Inter Milan 0-1 Liverpool Highlights, UEFA Champions League: Late Penalty Wins It For Salah-less Reds – As It Happened

This is the start of our live blog for Liverpool’s trip to Italy to face Inter Milan. With Inter aiming to secure top spot in their group and Liverpool fighting to steady their campaign without Salah, this clash promises drama and intensity at San Siro. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

• Fixture: Inter Milan vs Liverpool, Matchday 6

• Venue: San Siro, Milan

• Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

• Time: 1:30 AM IST (December 10)

• Live Streaming: SonyLIV

• Live Telecast: Sony TEN 2 SD & HD, Sony TEN 3 SD & HD, Sony TEN 4 SD & HD

Inter Milan and Liverpool have played each other 6 times in UEFA competitions. Liverpool have the head-to-head advantage, winning four of those games, while Inter Milan have won twice. There have been no draws.

The last time these two sides met was during the Round of 16 stage in the 2021-22 season. Liverpool won the first leg 2-0 at Milan, while Inter claimed the tie in Liverpool 1-0. Liverpool won 2-1 in aggregate.

Starting XI: Yann Sommer; Manuel Akanji, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Nico Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco; Marcus Thuram, Lisandro Martinez (c).

Bench: Josep Martinez (gk), Alain Taho (gk), Stefan de Vrij, Carlos Augusto, Yann Bisseck, Matteo Cocchi, Piotr Zielinski, Petar Sucic, Davide Frattesi, Andy Diouf, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Francesco Pio Esposito.

Starting XI: Alisson; Joe Gomez, Ibrahimo Konate, Virgil van Dijk (c), Andrew Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike; Alexander Isak.

Bench: Giorgi Mamardashvili (gk), Freddie Woodman (gk), Milos Kerkez, Conor Bradley, Wellity Lukcy, Trey Nyoni, Florian Wirtz, Rio Ngumoha.

Referee Felix Zwayer blows his whistle, and Liverpool get tonight's match underway at San Siro. Can the much-changed Reds get the better of the home side, who are in good form of late? Stay tuned for live updates from the game!

It has been a muted start to the half. Liverpool stitch up a good bit of play, with Szoboszlai and Isak combining before teeing it up for Joe Gomez. The right-back floats in a ball towards the middle, but Sommer grabs on to it.

A massive blow for the Nerazzurri. Calhanoglu has to come off after suffering an injury, and he is replaced by Zielinksi. How costly will this loss be for the home side?

Liverpool showing real signs of life at San Siro. Jones had a very good chance after being found by a terrific pass. The midfieidler took on Bastoni before firing from just outside the bar, but Sommer saw it all the way and made a good save. Gravenberch then has another crack at it, but this time, it's much easier for Inter's goalkeepe to hold on to the ball.

Ekitike has the best chance for Liverpool so far. The French forward used his pace to leave Acerbi on the floor before having a shot towards the near post, but Sommer was up to the task and made a good save.

Inter, however, suffer yet another injury blow as Acerbi injured his hamstring. He comes off for Yann Bisseck.

Konate puts Liverpool ahead!! The corner is floated in from the right. Both Ekitike and van Dijk attack it, and it flies towards the far corner where Konate comes flying in to head it past Sommer. However, the Inter players are claiming hand-ball, and VAR are taking a look at it.

After what seemed like an eternity, VAR asks Felix Zwayer to take a look at the incident on the pitch-side monitor. After a long, hard look, the referee decides that Ekitike handled the ball and overturns the goal!!

Even though we are yet to see any goals, it has been an interesting half of football, and we will have seven more minutes of it, as indicated by the fourth official. Can either side sneak in a lead before the break?

It's half time at San Siro, and neither side have been able to break the deadlock. There haven't been any clear cut chance so far, with Konate's headed goal – ruled out after a handball by Ekitike – the closest we have come so far to see an opening goal. A big second half remains to be played.

The referee gets the second half underway at San Siro. No further changes at the break. Time to see what Cristian Chivu's half-time talks have inspired from the home side, who were pretty uninspiring in the first half. Liverpool, for their part, will be desperate for an early lead.

The tempo of the game is yet to pick up, to be fair, despite almost reaching the hour-mark. Liverpool's team is stretched pretty thin, and at the moment, lacking any kind of inspiration. Inter seemed to have been impacted by the double injury blow in the first half as well. We need a moment of magic for this match to unlock.

Robertson almost provided that moment of magic with a bullet cross from the left flank that was destined to find Mac Allister. Bastoni came flying with a kung-fu clearance to put the ball behind for a corner.

Arne Slot finally makes a change, bringing on two new players. Joe Gomez comes off for Conor Bradley. Meanwhile, Isak caps off another miserable night, making way for Wirtz.

Both sides look desperate to get something out of this game, but can't stitch together anything in the opposition's final third. Szoboszlai plays it to Bradley, who has two attempts at cross blocked by Dimarco. He is then teed up by Ekitike and has a powerful shot towards the near post from a tight angle, but Sommer makes a good save with his leg.

Hold on, there's a lifeline for Liverpool!! Ekitike attempted to lob it towards Wirtz, who went down in the box after having his shirt pulled by Bastoni. VAR asks the referee to take another look at the incident on the pitch-side monitor, and Felix Swayer immediately points to the spot!

With Salah out of the squad, Szoboszlai steps up to take the spot kick. Under pressure, he makes no mistake from 12 yards out, firing it past the reach of Sommer. Liverpool take the lead!!

Inter push and push in search for the equaliser, but the Reds backline hold firm to seal what is a vital win for Arne Slot. Considering all the talk about their recent form and the drama surrounding Mo Salah, tonight's three points will be vital to steady the ship. Inter, meanwhile, will have to question their luck – and defending – after this result.