Notwithstanding their valiant attempts, Inter were able to beat Liverpool but are eliminated from the Champions League, while the Reds, despite the loss on Tuesday night at Anfield, advances to the quarter-finals.

Martinez’s brilliant strike decided the match, but not the tie as the Premier League side’s unusual home loss could have ended very differently had they not squandered couple of chances that hit the goal frame.

Inter tied the game at 61 minutes when Lautaro Martinez made light of his lacklustre performance by getting a couple of steps to place himself on the left corner of the box before firing a powerful shot into the top corner.

👏 | GRAZIE RAGAZZI

😮 An epic performance and victory at Anfield but it's not enough as we bow out of the #UCL

🤏 So close to a comeback but what a rollercoaster it was ⚡️#LiverpoolInter 0⃣-1⃣
⚽️ 61 – #Lautaro#FORZAINTER ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/wYS5ConKvm

— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) March 8, 2022

But the visitors were down to ten men two minutes later. Alexis Sanchez took a swing carelessly into a challenge with Thiago just moments after pulling the team back into the game, getting himself a second booking and the former Man United star was sent off.

Sanchez’s red card put an end to the Nerazzurri’s comeback, as their hosts advanced to the quarterfinals once more.

Liverpool have now lost a home match for the first time since losing to Fulham in the Premier League in March 2021, after going 28 games without defeat at Anfield.

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 #𝐔𝐂𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 🙌🔴 pic.twitter.com/c5IxeXNQpL

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 8, 2022

With their quadruple dreams still alive, the Reds will have to battle Brighton this weekend.

Inter, on the other hand, must restore their focus to domestic matters; despite having already won the Suppercoppa, they remain in competition for a league and cup double.

🎙”This is a good game to learn from, it’s always important to win but sometimes, like tonight, you hit the post twice and you miss chances, it can happen.” – Mo Salah

Not the result we wanted at Anfield tonight, but our #UCL journey continues! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/iAtezuvx5a

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 8, 2022

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕? 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘!