Liverpool vs Inter Milan

Anfield is the venue as Liverpool and Inter Milan go head-to-head in the return leg of their mouth-watering Champions League round-of-16 tie.

Two late goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah catapulted Liverpool to a crucial 2-0 first-leg win at Giuseppe Meazza, putting them in the driver’s seat to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the fourth time in five seasons. Coming into this fixture, the ‘Reds’ squeezed past fellow Premier League rivals West Ham 1-0 at home, taking their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 15 games (W13, D2). After becoming only the second side in the Champions League history to beat both Milan clubs in a single season, Liverpool will feel confident about maintaining their 100% win ratio in the competition this season (W7). What’s more, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is on the verge of becoming only the eighth manager in the Champions League history to hit a 50-win milestone. Yet, the Merseysiders cannot afford to get complacent here, especially after losing three of their last eight European home clashes against Italian visitors (W4, D1).

On the other hand, Inter, who thrashed Serie A basement boys Salernitana 5-0 last time out, have a mountain to climb at Anfield, where they lost 2-0 in their most recent visit back in 2008. That victory over Salernitana halted Inter’s disappointing five-game winless run in all competitions (D3, L2), ending a frustrating 413-minutes scoring drought in the process. Despite making it out of the Champions League group stages for the first time after three consecutive failed attempts, this could be the end of the road for the reigning Serie A champions, at least based on their recent European record on English soil. ‘I Nerazzrurri’ have lost six of their last seven visits to Premier League clubs (W1), while they’ve bowed out from European competition four times in their previous six two-legged knock-out ties after losing the first leg at home.