When he was sent off in the second half of the game, he was lucky to be on the pitch, according to the manager.

The Inter player was shown a second yellow card by the referee for catching Fabinho with his follow-through after Lautaro had fired the Italian side back into the tie with a thunderbolt goal.

The Inter coach was sent off during the ensuing fight after he was sent off by the referee, but he was lucky to be on the pitch by the time of the dismissal.

He said that he didn't understand why we had to discuss the red card. If you endanger an opponent when you win the ball, you don't win it. Both players get injured if Fabinho goes in with the same intentions.

I think he was lucky that he didn't get a red card for going in so high on Thiago. If passion leads to these kinds of things, then it doesn't help.

ALEXIS SANCHEZ
Image: Alexis Sanchez was sent off for a second bookable offence two minutes after Lautaro Martinez had given Inter Milan hope at Liverpool

Although he was unhappy to see the streak come to an end, he was in a good mood as he pondered where the Reds can afford to be beaten.

The German felt that the result could have been different if his side had taken more of their chances.

He said that the art of football is to lose the right games, but if there was any game to lose, it was tonight.

When we saw the draw, we thought it was a tough one, and we deserved it over the two legs.

Liverpool's Joel Matip sees his header hit the bar
Image: Joel Matip's header was the first of three times Liverpool struck the woodwork against Inter Milan

The quality of the opponent was one of the difficulties we had. We had our chances, but didn't score. When we lost the ball, we had to chase the situation and that was not how I wanted it.

You have to respect the quality of the opponent. Had we used our chances, we could have won the game.

Salah: Maybe we were overconfident

Jurgen Klopp remonstrates with the official during Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan
Image: Jurgen Klopp remonstrates with the official during Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan

After securing a 2-0 lead in the first leg at the San Siro, Mo Salah said that his side would learn from their first defeat since December to bounce back in the title race.

He said that they lost a game that gave them a push. It is a good game to take that in, learn from it and carry on.

Sometimes it is important to win, but we missed a lot of chances and hit the post three times. We have qualified because it is not in the league.

The most important thing is that we qualified. It was one of those things where I hit the post twice. I might be able to score three goals in the next game.

The most important thing is that the team qualifies.

Inzaghi more upset about home defeat than Sanchez red

Alexis Sanchez was shown a red card only two minutes after Lautaro Martinez had fired Inter Milan back into the last-16 tie
Image: Alexis Sanchez was shown a red card only two minutes after Lautaro Martinez had fired Inter Milan back into the last-16 tie

Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi ignored questions about the legitimacy of the red card and instead focused on what he felt was an unjust first-leg defeat at the San Siro which led to his side's elimination from the playoffs.

He said that they were bitter about what happened at the San Siro and that they were the equals of a really strong team in the two games.

When we scored our goal, we knocked them back, but then they got sent off and we saw what happened.

We played against the best team in Europe and were their equal. Sometimes it takes a single episode to take the course of a game, and we put in two very good performances.

We played well in the first half and then in the second half we got the upper hand, scored a goal, and then we had a player sent off. I am bitter about what happened in San Siro.

We were getting the upper hand in the game when a player was sent off.

When is the Champions League quarter-final draw?

The UEFA Champions League trophy on display in the ground during a training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League final, at the Estadio do Dragao, Portugal. Picture date: Friday May 28, 2021.
Image: The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League take place on March 18

The draw for the quarter-finals will take place on Friday, March 18 at 11am UK time, with the balls being drawn out at the headquarters in Switzerland.

The semi-finals will be drawn at the same time, meaning clubs and fans can plan their route to the Paris final.