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Inter-Liverpool, Cristian Chivu picked the men to beat the Reds

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Waiting over. Inter-Liverpool, the big match of the sixth day of the Champions League regular season, is being played. A stellar challenge between two giants of European soccer. Inter want to forget the misstep with Atletico Madrid and get back on track so they can stay in the play-off zone. Liverpool, still shaken by the Salah case, wants to redeem itself on the field of one of the pretenders to the trophy.

Fabrizio PonciroliSplendid gesture of Lautaro Martinez: all San Siro on its feet. Photo

Splendid gesture of Lautaro Martinez: all San Siro standing
The Argentine center forward dedicated his goal against Kairat Almaty to Achraf Hakimi
The whole San Siro stood up to applaud Lautaro Martinez
The Argentine wanted to emulate an old exultation of Hakimi to support him in a difficult moment…
Tuesday night the Moroccan suffered a bad foul from Luis Diaz
The Colombian knocked out the'opponent with a tremendous intervention on the ankle
Hakimi was on the ground several time, then came out in tears
The champion suffered a serious left ankle sprain and will be away from the fields for several weeks
A very hard blow for Paris Saint Germain, which in recent months has had to deal with so many injuries
The champions of Europe are also considering intervening in the January market to replace Hakimi
Much will depend on the rehabilitation path of the Moroccan speedster
Good recovery to Achraf Hakimi!

Chivu prepared the challenge with the Reds with the utmost care. In fact, the starting eleven has already been decided. In front of Sommer, Bisseck, Acerbi and Bastoni will act. On the flanks, considering the forfeit of Dumfries, space for Carlos Augusto along with Dimarco. In the middle of the field the usual trio of midfielders, namely Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu and Barella. In front, clearly, the pair formed by Thuram and Lautaro Martinez. The latter, in goal against Como, is looking forward to measuring himself against Van Dijk, Reds flag and captain.

Reds who show up at San Siro without their ace Salah. Not summoned by coach Slot after an outburst by the Egyptian striker himself, he will not be in the match, along with Chiesa, Gakpo and Frimpong. Leading Liverpool’s attack will be Isak, center forward of the Swedish national team. Of course, it will be up to captain Van Dijk to show the way for the Reds. The 34-year-old Dutch defender is the team&#8217s soul. Moreover, in this edition of the Champions League, he has already netted twice against Atletico Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Van Dijk will also have the difficult task of trying to stop Lautaro Martinez. The Argentine has scored in all five matches played in the UEFA Champions League at home in 2025 (8 goals). The two will face each other for the third time in their careers at club level.

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