Inter find the eighth and want to strike a blow
The acrobatic recovery of Mané!
On the corner, it is another Liverpool striker who stands out with a gesture not completely mastered. Fabinho is then countered. The ball stays near the internal area, until a volley from Thiago … which goes into the air.
Salah served by Mané
Egypt checks and tries to fix their vis-à-vis to then strike. Bastoni defends well without being surprised and against the attempt.
Lautaro Martinez from a distance!
The Milanese fight well at the loss of the ball, harass their opponents and scrape the ball at 20 meters. Martinez can try his luck directly… The ball goes wide.
Reds already dangerous
Jürgen Klopp’s players do not let their opponents enter the game and try to quickly make the difference. Inter are doing well after Mané’s first breakthrough.
Let’s go !
The Reds kick off the match on the lawn of Inter for a clash between the dolphin of the Italian championship and the dolphin of the English championship. Will the Milanese sign their return to this level of the competition by scoring a big blow against one of the favorites?
The players are there
San Siro is half empty, or half full, Covid gauge requires, but there will be 22 players on the lawn tonight. And the Champions League anthem resounding before kick-off.
And at the same time…
A few kilometers away, in Austria, the other round of 16 of the evening offers a poster between Salzburg and Bayern Munich. A match to follow also live commented on RMC Sport!
Elliott beats Alexander-Arnold in precocity
The young Reds midfielder, who replaces his captain in the starting XI tonight, will become the youngest player in Liverpool history to start for a European match, ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold … for 36 days .
The mood rises at San Siro
The Nerazurri are on their lawn and are preparing for thirty minutes before kick-off.
Liverpool as a regular
If Inter has been returning to this level of competition for 10 years, for Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp, it is rather routine with a 5th consecutive participation in the C1 … for a 5th qualification at least in 8th. Liverpool have only been eliminated once at this level, two years ago (by Atlético Madrid)… when they were defending champions.
Fabinho, the great danger on the Reds side?
Back to his best level, the former Monaco midfielder has made an impression in the Premier League in recent weeks with 3 goals scored in the last 4 league games… including the one full of opportunism to offer victory against Burnley last weekend.
The two official compositions
On the side of the Reds, Jürgen Klopp was chosen to establish Konaté in defense. In midfield, Henderon is left on the bench. On the other hand, no surprise is to be noted in the eleven of Inter.
InterMilan : Handanovic – Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni – Dumfries, Vidal, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic – Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez.
liverpool : Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson – Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago – Salah, Jota, Mané.
The probable compositions
Liverpool: Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson – Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago – Salah, Jota, Mané.
Switch: Handanovic – Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni – Dumfries, Ar. Vidal, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic – Dzeko, La. Martinez.
Klopp wary of ‘well-established’ team
Jürgen Klopp: “Inter are a top team with a top manager. Probably the best team in Italy this season. They are very well run and have a very good organization, creativity on the pitch and good individuals. We have to give a top-notch performance to have a chance. I can’t just pick the same team because we won the last game. It’s something we have to learn together. It’s quite exciting .”
Inter: a decade to find the eighth
This is Inter’s first Champions League Round of 16 appearance since 2011-12. The Italian club have won their last five meetings against English clubs at the San Siro since a draw with Manchester United in February 2009. Inter have lost just three of their last 36 home games in all competitions.
Fabinho, the 150th triumphant?
Scorer at Burnley last weekend, Fabinho could play his 150th match with Liverpool this Wednesday at San Siro. Mohamed Salah, meanwhile, can complete the assist of seven in this Champions League campaign, having scored in nine of his last eleven Champions League appearances, with eleven. The Egyptian striker has scored 32 European Cup goals, all of them in the Champions League.
Inzaghi gives Liverpool favorite
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi thinks that “Liverpool are the favourites”, even if “both games must be played”: “We have to impose our style, he announced at a press conference. I want my players play with a free spirit, it could make the difference in this double confrontation. The guys are determined to win. We have seen their games (against AC Milan) but we have also seen more recent meetings of Liverpool. They have great players in all positions, a great manager, a wonderful squad. If we miss a pass, they are able to counter us at any time. They also have excellent returners with [Virgil] Van Dijk and Alisson. Their two full-backs are very skilful. They can cause us problems anywhere on the pitch.
Liverpool: a historic immaculate record in the group stage
Led by Mohamed Salah (7 goals in C1!), Liverpool was imperial in the group stages with six victories in as many confrontations. A historic record for the club. Jostled by AC Milan and Atlético Madrid, the Reds on the other hand made short work of FC Porto (5-1, 2-0). The Nerazzurri were not left out with three straight wins to secure a place in the Round of 16. Second in Serie A, with a late game to play and only one defeat on the clock since the start of the year, Inter is a serious client for Jürgen Klopp’s men.
Hello and welcome to this live
Second day of the Champions League, episode 2 after PSG’s convincing victory against Real Madrid and City’s card against Sporting Portugal. The duel of the day opposes Inter Milan, struggling in the league where the Intersites have just ceded the lead to Milan and Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool who resisted well during the departure to the CAN of its two offensive headliners, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané.
While waiting for the kick-off, at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport, find the summaries of the two matches of the day before.