.
Jürgen Klopp’s team waited until the 75th minute to frame their first shot and find the fault thanks to a corner from Andrew Robertson perfectly cut from the head by Roberto Firmino at the near post. Mohamed Salah was responsible for bringing the score to 2-0 and thus burying a Milanese team which had nevertheless procured the clearest chances of the match.
63% – Mohamed Salah (33), Sadio Mané (21) and Roberto Firmino (18) have scored 63% of Liverpool’s 114 Champions League goals under Jürgen Klopp. Trio. #INTLIV pic.twitter.com/ENruFrrrL0
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) February 16, 2022
Hakan Çalhanoğlu had smashed the bar with a volley from the tight angle in the first period (16th) and Edin Džeko had seen a goal disallowed for offside (60th). Simone Inzaghi’s players weren’t rewarded for the added impact after returning from the locker room, perhaps due to a lack of precision in the final gesture. They also complete the match with no shots on target (9 attempted).
Opposite, it is the entry of winter rookie Luis Diaz, in place of Sadio Mané, who revitalized the Reds from the hour mark. Failing to shine in the course of the game, the latter are applied from a set phase to make the most of the quality of the center of their laterals, Alexander-Arnold and Robertson. Without being dazzling, Liverpool managed to take a big option before the return match, scheduled at Anfield.