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 60th minute of the second half, Lautaro blasted out the world, and in the 62nd minute, Sanchez was sent off from heaven to hell, and the promotion situation was hanging.
Both teams are Champions League champions, with Liverpool winning 6 times and Inter Milan crowning 3 times. According to statistics, the two teams have only met three times in the Champions League, including the 2007-08 quarter-finals, Liverpool scored 1-0 and 2-0 respectively, achieving home-and-away doubles against Inter Milan, and liverpool's 2-0 away win over Inter Milan in the first leg of the quarter-finals of this season.
Taking a 2-0 lead in the first leg allows Liverpool to advance to the quarter-finals with one foot, return to the home court to draw, or qualify as long as they don't lose more than 1 goal. Since the 2017-18 season, Liverpool have secured 15 clean sheets in 24 home games in the Champions League, with a 63% clean sheet rate.
In the starting lineup, Liverpool sent Mane, Salah and Jota forward trident, and Inter Milan sent Sanchez and Lautaro Martinez as a two-striker.
After the opening, the two teams directly attacked each other, and Inter Milan urgently needed to score. In the 16th minute, Van Dijk flicked his head into the penalty area and Handa held the ball. In the 30th minute, Alexander-Arnold drove a free-kick into the box, Matip's header hit the crossbar and Inter escaped.
In the 37th minute, Alexander-Arnold fired a corner kick and Van Dijk flicked his head to the goal and was cleared. In the 41st minute, Char khanoglu's free-kick was swept away in front of goal and saved by Alisson. At the end of the half, the score was still 0-0, Liverpool had 55% of the ball, leading 4-1 on goal, and shooting 2-2 was the same as Inter Milan.
In the second half, Handa pounced on the air and Salah's shot from the neutral post popped up. In the 60th minute, Liverpool made a mistake at the back, Inter Milan immediately played a counter-attack, Sanchez scored, Lautaro completed a world wave, to help Inter Milan 1-0 first, the total score was 1-2.
Just two minutes after Alexis Sanchez delivered an assist, the flying shovel kicked to Fabinho's ankle, and the referee showed a second yellow card, two yellows turned red and were sent off, inter Milan 10-man combat.
Originally there was a chance to turn the tables, and now Inter Milan has become passive, Liverpool has the advantage of numbers, coupled with home battles, the promotion is stable.