Liverpool vs AC Milan, 2025 Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyLiverpool vs AC Milan: Reds lose as Wirtz stars in attack
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Liverpool were beaten by AC Milan in their second preseason game of the summer as their new £100 million ($134.3m) man Florian Wirtz started up front.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
- 6': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 8': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool).
- 9': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 9': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Goal! Liverpool 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a fast break.
- 15': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 15': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).
- 25': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! Liverpool 1, AC Milan 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 28': Attempt saved. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 28': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 32': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 32': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 32': Substitution, Liverpool. Treymaurice Nyoni replaces Tyler Morton.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers following a fast break.
- 37': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
- 42': Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 42': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 43': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 43': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 43': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 45'+1': Foul by Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan).
- 45'+1': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Terracciano replaces Mike Maignan.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Ben Doak replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Rio Ngumoha.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Giorgi Mamardashvili replaces Alisson Becker.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Luca Stephenson.
- 47': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 49': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
- 49': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Goal! Liverpool 1, AC Milan 2. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 54': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 54': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 54': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 56': Foul by Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan).
- 56': Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Goal! Liverpool 1, AC Milan 3. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers following a fast break.
- 62': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Tyler Morton replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Warren Bondo replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Rafael Leão.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Pietro Terracciano (AC Milan). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 65': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 65': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
- 67': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
- 69': Offside, Liverpool. Conor Bradley is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Ben Doak (Liverpool).
- 70': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Offside, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt missed. Tyler Morton (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
- 75': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 75': Warren Bondo (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Comotto replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Fikayo Tomori.
- 79': Attempt missed. Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 81': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan).
- 81': Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Vittorio Magni replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Dutu replaces Malick Thiaw.
- 86': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a through ball.
- 90': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
- 90': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Christian Comotto (AC Milan).
- 90'+1': Tyler Morton (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ben Doak (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Pietro Terracciano (AC Milan). Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 90'+2': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Goal! Liverpool 2, AC Milan 3. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 90'+4': Goal! Liverpool 2, AC Milan 4. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, AC Milan 4.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, AC Milan 4.
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue: Kai Tak Sports Park
Location: Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Attendance: 49,704
Venue: Kai Tak Sports Park
Location: Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Attendance: 49,704
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
91 | Luca Stephenson |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
80 | Tyler Morton |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
58 | Florian Wirtz |
73 | Rio Ngumoha |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
28 | Malick Thiaw |
31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
11 | Christian Pulisic |
4 | Samuele Ricci |
19 | Youssouf Fofana |
33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
10 | Rafael Leão |
8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
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