AC Milan vs Liverpool LIVE Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Liverpool beat AC Milan in the final Champions League Group B game at the San Siro on Tuesday night
Liverpool came from behind to knock AC Milan out of Europe with a 2-1 victory at San Siro on Tuesday, as goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi helped a second-string Reds side finish the Champions League group stage with a perfect record.
Milan needed to win to stand any chance of progressing to the last 16 and went in front through England defender Fikayo Tomori in the first half, to the delight of the home support.
But Salah soon equalised with his 20th goal of the season in all competitions and Origi, who came on to score a stoppage-time winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday, headed home Liverpool’s second after the break.
Juergen Klopp’s side became the first English team to win every Champions League group game in a single campaign, finishing top of Group B with 18 points.
Liverpool’s second string see off Milan to make Champions League history
In the end, Liverpool laughed in the face of the Group of Death while becoming the only English team to ever post a 100 per cent record at this stage of the Champions League.
Milan were the latest to bow to Jurgen Klopp’s men, in rather meek fashion too, following Atletico Madrid and Porto.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ibrahima Konate were particularly impressive on a night where Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the lion, seemed to be sleeping.
Liverpool’s second string see off Milan to make Champions League history
AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool: Divock Origi and Mohamed Salah scored as a much-changed Reds side became the first Premier League team ever to win all six group games
Origi back in the goals
Divock Origi has scored his first goal in 15 Champions League appearances since scoring in the 2019 final against Spurs, while he has scored in back-to-back appearances in a single season in all competitions for the first time since May 2019.
AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
A good night and campaign for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Put in the ‘group of death’ they’ve blown everyone else away at every possible turn.
Atletico through to knockouts
In the other Group B games Atletico Madrid have breezed past Porto with a 3-1 victory to move from bottom of the group in second and securing a place in the last-16. Diego Simeone’s men have done it again.
Full-time: AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
90+5 mins: That’s it! Liverpool win the game and complete their 100% winning run in the Champions League group stage. They’re the first English side to win all six group stage matches in a single campaign and it truth they deserved it. They were by far the better team over the night.
AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
90+4 mins: Conor Bradley and Max Woltman make their Champions League debuts for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp brings them on to replace Minamino and Williams. It’ll be a night to remember for the two youngsters.
AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
90+3 mins: Chance! Williams wins the ball in his own half and runs up the pitch. He passes it up to Oxlade-Chamberlain who backheels a pass to Keita and sprints towards the box. Keita draws in the remaining centre-back and knocks the ball back to Oxlade-Chamberlain. He carries it into the box and shoots just as the goalkeeper comes flying into a tackle. The shot goes high and Oxlade-Chamberlain is crunched to the floor.
AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
90 mins: Atletico have doubled their lead over Porto in the other game. That means they’re going to finish second in Group B and move into the knockout stages.
Three minutes of added time to play.
AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
87 mins: Save! Massive save from Alisson who denies Kessie with a fantastic stop! Kessie makes a run into the right side of the box as Bakayoko threads a pass in behind Konate. Alisson charges Kessie down and the Milan midfielder attempts to lift the ball over the goalkeeper. Alisson makes himself big and takes the ball square in the face but keeps Liverpool in front!
AC Milan 1 - 2 Liverpool
84 mins: Keita has a slight tug of Milan substitute Saelemaekers’ shirt and gives away a free kick on the inside left channel around 25 yards out from goal. Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes the set piece and smokes it straight into the Liverpool wall.
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