UEFA Champions League

AC Milan vs Liverpool, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 3': Christian Pulisic
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1 - 3
  • 23': Ibrahima Konaté
  • 41': Virgil van Dijk
  • 67': Dominik Szoboszlai

Liverpool ease past Milan on Champions League return

Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year's absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
  • 3': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
  • 8': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
  • 8': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 14': Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria is caught offside.
  • 17': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 18': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 18': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 22': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 29': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 30': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 30': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
  • 31': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 41': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match (Liverpool).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 48': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Torriani replaces Mike Maignan because of an injury.
  • 53': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 53': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 56': Offside, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
  • 63': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 63': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 65': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 67': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
  • 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Emerson Royal replaces Davide Calabria because of an injury.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
  • 71': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 73': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
  • 74': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 79': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
  • 79': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 80': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 80': Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  • 84': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 84': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 86': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Dangerous play by Emerson Royal (AC Milan).
  • 89': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
  • 90'+4': Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match (Liverpool).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 8
50.6 Possession 49.4
23 SHOTS 8
11 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
399 Accurate Passes 372
460 Passes 446
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 46
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 14
14 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 59,826

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +19 24
2 Bayern Munich 8 +14 21
3 Liverpool 8 +12 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
23 Fikayo Tomori
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria Yellow Card
14 Tijjani Reijnders
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
29 Youssouf Fofana Yellow Card
7 Álvaro Morata
10 Rafael Leão
11 Christian Pulisic

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
21 Kostas Tsimikas
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
8 Dominik Szoboszlai
10 Alexis Mac Allister Yellow Card
38 Ryan Gravenberch
20 Diogo Jota
18 Cody Gakpo
11 Mohamed Salah

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