They don't all live in a yellow submarine like the Beatles, the little local music group, but they move on as if.
In 2022, only three teams among the 5 major European championships are still undefeated: Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, and Manchester City and Liverpool in England.
Logical, therefore, to find the Skyblues at the top of the Premier League, with 9 points and a game ahead of the Reds.
The band at Pep Guardiola, finalist of the last Champions League, always makes people talk.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have fallen into the shadows in recent weeks.
Wrongly.
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“These are two forces of nature, I am not surprised.
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Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool coach, on the fitness of Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah, back from AFCON
Liverpool visiting Inter Milan this Wednesday at Giuseppe-Meazza (9:00 p.m.) is the one who won their 6 matches in the "
group of death
" against Porto, AC Milan and Atlético de Madrid .
6/6 in the group stage?
Unheard of for an English club.
"
It's absolutely incredible and it's just another chapter in the history of this wonderful group of players
", raved Klopp after a final victory at AC Milan (1-2).
What remains of this spectacular Liverpool, which shot at 2.6 goals / match between August and December 2021?
There is always this prolific dimension.
In 2022, the Reds scored 20 goals in nine matches, including six without their shock duo, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, who returned from CAN a week ago.
Lives well, like the young midfielder Curtis Jones (21), holder six times out of nine possible in 2022, or striker Diogo Jota, author of 5 goals and an assist in the last five matches.
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Inter Milan, dynamic contrary to Liverpool in 2022
This year 2022, the Reds have therefore started it under the best auspices.
They are through to the FA Cup last 16, knocked out Arsenal in the League Cup semi-finals and are keeping the pressure on City in the league.
And now they have recovered Salah and Mané, "
two forces of nature
” judged Klopp on their ability to chain matches.
Three months ago, we wondered if the Egyptian (23 goals and 9 assists in 28 matches with Liverpool this season) was not the best player in the world.
On paper, the English club has everything to be irresistible: confidence, automatisms, experience and stars who can rock a meeting.
Should we see the Reds, quarter-finalists last year against Real Madrid, as favorites for the European title this season?
“I want my players to play with a free mind.
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Simone Inzaghi, Inter Milan coach
Do not ask the question to Klopp, he who curses the idea of seeing himself too handsome.
His opponent, Inter Milan, is “
a top, top, top level team, very well organised, creative and with good individuality.
We will need a top-level performance to even have a chance
,” modestly announced the German.
It is however fragile Nerazzurri who will oppose this Wednesday.
In Naples last Saturday (1-1), they were mistreated on counter-attacks and sometimes took on water in the middle.
And this with the presence of Nicolo Barella, suspended against Liverpool.
"
It's not bad news for us
," Klopp admitted.
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The victory of Inter Milan against Juventus in the Italian Supercup on January 12 (2-1)
Inter quickly showed, under Simone Inzaghi, collective benchmarks built on the work of Antonio Conte, who left for an Italian championship title last summer.
But unlike its British counterpart, it is idling in 2022. Before Naples, there was the defeat in the derby against AC Milan on February 5 (1-2).
Above all, Inter do not have the confidence of the Reds or the experience, the club having not known the round of 16 of C1 since 2012. "
I want my players to play with a free mind
", encouraged Inzaghi .
This kind of instructions, Klopp no longer needs to distribute them.
"
There is a wait now, it's a minimum trophy per season
“Said English right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Liverpool move forward in silence, and will let success take care of the noise.