Liverpool aren’t any strangers to navigating a European tie having gained a bonus within the first leg they usually’ll look to maintain up their enviable report tonight.
The Reds have now prolonged their present run to seven successive European wins, for the primary time since 2005/06. They might lengthen that to eight for the primary time since October 1984 (that in a sequence of 9).
And in a promising omen for lay forward, Liverpool haven’t conceded greater than as soon as in any of their final 14 video games.
Can’t Guess Towards Salah
Mo Salah has scored in 10 of his final 12 Champions League appearances (12 targets in that sequence). He has 34 European targets in whole for the membership (all on this competitors) and is chasing down Steven Gerrard’s membership report of 41 in all European competitions.
Salah goes into this second leg sport standing in sixteenth place on the Champions League all-time scorers listing. He has 36 targets in his profession.
He’s additionally three targets away from recording 30 in a marketing campaign for Liverpool for the third time in his 5 seasons at Anfield.
European Prowess
Liverpool have by no means misplaced a European tie after successful the primary leg away from house (36 occasions).
Residence and away they’ve solely been eradicated 4 occasions from the 78 events they’ve taken a bonus into the second leg.
And solely as soon as have they been knocked out after holding a two-goal first-leg lead. The victors, controversially, had been Inter Milan within the European Cup Semi-Remaining in 1965, Liverpool shedding 3-0 within the San Siro after successful 3-1 at Anfield.
A Sturdy File
This will likely be Liverpool’s two hundredth European sport because the ‘house’ crew, although that features one in Budapest in opposition to RB Leipzig final season.
Within the earlier 198 at Anfield they’ve solely misplaced by two targets, the margin Inter want to beat this night, seven occasions.
Liverpool are the one crew on this season’s competitors with a 100% win report. The 2 different golf equipment who received each group sport, Ajax and Bayern Munich, drew their first leg match on this spherical.
A Robust Order for Inter…
Inter are aiming to emulate Man United, who’re the final crew to come back from a two-goal first-leg deficit to win a Champions League knockout tie. United received 3-1 at Paris Saint Germain in 2018/19 after shedding 2-0 at house to undergo on the, now defunct, away targets rule.
Inter have received three of the final eight ties wherein they misplaced the primary leg at house. They beat TPS Turku in 1987/88, Lyon (1997/98) and Bayern Munich in 2010/11 whereas Inter had been holders of the trophy.
However Internazionale have misplaced each earlier visits to Anfield – 3-1 in 1965 and 2-0 in 2008, each on this competitors.
The Official
Right this moment’s referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) has refereed 4 Liverpool video games (two wins, one draw and one defeat), the final of which was the 2-0 house win v Porto in April 2019.
He has taken cost of 1 Inter sport earlier than, their 3-0 defeat at Tottenham within the Europa League in 2012/13. He reffed the England vs. Scotland sport ultimately summer time’s Euros.
This Season’s Scorers
Liverpool: Salah 27, Jota 17, Mane 14, Minamino 9, Firmino 8, Fabinho 6, Origi 5, Henderson 3, Keita 3, Oxlade-Chamberlain 3, Van Dijk 3, Alexander-Arnold 2, Thiago 2, Luis Diaz 1, Elliott 1, Gordon 1, Jones 1, Matip 1, Robertson 1, personal targets 1
Inter: Dzeko 16, Lautaro Martinez 15, Calhanoglou 6, Sanchez 6, Perisic 5, Correa 4, Skriniar 4, Dumfries 3, Barella 2, Di Marco 2, Gagliardini 2, Vidal 2, Bastoni 1,
Brozovic 1, D’Ambrosio 1, Darmian 1, De Vrij 1, Ranocchia 1, Sensi 1, Vecino 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
