Mueez Ajao
– Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah scored as Liverpool recorded an important 2-0 win against Inter Milan in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg at San Siro on Wednesday.
– Inter had the better of the first-half chances, with Hakan Calhanoglu firing against the crossbar when afforded too much time in the penalty area.
– Liverpool struggled to create many opportunities, with coach Jurgen Klopp ringing the changes in the second half, and one of those substitutes came up trumps — Firmino flicking home from an Andy Robertson corner to break the deadlock in the 75th minute.
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– Salah then added a second on 83 minutes, picking up a loose ball in the penalty area and scoring after Inter failed to clear a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross. The Egypt international has now scored eight goals in seven Champions League starts this season.
– Late in the game James Milner came on as a substitute to make his 800th career appearance.
– Even with the away goals rule no longer in force, the victory puts the 2019 Champions League winners in a commanding position ahead of the return leg on March 8 at Anfield.
