Inter host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 8th Finals game. Liverpool will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Anfield before the return leg in 22 days.
Liverpool have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Inter nor Liverpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Inter form and stats
Last season, Inter's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.29 points is a decent return from 12 Serie A games here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Inter. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. 3W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Inter.
The Inter coach Inzaghi and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Napoli. Dimarco was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.35 out of 10. The defender Dimarco won 4 of 5 duels.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sassuolo are coming to town in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Inter are scoring many of them at home; 30 on target from 12 league matches. Inter are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool's mission in Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. Total Champions League statistics for Liverpool: 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Liverpool have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker. It's been 215 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Two away matches in a row for Liverpool, whose manager Klopp could celebrate last time after the win against Burnley. Goalkeeper Alisson got the top player rating of the team with 7.81/10. Alisson topped it up with a clean sheet.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Leicester City.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Norwich City in just three days.
Liverpool are a potent attacking force on the road with their 34 goals in 13 league games.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between these contenders: Inter won zero, Liverpool were winners in two and we saw zero draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last two encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 16 goals |  D. Teixeira da Silva 12 goals |   L. Martínez 11 goals |
Inter missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Inter | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 26 | 59 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18.5 | 19.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.6 | 17.6 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| 10.3 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 55 |
| 2 | Inter | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 54 |
| 3 | Napoli | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 53 |
| 4 | Juventus | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 44 |
| 6 | Lazio | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 42 |
| 7 | Roma | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 36 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 36 |
| 10 | Torino | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Empoli | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | -10 | 31 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 23 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Bologna | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 28 |
| 14 | Udinese | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Spezia | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 30 | -18 | 26 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 21 |
| 18 | Venezia | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -21 | 21 |
| 19 | Genoa | 25 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 15 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -39 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 47 | 63 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Southampton | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Brentford | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | -19 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 21 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -36 | 17 |
| 19 | Watford | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | Burnley | 21 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 14 |
