AC Milan vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Arne Slot’s men complete comeback win
AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool: Goals from Konate, Van Dijk and Szobozslai secured a comeback win for the Reds
Arne Slot celebrated a first European victory as Liverpool head coach as his team defeated AC Milan 3-1 at the San Siro to kick off their Champions League campaign with a win.
Things started horribly for the Reds though as Kostas Tsimikas was caught out of position allowing Christian Pulisic to nip into the vacant space and slot home a superb finish with barely two minutes on the clock.
Liverpool responded brilliantly though. They controlled play and dictated the tempo against a deep defensive block. Mo Salah, who twice hit the crossbar, and Cody Gakpo looked hungry to score but the equaliser came courtesy of a defender.
Trent Alexander-Arnold flicked in a free kick and found Ibrahima Konate who nodded past an injured Mike Maignan to pull Liverpool level. A second set piece, this one a corner, put the visitors ahead with Virgil van Dijk heading home.
Late in the second half, Dominik Szobozslai volleyed home a cross from Cody Gakpo to secure the points and send the Reds marching on.
Relive the action with our live blog below:
What is the early Liverpool team news?
Federico Chiesa could be involved in the Liverpool squad for the first time since his move from Juventus after he was left out against Nottingham Forest.
The Italy international has been building up his fitness since arriving on deadline day. Arne Slot has not made too many changes in charge so far, but the likes of Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones will be pushing for involvement. Harvey Elliott is out.
Is AC Milan vs Liverpool on TV?
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When is AC Milan vs Liverpool?
The match will kick off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 17 September at the San Siro in Milan. It is the first of eight fixtures for both clubs as part of the newly revamped Champions League format.
Liverpool kick off Champions League campaign
Liverpool return to the Champions League after a season out of European football’s top club competition and head to Milan for a blockbuster clash on the opening night of the new campaign.
The Reds, who lost under new boss Arne Slot for the first time in a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, previously faced Milan in the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals.
Under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool dropped out of the Champions League in 2023 but finished third in the Premier League last season to qualify for the first campaign of the new competition format.
Liverpool also have games to come against the likes of Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen to come over the next eight gameweeks, but first head to the San Siro to take on a Milan side struggling for early season form.
New boss Paulo Fonseca picked up his first win of the Serie A campaign at the weekend - a 4-0 win over Venezia - but the Rossoneri had started the season with two draws and a defeat to Parma.
Good evening!
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Champions League action as Liverpool travel to Italy to take on AC Milan in the first round of fixtures.
It’s a new format for Europe’s top flight this season with teams each playing eight matches as part of the first phase to determine who makes it into the knockout rounds and playoffs as well as which teams are eliminated.
Liverpool’s opening match is against the Serie A side and they’ll be hoping to bounce back from a shock defeat against Nottingham Forest last time out.
We’ll have all the team news, line-ups and updates throughout the night so stick around as we build up to kick off at 8pm.
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