UEFA Champions League: AC Milan vs Liverpool live
Preview: AC Milan vs Liverpool
The newly revamped UEFA Champions League promised exciting matchups during the League Phase, and it delivered with a thrilling opening match between AC Milan and Liverpool, happening on Tuesday at 7:00pm GMT at San Siro, marking the start of their latest high-profile European campaigns. Both teams, now under new management, will be playing their first Champions League matches this week, with Arne Slot and Paulo Fonseca looking to start their champions league campaign on a good note.
Paulo Fonseca managed to earn only two points in his first three matches with the Rossoneri, sparking early discussions about his potential dismissal. However, the international break seemed to benefit both him and his team, as evidenced by their performance against Venezia on Saturday. In just 29 minutes of that match, Milan scored four goals, ultimately winning 4-0. AC Milan will compete against Real Madrid, Leverkusen, and Girona in the UCL group stage, along with Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, Slovan Bratislava, and Red Star Belgrade and Liverpool.
From now until the end of January, Liverpool will participate in several exciting matches in the revamped league phase. Notable fixtures include home games at Anfield against the current champions Real Madrid and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen. Other teams like Bologna, RB Leipzig, Girona, Lille, and PSV Eindhoven will also aim to stop Liverpool from advancing to the last 16 as one of the top eight teams in the 36-club league phase. After winning their first three Premier League matches of the season without conceding, Liverpool suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in their previous game heading into this matchup.
Head-to-head
Liverpool has not lost in their last five matches against AC Milan, securing victories in all five, including their latest clash, which resulted in a 4-1 triumph for the Reds during a club friendly in 2022.
Prediction
AC Milan has recently improved their confidence following a sluggish beginning to the season, scoring four unanswered goals against Venezia on Saturday night. Nevertheless, even with Liverpool’s surprising defeat to Forest, we still believe that Arne Slot’s team will not lose on Tuesday night.
