UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Liverpool DWWWL 3
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AC Milan WDLDW 1
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LIV213
MIL101
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 59,826 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  3. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 14Tijjani ReijndersAM
  7. 8Ruben Loftus-CheekLM
  8. 29Youssouf FofanaRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 10Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 11Christian PulisicAM-R

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 22' Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 31' Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 51' Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Torriani replaces Mike Maignan because of an injury.
  7. 53' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 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.
  9. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
  10. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
  11. 69' Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  12. 70' Substitution, AC Milan. Emerson Royal replaces Davide Calabria because of an injury.
  13. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  14. 80' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Álvaro Morata.
  16. 84' Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Mohamed Salah.
  18. 90'+3' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

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