Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 08:26 / Updated Wednesday, December 10, 2025 08:29
The former Steaua, Porto and Benfica midfielder criticized the performance of Cristi Chivu's side and believes Liverpool were better despite Szoboszlai's controversial penalty goal.
Basarab Panduru: “I don't know what Inter wanted from this match. If that's all they can do, there's a problem”
“At the tie, Inter had 13 points, it was very good in the top 8 there. A very poor game in my opinion. In the first half, I don't even know what they wanted. What did they want from this match in the first half? In the end they lost the match. But in my opinion, even if Liverpool didn't have big chances, but it was like they were the team that played more, they wanted to win more.
I like Liverpool better, I thought they wanted to win the game. I don't know what Inter wanted from this match. If that's possible, there's a problem.
At the end of the match, it could be the difference between the first 11 and the reserves. You look different from the 85th minute, when the players from the bench come in, who are below the starters. It may be a reason”, declared Panduru, on Prima Sport 1.
Panduru: “The fall is strange, but he pulls it”
Panduru also commented on the penalty phase. Wirtz went down after being held by Bastoni in the Inter box, referee Felix Swayer reviewed the phase on VAR, then awarded a shot from 11 meters.
“The shot pulls him. The fall is strange, he falls because he can't reach the ball anymore. He wanted to go to the ball, but Zielinski reaches and hits the ball. The fall is theatrical, but I can't get over this shot. If I had gone to VAR, I would have given it, when I was allowed to see the shot. But it's strange,” said Panduru.
