Liverpool advanced into the quarter-finals of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League season despite being defeated 1-0 to Inter Milan at Anfield in the second leg. Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal of the night but it wasn’t sufficient for the Series A champions, who lost the tie 2-1 on aggregate.
The Reds had the opportunities but couldn’t bury them, hitting the post a few times while seeing two goalbound efforts blocked just in time. The Nerazzurri, on the other hand, held their ground despite having only 37% possession and found their way back into the contest through Martinez around the hour-mark.However, their revival was stopped following Alexis Sanchez’s red card in the 63rd minute. The Chilean was shown a second caution for a poor foul on Thiago Alcantara. Inter have now got defeated in each of their three knockout ties since winning the competition in 2010. Liverpool, meanwhile, have reached the last-eight for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Here are the player ratings for Liverpool:
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Alisson – 6.5/10
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7.5/10
Joel Matip – 7.5/10
Virgil van Dijk – 6.5/10
Andrew Robertson – 6/10
Curtis Jones – 7/10
Fabinho – 8/10
Thiago Alcantara – 7.5/10
Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Diogo Jota – 6/10
Sadio Mane – 6/10
Substitutes
Jordan Henderson – 6/10
Naby Keita – 6/10
Luis Diaz – 6/10
