FULL-TIME: LIVERPOOL 2-0 INTERNAZIONALE

Mascherano is perhaps a little fortunate to avoid a yellow card for a late lunge at Vieira in the centre circle

What an unbelievable finish as Liverpool leave it late but snatch two late goals to take a stranglehold on this last 16 tie

LIVERPOOL 2-0 INTERNAZIONALE: GERRARD finds the bottom corner with an angled shot from just outside the box which flies untouched through the legs of three defenders

Torres almost picks out Kuyt with a pass along the 18-yard line as Liverpool look for a killer second goal

The Liverpool fans are in full voice now as they anticipate a narrow but fully deserved victory over a defensively-minded Inter side

LIVERPOOL 1-0 INTERNAZIONALE: Pennant swings over a deep cross which finds its way to KUYT and his low drive from a tight angle takes a slight deflection off Maicon and squeezes past Julio Cesar

Inter have absolutely no attacking ambition here now and will look to edge the tie during the second leg at the San Siro

Liverpool remain totally in control of possession but they just can't seem to find that extra bit of quality in the final third to breach a well-drilled defence

The ball drops to Crouch in the box after some sublime chest control but his shot is blocked by Maxwell with a vital touch - that looked a certain goal until the intervention of the winger

Julio Cesar holds a corner well under pressure and the Brazilian number one has looked assured tonight

Nicolas Burdisso does indeed come on for the departed Cordoba

Cordoba has stayed down after falling awkwardly and is stretchered off in obvious pain - that could spell the end of both Inter central defenders tonight

Cordoba clears only as far as Crouch who controls on his chest before pulling a half-volley well wide from the edge of the penalty area

Pennant replaces Babel in a second change for the home side

The game has gone off the boil a little now as Liverpool prepare to send on Jermaine Pennant

Ibrahimovic looks to play in Cambiasso on the edge of the box after a brief spell of Inter pressure but luckily for the Reds the offside flag goes up

Crouch wins his first knock down but Inter clear their lines - this might be a familiar pattern to the remainder of the game

Peter Crouch comes on for Leiva as Liverpool make a first change

Torres controls and turns in one movement before sending a curling low effort inches wide of the target - Julio Cesar was worried that the shot was creeping in there

Liverpool are turning the screw now and an opening goal may be on the cards here

Vieira gets away with a handball in the box after protecting his face from Gerrard's attempted flick and that's another huge let off for Inter

Hyypia makes it two misses in as many minutes as he powers a 12-yard header just high and wide after a pinpoint clipped cross by Kuyt

Julio Cesar saves Inter as he tips Torres' low shot around his post after Vieira's deflected clearance inadvertently played the striker in - that was gilt-edged chance and one the Reds may regret spurning

Kuyt delivers an early cross looking for the leaping Torres but Julio Cesar is alert and sprints off his line to claim well

Patrick Vieira comes on for Inter with Cruz making way - that suggests the Italians are looking to stick with what they've got

Hyypia carries the ball forward into space and goes for goal from 30 yards but his shot drifts harmlessly wide of the target

Chivu diverts a Finnan near-post cross out for a corner after a superb Mascherano pass played the right-back into space down the flank

Ibrahimovic tees up Cambiasso with a neat lay off on the edge of the box but the left-footed midfielder can only stab a right-foot half-volley well wide

Liverpool are straight back on the attack with Kuyt and Finnan combining well but without end product down the right flank

Inter get the second half underway with neither side having made any changes

HALF-TIME: LIVERPOOL 0-0 INTERNAZIONALE

Gerrard plays quick-fire one-twos with Leiva and Babel to get in behind the Inter defence, but his cut back rolls untouched through the box and Maicon clears - that was the home side's best move of the match so far

Rafael Benitez is frantically making notes on the home bench, but will he change it at half-time with his side in control but playing only in front of Inter?

Liverpool remain in total control in terms of possession but Inter keeper Cesar has yet to be seriously tested

Ryan Babel earns himself a yard with a shuffle on the edge of the box but his right-foot shot is high and wide

Torres earns a talking to from the referee for a petulant push on Zanetti following his failure to win a free-kick

Inter will be glad to get to half-time as they continue to play second fiddle without actually being exposed at the back yet

Hyypia heads a harmless looking long ball back to his keeper but the big Finn is a little lucky that Julio Cruz doesn't get onto the end of that

The assistant referee loses his footing and goes sliding on the turf to the amusement of the fans - he's also broken his flag in that brief cameo

For such an experienced defender, that was an incredibly stupid 30 minutes from Materazzi who was booked cheaply early on before a second foul for exactly the same thing!

Materazzi can't believe it as he's shown red after a second caution for a clear tug at Torres' shirt - that piece of stupidity just might cost his side dearly with 60 minutes still to play

Rafael Benitez looks relatively happy in the home dugout as his team continue to hold the upper hand

Torres wins a free-kick to the right of the Inter box after another Cordoba lunge and the visiting defenders are certainly making themselves known to the referee

Leiva lays the ball off to Gerrard on the edge of the box but the skipper's off balance shot is harmless and trundles well wide

Javier Zanetti uses all his experience to hold off Javier Mascherano and win a goal kick with some composed defending - that cool piece of play was typical of Inter so far tonight

Lucas Leiva concedes a free-kick after flooring the lively Ibrahimovic and Inter are slowly starting to gain a foothold in the game

Roberto Mancini looks agitated on the sidelined and it's no surprise as his side has been second best so far

Cordoba now sticks out a leg to stop the charging Torres who was closing in on goal and preparing for a shot - Liverpool are totally dominating this game at the moment

Materazzi does better this time as he dives in to dispossess Gerrard on the edge of the box as the skipper was looking to slip in Torres

Materazzi is also booked after being adjudged to have tugged back Torres while chasing a hopeful ball

Inter have barely had a sniff of the ball in the opening ten minutes and the home side certainly look up for this one

Hyypia draws a save from Julio Cesar as the keeper is forced to tip his header from a corner over the crossbar with relative ease

Kuyt again looks to slide the ball into the danger zone but this time Ivan Cordoba stretches out a long leg to prevent the ball from reaching Torres

Dirk Kuyt cuts the ball back looking for Torres but Marco Materazzi is alive to the danger and snuffs out the chance - it's all Liverpool though in these opening stages

Liverpool have made a strong start and the home fans continue to sing their hearts out in support of the players, but more importantly Rafael Benitez

Cristian Chivu goes into the book for a trip on Gerrard in an advanced position - that was a cynical foul from the AS Romanian defender

Gerrard nips in to steal the ball off Esteban Cambiasso but his low cross is blocked out for a corner

Zlatan Ibrahimovic gives away the first free-kick of the match for backing into Sami Hyypia just inside the Liverpool half

Liverpool kick-off the match in front of a typically vocal Anfield

Inter are the current runaway Serie A leaders and on course for the third straight Scudetto so they will provide a formidable challenge

Speculation has suggested the Spaniard could be axed should Liverpool fail to win the Champions League, so it’s no surprise to see Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Javier Mascherano and Fabio Aurelio all return

The pressure is mounting on Reds boss Rafael Benitez after his side’s shock FA Cup fifth round exit at the hands of Barnsley on Saturday

Liverpool take on Internazionale in a mouth-watering Champions League last 16 tie at Anfield tonight