Here are our Champions League 2024 predictions for Ac Milan vs Liverpool. Champions League nights return to the San Siro this week as AC Milan host Liverpool. Liverpool’s fantastic start to the 2024-25 campaign came to a shuddering halt over the weekend after suffering a shock defeat to Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Having drawn 2-2 at home to Torino and away to Lazio either side of a 2-1 defeat at Parma, Milan’s first win of the season came against Venezia on Sunday, thrashing the visitors 4-0.
Fixture: | Ac Milan vs Liverpool |
Kick Off: | Sep 18, 2024 00:30 IST |
Venue: | San Siro |
League: | Champions League 2024 |
Ac Milan vs Liverpool Preview
The old group stage is scrapped and the competition has been rearranged as the new-look Champions League begins play. The Reds had won all three top-flight matches without conceding prior to the international break but manager Arne Slot now finds himself needing to bounce back for the first time in his Liverpool tenure. Liverpool and Milan have plenty of history from the noughties, with two Champions League final encounters, but their most recent meetings came in 2021/22. On that occasion, Jurgen Klopp’s side came out victorious in two group stage meetings, including a 3-2 thriller at Anfield.
Ac Milan vs Liverpool Team news
Mohamed Salah has started the Premier League season on fire and thrives in Europe, too. His 41 Champions League goals for Liverpool is the highest tally any player has recorded for an English club. In team news, Ismaël Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi and Marco Sportiello are long-term absences for Milan, while Malick Thiaw is out until the end of the month with an ankle injury. The spotlight could fall on Liverpool’s summer acquisition, Federico Chiesa, as he is set to potentially make his much-anticipated debut against AC Milan. Despite missing out on the squad in Liverpool’s recent domestic fixture.
Tips
- Over 2.5 Goals
- Over 1.5 cards Liverpool