English clubs' superiority over their Italian counterparts continued after a Fernando Torres strike helped Liverpool eliminate 10-man Inter Milan from the Champions League. A draw would have been enough for Liverpool to progress to the competition's quarter-finals after securing a comfortable 2-0 home win in the first-leg. However, the Reds managed to capitalize on their numerical advantage to stun San Siro spectators on Wednesday. Last week, Arsenal outclassed Inter's arch-rivals Milan at the same venue to book a place in the next round. Another dismissal Marco Materazzi was sent-off in the first leg at Anfield and the Nerazzurri once again paid for another dismissal. Five minutes after restart, Argentinean defender Nicolas Burdisso received his marching orders after picking up a second booking for a clumsy challenge on Lucas Leiva. Inter striker Julio Cruz missed a glorious opportunity on the half hour mark due to his selfishness. The Argentinean latched onto Zlatan Ibrahimovic's pass inside the area but instead of squaring to the unmarked Dejan Stankovic, he opted to shoot. He fired wide. Spanish in-form striker Torres scored Liverpool's winner in the 63rd minute when he controlled Fabio Aurelio's pass before turning and hitting a shot past Julio Cesar.
