The new era of the UEFA Champions League with 38 teams starts tomorrow. While several teams will start their mission tomorrow, the match between AC Milan and Liverpool gets all the spotlight for tomorrow. According to the league phase, AC Milan will welcome Liverpool at San Siro.
Liverpool started the new campaign in the English Premier League with three successive wins, but Nottingham Forest shocked the All-Reds in the fourth game and defeated Liverpool on Saturday.
AC Milan, on the other hand, made a shaky start to the new season of Serie A under the new boss Paulo Fonseca. They stand in 9th with only five points from the first four league games. Paulo Fonseca knows the challenge of facing teams like Liverpool in the Champions League.
“Liverpool are one of the best teams in Europe. They have a very strong positional game and excellent individual quality. In the Champions League, against these kinds of sides, you can’t make any mistakes. We’ll need to produce a complete performance in defence to then be able to attack with stability. Slot hasn’t been at Liverpool long, and they have a few new players. However, for now, I don’t see too many differences between the current side and Klopp’s team,” said the Milan coach.
Stats & Facts
- Liverpool and AC Milan played four games against each other and two of those were in the Champions League final.
- Liverpool have a 100% winning record at San Siro in the UEFA Champions League, winning twice against Inter Miland and the other one against AC Milan.
- Against Italian teams, Liverpool have a very good record. They have not lost any of their last four away matches against Italian sides in the European competition.
- Meanwhile, AC Milan also have not lost any of their last four meetings with English teams in the Champions League.
Team News
Italian striker Federico Chiesa has not made his debut yet after signing for Liverpool. Liverpool boss Arne Slot doesn’t want to take any risk about his fitness. It is still uncertain whether Federico Chiesa play against AC Milan. However, Harvy Elliot will surely miss the match due to his foot injury.
As for AC Milan, they will miss the service of Ismael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi, and Marco Sportiello due to their respective injuries. Malik Thiaw is still recovering and will miss the Champions League opener.
Possible Lineup for AC Milan:
Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Reijnders, Fofana, Loftus-Cheek; Pulisic, Abraham, Leao
Possible Lineup for Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Nunez
Prediction: AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool
San Siro has always been a difficult ground for the visitors. As the home side, AC Milan should be the favorite but they are not at their peak. Being winless in three consecutive matches, AC Milan made a strong comeback in their last game. Therefore, we expect AC Milan will give Liverpool a very difficult task tomorrow.
Betfair Odds
AC Milan: 3.85
Draw: 3.76
Liverpool: 1.95
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