Liverpool 0-1 Inter (agg 2 -1): Lautaro nets, Sanchez sees red, LFC go through

Champions League progress for Reds despite defeat to 10-man Italian side.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

14' OFF THE POST!

38' OFFSIDE from Sanchez

39' Yellow Card! Jota booked

41' CLOSE! Alisson denies Calhanoglu’s effort

49' Yellow Card! Sanchez booked

50' Yellow Card! Vidal booked

50' CLOSE! Alexander-Arnold’s shot wide out

51' POST! Salah almost score a first goal

58' CLOSE! Lautaro’s shot wide out

60' GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Inter (Lautaro)

62' Second Yellow Card! Sanchez sent off

69' Yellow Card! Mane booked

75' POST! Salah almost score a goal

91' CLOSE! Vidal denies Díaz’s effort

Match Report

Liverpool are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate win despite being beaten 1-0 on the night by 10-man Inter at Anfield.

Lautaro Martinez's stunning strike just after the hour offered hope for the Italian champions but Alexis Sanchez was sent off moments later and Liverpool held on to progress.

The result ends an unbeaten run that extends back to last year for Jurgen Klopp's side but they will not be too concerned by that - the hard work done in the San Siro proved decisive.

Simone Inzaghi's Inter had been competitive in that first leg, conceding from Liverpool's only two shots on target, and they produced another spirited performance here.

But it was Liverpool who came closest to scoring before Martinez's goal with Joel Matip heading the ball against the crossbar and Mohamed Salah striking the foot of the post.

With that two-goal lead from the first leg, there was no need for Liverpool to force the game at Anfield and, with their offside trap keeping Inter at bay, it seemed comfortable enough.

That changed when Martinez beat Alisson from distance and suddenly there were nerves among the home crowd. Sanchez's second yellow card soon switched the momentum.

The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward had been fortunate to only receive a yellow card for drawing blood from Thiago with his studs in the first half.

The foul on Fabinho that saw him sent from the field was not that bad - he caught the Brazilian on the follow-through after winning the ball - but it proved costly.

There were no further scares for Liverpool in the final quarter of the game as they began to dominate a tiring Inter team with Salah somehow hitting the post for a second time.

Luis Diaz was also denied in stoppage time, but it was frustrating rather than decisive. Liverpool's Champions League adventure continues.

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Thiago, Matip, Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Mane, Fabinho, Robertson, Jota, Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones

Subs: Milner, Henderson, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Origi, Joe Gomez, Naby Keita, Tsimikas, Kelleher, L. Díaz, Elliott

Inter XI: Sanchez, Perisic, Vidal, Handanovic, De Vrij, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Skriniar, Dumfries, Lautaro, Bastoni

Subs: Darmian, A. Cordaz, Dzeko, Caicedo, Ranocchia, D'Ambrosio, Vecino, Correa, Dimarco, Gagliardini, Gosens, Radu