Milan vs Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 56,237
Statistics
LIV |
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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 |
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 |
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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