Liverpool vs Inter Milan LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction from fixture tonight

Follow live coverage as Jurgen Klopp’s Reds look to put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals with the first leg in Milan

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Follow live reaction as late goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah earned Liverpool a 2-0 victory at Inter Milan in their Champions League last-16 first leg 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 were struggling 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 a corner to break the deadlock in the 75th minute.

With their resistance broken, the errors started to creep in for Inter and Salah pounced when they failed to clear a long ball into the box to put the game to bed seven minutes from time. Even with the away goals rule no longer in force, the victory puts the 2019 Champions League winners in a commanding position ahead of the return leg on March 8 at Anfield.

Follow all the reaction below:

Inter Milan vs Liverpool

• 8pm GMT kick-off live on BT Sport 2
• Inter XI: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Vidal, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic; Dzeko, Martinez
• Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Elliott, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Mane
• 75’ - Firmino’s glancing header puts Reds ahead with the game’s first shot on target
• 83’ - Salah sweeps home Liverpool’s second from inside the box

[16 February 2022 21:05 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

Kick off: Roberto Firmino has come on for Liverpool replacing Diogo Jota at half-time. Stefan De Vrij is still out there for Inter Milan as the home side get the match back underway.

[16 February 2022 21:01 · Michael Jones]

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[16 February 2022 20:57 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

Aged 18 years and 318 days, Harvey Elliott is the youngest player ever to start a European Cup/Champions League match for Liverpool (excl. qualifiers), overtaking teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold (18y 354d v Spartak Moscow in 2017).

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[16 February 2022 20:53 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

A close encounter at the San Siro has seen Liverpool dominate possession and chances created but the visitors haven’t been able to break the deadlock in the first half.

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[16 February 2022 20:49 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

45+2 mins: Nothing to separate the teams as they go into the break. Both sides created chances but neither had a shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.

[16 February 2022 20:47 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

45 mins: Stefan De Vrij is down again and has signalled to the bench. He’s apparantly got a problem with his vision and has been taken off the pitch again.

Two minutes of added time to play in the first half.

[16 February 2022 20:43 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

42 mins: Chance! Another corner for Inter Milan is whipped into the box by Hakan Calhanoglu who picks out Milan Skriniar in the middle. He jumps in front of Sadio Mane to win the ball in the air but he directs his header wide of the back post!

[16 February 2022 20:40 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

39 mins: Elliott threads the ball into the box for Salah who wins another corner for Liverpool. Alexander-Arnold curls the ball into the box but De Vrij is up high to head it away and set Inter Milan sweeping forward on a counterattack. The ball comes to Martinez who carries it to the edge of the ‘D’ before being tackled by back-tracking Konate.

[16 February 2022 20:37 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

36 mins: A smart counterattack from Inter Milan sees Dumfries played in behind Van Dijk and down the right wing. He gets to the loose ball and whips an early cross into the box looking for Dzeko but Konate is covering and blocks the ball out for a corner.

Calhanoglu delivers it into the middle of the area but Liverpool deal with the set piece.

[16 February 2022 20:34 · Michael Jones]

Inter Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool

33 mins: Chance! Liverpool work the ball well through midfield to generate a two-on-two attack. Harvey Elliott carries the ball into the right side of the box and chips it across the area hoping to pick out Mo Salah. Hakan Calhanoglu gets in between Salah and the ball and sweeps it away before it drops for the Liverpool forward. The Reds recover it almost immediately and set up Trent Alexander-Arnold for a shot from outside the box that he fires way over the crossbar.