Liverpool will host Inter Milan in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The Reds have a 2-0 lead from the game in Milan, when they managed to break the Nerazzurri’s resistance in the event’s final moments. The bookies are favoring Klopp’s team to post one more win, and convincingly cruises into the quarterfinals. Liverpool is one of the biggest rivals for winning the title, and only a miracle could prevent them from entering the top eight teams on the continent.
Preview
Liverpool (-195) has 12 consecutive wins. We are counting a goalless draw in the EFL finals against Chelsea, because they won the trophy following the penalty shootout. Many don’t value this competition too much, but we are sure that Klopp’s happiness won’t be diminished due to that.
The Reds are one of the best offensive-minded teams in the whole world, and during this victorious streak, they netted twice or more on eight occasions.
On the other side, Van Dijk and the lads kept clean sheets on the same number of clashes, proving that this unit has extraordinary defenders apart from fabulous offensive productivity.
Inter Milan (+425) didn’t allow a goal in the past three events, but we need to say that they weren’t particularly convincing in these events. Apart from the latest one in which Nerazzurri beat Salarenintana with 5-0, they posted two draws without any goals, one on the road to Genoa and the second vs. their biggest rivals, AC Milan, in Coppa Italia.
The win over Salareintana is the first one for Inter after five consecutive events in which Nerazzurri haven’t won, posting two losses and three draws. Simone Inzaghi’s crew scored only one goal in all of these games, which is disastrous productivity.
Before that above-mentioned victory, six straight games were with under 2.5 goals, and only one of them was with both teams scoring, which needs to be remembered.
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Roberto Firminho is out, the same as Naby Keita, Joel Matip, Thiago and Curtis Jones. All these guys have problems with various injuries or illnesses.
On the other side, the Italian media suggests that all Inter’s players are ready to go and that Inzaghi won’t have any problems while picking his team.
Head to Head Games
The opening match saw Liverpool’s easy, 0-2 victory at Meazza in Milan. At first, Firmino broke the rival’s lock in the 75th minute, and less than eight minutes after that, we saw Mo Salah ending the drama and shutting down Inter’s hopes to post a win or at least avoid a defeat in this clash.
Prediction
Liverpool is the absolute favorite here, and in our opinion, the Reds are going to win this game. They are much better than the Italian champs and have a far deeper roster. After all, they did beat Inter in their own house, why wouldn’t they repeat that at Anfield. The odds on Liverpool’s win are solid enough, but we would go with the Reds covering the spread, and beating the Nerazzurri by two or more goals. The odds here are +115.
Pick: Liverpool -1.5 +115
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