Liverpool vs AC Milan, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueHenderson clinches 3-2 win for Liverpool over AC Milan in CL
— Jordan Henderson capped Liverpool's second-half comeback with a brilliantly controlled finish to clinch a 3-2 win over AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 3': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 6': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 8': Attempt saved. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 9': Own Goal by Fikayo Tomori, AC Milan. Liverpool 1, AC Milan 0.
- 11': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 13': Penalty conceded by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 13': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 14': Penalty saved! Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 15': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 16': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 17': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
- 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 20': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 20': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 20': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 22': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 23': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 27': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 27': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 28': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ante Rebic.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 35': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 35': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Goal! Liverpool 1, AC Milan 1. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a through ball.
- 44': Goal! Liverpool 1, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, AC Milan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, AC Milan 2.
- 46': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 46': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
- 48': Goal! Liverpool 2, AC Milan 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divock Origi with a through ball.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 51': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 56': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 56': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 61': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
- 61': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Rafael Leão.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Divock Origi because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ante Rebic.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 69': Goal! Liverpool 3, AC Milan 2. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Naby Keïta.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Diogo Jota.
- 71': Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 73': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 76': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 77': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 77': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Ante Rebic.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 86': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
- 87': Attempt saved. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 88': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 90'+2': Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 90'+4': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': James Milner (Liverpool).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, AC Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, AC Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 276 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
| 353 | Passes | 545 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 31 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 28 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,445
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,445
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer  |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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