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Lautaro Martínez scored Inter's winning goal but it wasn't enough to advance
Photo Credit: IMAGO/Peter Byrne / IMAGO/PA Images
Team manager Jürgen Klopp has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fourth time in his seventh year at Liverpool FC.
In the second leg against Inter Milan, however, the Reds had to tremble again: In the end, a 0-1 (0-0) defeat at Anfield Road was enough because the Premier League club had won the first leg at the Italian champions 2-0.
Lautaro Martínez gave the visitors hope again with a dream goal in the 61st minute.
But the disillusionment came quickly: Two minutes later Alexis Sánchez had to leave the field with yellow-red.
The attacker had played the ball first but then hit Fabinho - a controversial decision.
Klopp did without 50 million euro new signing Luis Diaz and captain Jordan Henderson in the starting XI, but his team still had everything under control after initial problems.
Only the goal was missing: Ex-Schalke player Joel Matip headed to the crossbar, a few seconds later the second central defender Virgil van Dijk also failed with a header (31st).
England international Trent Alexander-Arnold shone as a preparer.
Even after the break, the 2019 premier class winner was initially the dominant team, superstar Mohamed Salah (52nd) hit the post.
When Martínez hit right in the corner, things got exciting again.
Salah hit the post again (73'),
The quarterfinals will be played between April 5th and 13th.
The draw for the duels will take place on March 18th.
A possible opponent could be FC Bayern, who beat Salzburg in their round of 16.
Jan