This was the kind of night Anfield had waited two long years to witness. Well, sort of.
Some 727 days since Atletico Madrid pilfered their passage into the last eight of the Champions League as the COVID-19 crisis prepared to grip the world, Liverpool were once more playing host in front of 54,000 on a big night of continental knockout football.
And while the Reds ultimately saw their seven-game winning streak in Europe come to an end courtesy of a 1-0 triumph for Inter, enough was done to make sure it is their name that will be included in the convoluted, overblown draw in Nyon later this month.
