Solid defences, Lautaro’s flicker, but also Sanchez’s maniac… Finding peaks and failures for C1’s eighth comeback between Liverpool and Inter.
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Van Dijk vs Skriniar, rocks are available
The defensive leaders of both camps will shine tonight. On one side the indispensable Virgil van Dijk, a badge on his arm and a reassuring captain. On the other hand, aptly named Milan Skriniar, he is a tireless fighter who still manages to return supersonic to keep his people hopeful (88)And the) in vain despite the victory (0-1). Dominant in duels, the two men will have put down their confrontation in their camp, Skriniar took part in Mane’s sweet performance, Van Dijk repels everything … except for Lautaro’s strike (see below), Where it may be slow to throw itself up. But the two control towers will contribute to defense and attack, sometimes at the beginning of the action, sometimes at the end. Like when “VVD” thinks to open the recording with a header from an angle. Ball saved… by SCRINIAR (32And the).
Lautaro finds the torch and keeps it
Silent for ten games with Inter before his resounding comeback last week (a hat-trick against Salernitana, 5-0), the Argentine scored again on Tuesday night at Anfield. And in what way, a clear hit in the corner opposite Alison, powerless (62And the). Van Dijk muzzled him for so long, taking advantage of the little freedom he had to take his chance. And he won’t have a gamburger two minutes after he misses a big opportunity for lack of speed (60 .).And the). So Lautaro will have scored his first goal of the season in C1, in the best of times, to keep hope. So, the maker of this almost useless feat (Liverpool’s first home defeat in a year), the Albiceleste striker (37 caps, 19 goals) is back on his feet in time for the final race, which is good news for the Italian champion.
Alexander Arnold in the wand
His quality as a center and stealth pass is no longer on anyone. author 17 help This season, “TAA” is close to adding 18And the line in his list. The most decisive full-back in the five major leagues thought he gave the ball in the opening game to Matip, whose helmet hit the crossbar (31And the), or to Van Dijk a minute later (32And the). The British national team is always close to the surface, and the British national team (16 games, 1 goal) boosted the match on their side (126 balls, match record), and teamed up (not always wisely) with Salah. Above all, he almost opened the position himself with an excellent free kick that hit Handanovic’s position (45).And the-6).
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Jota misses double match
His surprise instead of Luis Diaz, more prominent in recent weeks, the Portuguese missed. As in the first leg … the date of his last term (excluding the cup). He was then substituted at the break by Jürgen Klopp, who this time left him until 82And the the moment. No more success: 40 balls played, 12 lost and a bunch of bad choices. Twice, his dangerous transfers put his team in danger, as when he made a blunder to recover, before the next free kick made his team shudder (41)And the). Without a target for a month, he is again very short in the box in a sequence that nearly reported Salah (52And the). And he lacked speed once he got the ball, as in this failed dribble on the counter (74And the).
Sanchez ruined everything
We were waiting for Eden Dzeko, we had Alexis Sanchez. He found the Chilean, who left the Premier League stadiums in 2019, lackluster. Without stopping in missed time (three offsides in the first period), the former Arsenal player rarely improved on the few balls he played (35, 10 lost). On the other hand, he approached the reformatory after a violent tackle on the knee on Thiago Alcantara, his former partner in Barcelona (45).And the+4). And the ax will fall in the second half with a new uncontrolled intervention on Fabinho (63 .).And the). To his credit, a assist (which was necessary) towards Lautaro (62 .)And the) … a minute ago.
