Liverpool brushed off the absence of Mohamed Salah with a 1-0 Champions League victory over Inter Milan in San Siro on Tuesday.

A brief VAR review saw the referee point to the spot and hand Liverpool a late opportunity to snatch maximum points. With Mohamed Salah out of the squad, it was Dominik Szoboszlai who stepped up to take spot-kick — dispatching it with the authority of a seasoned penalty taker under the pressure of a jeering home crowd.

Atalanta, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich all overturned early deficits to win their own matches. Ginluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere helped take down Chelsea, a brace from Jules Kounde helped get past Eintracht Frankfurt, and Lennart Karl scored for the third straight game as Bayern got past Sporting CP.

New Inter signing Andy Diouf contributed to Inter’s 5-1 win over Venezia in the Coppa Italia Round of 16, and the Frenchman’s versatility could offer him even more chances going forward.Diouf

Liverpool, meanwhile, enjoyed prolonged spells of possession, but lacked imagination. The lack of chemistry between Ekitiké and Isak did not help matters; the two forwards had virtually no partnership up top, prompting Slot to replace the Swede with Florian Wirtz in the 68th minute.

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Inter Milan has impressed in a 4-0 win over big-spending Como and moved atop Serie A. Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram, Hakan Calhanoglu and Carlos Augusto scored at the San Siro.

Liverpool predicted lineup vs. Inter (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Bradley, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Jones; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitiké; Isak. Liverpool have slightly improved as of late, with Salah’s removal aiding their defensive security, but Slot’s team, given the context, currently aren’t capable of winning a big European away game.

Can Liverpool shake off the Salah interview and focus on beating Inter to boost their hopes of the knockout rounds?

Cristian Chivu's men are preparing to travel to Marassi, where they take on Genoa at 18:00 CET on Sunday 14 December. The Nerazzurri go into the game against the Ligurian out fit on 30 points in