Liverpool pass Inter test with flying colours
Liverpool put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 2-0 win at Inter Milan.
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Taking a victory back to Anfield in the #UCL last-16 ๐ pic.twitter.com/QkOwWROD6V
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2022
Goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in the last quarter of an hour gave Liverpool a commanding lead ahead of the last-16 second leg at Anfield, which will be played on March 8.
๐ช๐ฌ๐ Mohamed Salah has now scored in 8 away games in a row for Liverpool in the Champions League! #UCL pic.twitter.com/2ASbnz0KxM
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 16, 2022
The result was harsh on Italian champions Inter, who dominated the contest at the San Siro for long periods after the break and struck the woodwork through Hakan Calhanoglu in the 16th minute.
That Hakan รalhanoฤlu effort ๐ฎ#UCL pic.twitter.com/0KhcShVhfJ
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 16, 2022
However they could not find their way past a Liverpool backline impeccably marshalled by Virgil van Dijk and were punished late on by a Reds team who have now won their last seven matches in all competitions.
๐ง๐ท Eight of Roberto Firmino's last 12 Champions League goals have come in the knockout rounds โฝ๏ธ#UCL pic.twitter.com/LKBErxyR5Q
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 16, 2022
The quarters now look a step too far for Inter after making the knockout rounds of the Champions League for the first time in a decade.
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Thank you for your incredible away support, Reds โค pic.twitter.com/foTTz8xPHk
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2022