UEFA Champions League

Milan vs Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 28': Fikayo Tomori
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1 - 2
  • 36': Mohamed Salah
  • 55': Divock Origi

Liverpool stays perfect in CL with 2-1 win at AC Milan

— Liverpool made it a perfect six in the Champions League group stage by winning 2-1 at AC Milan as the Italian team’s return to Europe’s premier club competition came to a swift end on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 28': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 0. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 36': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 55': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2. Divock Origi (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Pierre Kalulu.
  • 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Divock Origi.
  • 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Max Woltman replaces Takumi Minamino.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Neco Williams.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 56,237

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 5
51.4 Possession 48.6
22 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
375 Accurate Passes 344
459 Passes 439
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
74 Long Balls 50
44 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 15
15 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 14
13 Effective Clearances 16
13 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli
23 Fikayo Tomori
19 Theo Hernández
20 Pierre Kalulu
10 Brahim Díaz
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
33 Rade Krunic
30 Junior Messias

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
5 Ibrahima Konaté
47 Nathaniel Phillips
21 Kostas Tsimikas
76 Neco Williams
80 Tyler Morton
18 Takumi Minamino
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
27 Divock Origi
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah

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