| Liverpool seeks to take advantage of Inter's weak | | | | Barcelona (Spain), Rome (Italy), Schalke (Germany) |
| defense in order to become the fourth English team | | | | and Fenernahce (Turkey). |
| to obtain a place in the Champions League's | | | | The English team of Liverpool arrives to this game |
| quarterfinals. | | | | after four previous consecutive triumphs in the |
| Next Tuesday's game at the San Siro stadium will | | | | Premier League. This outstanding performance places |
| mean the end of the quarterfinals; Milan also played | | | | the team in the fourth position overall and gives |
| its game in the same stadium, therefore; this will take | | | | them the opportunity to still dream of becoming the |
| place a week later as FIFA does not allow the use of | | | | Champions of the next season. |
| the stadiums in consecutive days. | | | | On the other hand; Inter heads the Serie A with a |
| Liverpool managed to win the game in Anfield with a | | | | six points advantage and despite the difficulty to |
| score of 2-0 due to Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard's | | | | defeat Reggina; they managed a 2-0 score and the |
| goals. Inter did play for more than half of the game | | | | good performance of their Brazilian goalkeeper Julio |
| with one less man after the expulsion of defense | | | | César who caught more than one possible goal. |
| Marco Materazzi. The player's removal is not the only | | | | It was Inter's first victory after three games, |
| concern for the Inter as also the Colombian Ivan | | | | including a first riot in the Italian tournament against |
| Cordoba and the Argentinean Walter Samuel are | | | | Napoli as well as a pair of ties. |
| injured. | | | | Inter's coach Roberto Mancini is also thinking of |
| Firmly; Gerrard affirms Inter is an experienced | | | | incorporating two other players; the Argentineans |
| talented team and does trust the players will do | | | | Julio Cruz and Hernan Crespo. Cruz is already |
| whatever it takes to overcome the obstacles on the | | | | recovered from an injury while Crespo is in good |
| road; everyone is aware of the efforts involved to | | | | shape but left lightly hit after Saturday's game. The |
| achieve their goal, which is winning the game, and be | | | | team believes in giving their greatest effort as if |
| able to take part of the great event next May 21st | | | | they get eliminated it will be an impact on the Italian |
| in Moscow. | | | | Tifosi. |
| If Liverpool is able to move forward it will become | | | | Inter expects to repeat the same victory during the |
| the first of the four teams from the same country | | | | semifinals in the European Cup of 1965, when in a |
| to be included in the quarterfinals stage. Manchester | | | | first round lost 3-1 in Liverpool before winning 3-0 at |
| United, Chelsea and Arsenal are the other three | | | | home then raising the trophy. |
| English teams that already were classified, next to | | | | |