Fans Rave About Inter Milan’s Brozovic After Masterclass Display Against Liverpool

• Marcelo Brozovic was a class apart in the engine room for Inter Milan as they stunned Liverpool at Anfield last night
• Brozovic bossed the midfield for the Nerazurris has the Italian champions won on the night but had to bow out of the competition on aggregate score
• After the exit of Inter Milan, football fans took to social media to heap praise on the Croatian midfielder

Inter Milan's Marcelo Brozovic was the toast of social media users as the Croat dominated the midfield positions.

Flanked by former Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal and Turkish attacker Hakan Çalhanoğlu the 29-year-old controlled the affairs of the game rendering Liverpool's Fabinho, Thiago and Curtis Jones mere passengers in the game.

Despite his peerless display, Brozovic's Inter Milan could not add to Lautaro's strike as Liverpool held on to reach the quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

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In the build-up to the game, Liverpool were heavy favourites to advance to the next round, having set themselves up nicely with a 2-0 win in the first leg.

And as expected, the Reds were dominant in possession from the opening exchanges, although they struggled to break down what was an organized Inter Milan defence.

The closest the hosts came to an opener was when Joel Matip hit the post with a powerful header from a Trent Alexander Arnold free-kick.

What was Brozovic's output against Liverpool?

The Manchester United target increased his stock at Anfield with his masterclass performance.

He made a perfect take-on success, making two interceptions, winning one duel, creating one chance and completing four passes in the final third to underline an all-around outing.

How did social media react to Brozovic's show-stopping performance?

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Liverpool scraped to the Champions League quarter-final thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win over Inter Milan in the last 16.

Inter Milan ended Liverpool’s unbeaten run at Anfield with a 1-0 victory, but it was not enough to see them through to the next round.

Lautaro Martinez got the only goal of the game at the hour mark on Tuesday, March 9 as Inter Milan ended the game with 10 men after Alexis Sanchez’s dismissal moments after his side took the lead.