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Joseph McBride

Lautaro Martinez fumes at Alexis Sanchez as red card costs Inter Milan against Liverpool

Liverpool are through to the next round of the Champions League despite losing 1-0 to Inter Milan on Tuesday, as Lautaro Martinez' wondergoal separated the sides at Anfield.

Inter will feel hard done by after dominating the majority of the first leg in Milan before going on to lose 2-0, and the Serie A champions were also on the front foot at Anfield.

Just when it seemed as though Inter would have no chance against Virgil van Dijk, Martinez pulled off a stunning strike that's likely to be a contender for Champions League goal of the season.

However, right after Martinez fired them a lifeline, Alexis Sanchez was sent off and all but ended their Champions League journey there and then.

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Alexis Sanchez picked up his second booking one minute after Inter scored (Getty Images)

Inter will feel as though they dominated more of the tie over two legs than Jurgen Klopp's side, but it's Liverpool that march on to the next round as Sanchez sabotaged their efforts.

The Chilean was shown two yellow cards for reckless challenges, with his dismissal falling within two minutes of Martinez' opener with half an hour still to play.

Martinez was understandably frustrated, as he told Sky Italia after the game: "We did what we wanted to, we showed character, the desire to go through and when we took the lead in a difficult arena with so much enthusiasm.

"It’s a pity to then go down to 10 men, because these are the things that can make the difference. We have to turn the page straight away and try to look forward.

Lautaro Martinez was fuming with Alexis Sanchez' red card against Liverpool (Inter TV)

"We are out of the Champions League, we have the Coppa Italia, we have Serie A and must try to do our best, learn from these mistakes and try to keep improving."

Inter boss Simone Inzaghi was also frustrated, although proud that his side managed to beat one of the favourites in the competition, and highlighted their first leg defeat at the San Siro as the main disappointment.

"I'm more bitter about the outcome in the San Siro than what happened tonight," Inzaghi said. "We played against perhaps the strongest team in Europe at this time and we were their equals. We paid a high price for the red card."

Inter certainly had the chance to cause an upset as Liverpool were wasteful in front of goal, and Mohamed Salah had a rare off-day as he struck the post from close range on two occasions.

However, in true Salah style, the Egyptian appeared disappointed not to get on the scoresheet, but admitted he could score three against Brighton on Saturday as he told BT Sport: "I hit the post a couple of times, maybe next game I’ll score three.

"But the most important thing is that the team performed and we’re through into the next round."

Liverpool will await to see who they may face in the next round, with the draw taking place on March 18.

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