Liverpool-Inter, looking for a company to make history. The nerazzurri arrive at Anfield with the need to overturn, or at least equalize, the 0-2 of the first leg, for a very complicated, not to say prohibitive, mission.
Liverpool-Inter (21pm, Channel 5)
In fact, the Reds, in addition to being among the favorites to win the Champions League, have a real fort in their stadium, as evidenced by the fact that they haven't lost at home for exactly one year (0-1 with Fulham). In short, thinking of taking full loot is already something very ambitious, succeeding by overturning the minus 2 of the San Siro is downright unreal, but big businesses, as we know, always arise from an iota of madness and this certainly cannot be avoided.
Inzaghi's words
Inter know it will be very difficult, but at least they want to try. After all, the first leg match showed that the Nerazzurri have what it takes to put Liverpool in difficulty, even if this time the coefficient of difficulty will be higher: Anfield is not just any stadium, it is no coincidence that Klopp's team tends to get particularly excited when playing there.
"It will be a very difficult match against one of the biggest in Europe, but we will play it with many motivations - he confirmed Inzaghi at the press conference – In the first leg we had a great match, unfortunately the result penalized us for what we saw on the pitch. We start from a disadvantage score, it would be very important to find a goal in the first half, we are aware that we will need a company, but we are ready”.
Klopp's words
"Many teams in the past have come back from a 0-2 draw, it's the result that has been overturned more often in the history of football - Klopp cautioned - If you're only halfway through your journey and you think you've already finished it, then that means you're wrong: the result at San Siro was much better than I expected, but now another very difficult match awaits us. We mustn't make the mistake of thinking we've already qualified, we know Inter have a lot of quality and they certainly won't come here on vacation, they'll face us to win and we'll do the same."
Liverpool-Inter: the formations
Inzaghi will rely on the best possible formation, net of the absence of Barella, in the last round of the suspension against Real Madrid. The others, on the other hand, are all there, even with a little more confidence after Friday's convincing victory against Salernitana: they were last in the standings, okay, but a 5-0 with the forwards in great form is always healthy .
Anfield's Inter will wear the usual 3-5-2 with Handanovic in goal, Skriniar, De Vrij and Bastoni in defense, Dumfries, Vidal, Brozovic, Calhanoglu and Perisic in midfield, Lautaro and Dzeko (but also watch out for the Sanchez hypothesis ) in attack. Klopp, on the other hand, could make a bit of a turnover, leaving Firmino and Thiago Alcantara at rest, for a 4-3-3 with Alisson in goal, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk and Robertson in the back, Henderson, Elliot and Fabinho in the midfield, Salah, Diogo Jota and Mané in the offensive trident.
