In a repeat of the 20025 and 2007 Champions League finals, Liverpool will face Italian giants Milan in Europe’s premier competition on Tuesday.
It’s Arne Slot’s Champions League debut as Liverpool manager and the Dutchman will want to see significant improvements after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. Having won their first three games of the season in impressive fashion, the weekend served as a reality check for the Reds.
Milan have started the 2024/25 season with just one win from their first four games under new manager Paulo Fonseca. However, that triumph came in their last outing, with four goals in the opening half hour securing a comfortable victory over Venezia.
Liverpool and Milan have plenty of history dating back to the 1920s, with two Champions League finals, but their last meetings were in 2021/22. On that occasion, Jurgen Klopp’s side emerged victorious in two group stage meetings, including a 3-2 thriller at Anfield.
here it is 90 minutes guide to a tantalizing clash between two teams that boast 13 Champions League triumphs between them.
location: Milan, Italy
stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
date: Tuesday, August 17
Start time: 8:00pm BST / 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm
referee: Espen Andreas Eskas (NOR)
WAS: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Milan vs Liverpool head to head record
Current form (all competitions)
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Milan 4-0 Venice – 14/09/24 |
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest – 14/09/24 |
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Lazio 2-2 Milan – 31/08/24 |
Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool – 01/09/24 |
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Parma 2-1 Milan – 24/08/24 |
Liverpool 2-0 Brentford – 25/09/24 |
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Milan 2-2 Turin – 17/08/24 |
Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool – 17/08/24 |
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Milan 3-1 Monza – 13/08/24 |
Liverpool 0-0 Las Palmas – 11/08/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Amazon Prime Video |
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united states |
Paramount+, ViX |
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canada |
DAZN |
There are plenty of familiar faces for Liverpool fans to keep an eye on at the San Siro on Tuesday. There are five former Chelsea players in Milan’s squad – Tammy Abraham, Alvaro Morata, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori – while Emerson Royal is another with Premier League experience.
milan they also have injuries to contend with. Ismael Bennacer is missing in the middle of the park and Marco Sportiello and Alessandro Florenzi are also absent, with Malick Thiaw a major doubt.
Predicted line-up of Milan against Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Royal, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Abraham
Injuries haven’t been a challenge for Slot so far, but regular midweek outings will test his squad’s durability. However, the Dutch manager is without Harvey Elliott, who broke his foot with England Under-21s during the international break in September.
Slot may make some changes from the squad that fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Forest at the weekend, with Cody Gakpo and/or Darwin Nunez coming into the line-up in Milan. There could also be at least one change in midfield.
Liverpool’s predicted line-up against Milan (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Núñez
Milan’s spotty start to the season was bolstered by a 4-0 win at the weekend, but they are still a team in transition. LiverpoolThe 1-0 defeat to Forest suggests there will be early problems for Slot and Tuesday’s game is difficult to predict as a result.
However, Liverpool’s superior quality and generally impressive performances in the opening weeks justifiably favor the odds. After Saturday’s defeat, any win will help the Reds start theirs Champions League campaign
