Liverpool FC vs AC Milan, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Liverpool FC vs AC Milan — Champions League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
- AC Milan 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
- Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
- Referee Tomasz Musial
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep AC Milan H 3–2 W 12 Sep Leeds United FC A 3–0 W 28 Aug Chelsea FC H 1–1 D 21 Aug Burnley FC H 2–0 W 14 Aug Norwich City FC A 3–0 W 23 May Crystal Palace FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Liverpool FC A 2–3 L 12 Sep SS Lazio H 2–0 W 29 Aug Cagliari Calcio H 4–1 W 23 Aug UC Sampdoria A 1–0 W 23 May Atalanta BC A 2–0 W 16 May Cagliari Calcio H 0–0 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Liverpool FC and AC Milan has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 9' What a strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold! The score is 1-0.
- 13' It’s a booking for AC Milan player. Ismael Bennacer gets a Yellow card.
- 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ante Rebic made 165 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 28' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Joe Gomez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' AC Milan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 42' GOAL! Ante Rebic scores on 42.
- 44' Goal! Brahim Diaz scores his 37 goal in 431 matches.
- 49' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 212 goal in 406 matches.
- 54' The travelling AC Milan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 59' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' AC Milan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 62' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Alexis Saelemaekers by Alessandro Florenzi on 62 minute.
- 63' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Divock Origi by Sadio Mane on 63 minute.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 69' Liverpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jordan Henderson on 69.
- 71' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Diogo Jota is replaced by Curtis Jones.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 406 games and scored 801 goals.
- 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 83' The AC Milan manager makes a substitution. Ante Rebic departs to be replaced by Daniel Maldini.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He replaces Mohamed Salah on 84 minute.
- 89' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' James Milner was booked on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Liverpool FC players.
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Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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14
Jordan Henderson ↓ James Milner 84'
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27
Divock Origi ↓ Sadio Mane 63'
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- 12
- 32
- 66
- 26
- 3
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8
Naby Keita ↓ Thiago Alcantara 71'
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20
Diogo Jota ↓ Curtis Jones 71'
Bench
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15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↑ 84'
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10
Sadio Mane ↑ 63'
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7
James Milner ↑ 84'
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17
Curtis Jones ↑ 71'
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6
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 71'
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- 21
- 18
- 62
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Coach Jurgen KloppAC Milan Lineups
Starting XI
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- 23
- 16
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17
Rafael Leao ↓ Olivier Giroud 62'
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12
Ante Rebic ↓ Daniel Maldini 83'
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- 24
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4
Ismael Bennacer ↓ Sandro Tonali 71'
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Bench
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9
Olivier Giroud ↑ 62'
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- 1
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25
Alessandro Florenzi ↑ 62'
- 13
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Sandro Tonali ↑ 71'
- 46
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27
Daniel Maldini ↑ 83'
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Coach Stefano Pioli -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mohamed Salah 2 Christian Pulisic 1 Trent Alexander-Arnold 1 Fikayo Tomori 1 Brahim Diaz 1 Ante Rebic 1 Divock Origi 1 Fikayo Tomori 1 Head to Head
Liverpool FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.8 Liverpool FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.36 AC Milan xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.16Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw 74%Draw or AC Milan 51%Liverpool FC or AC Milan 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AC Milan win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%2 – 1 9%1 – 0 6.9%2 – 0 6.9%1 – 2 6.8%2 – 2 6.1%0 – 0 5.9%3 – 1 5.4%0 – 1 5%3 – 0 4%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Liverpool FC
Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push AC Milan covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 14% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 21% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 15% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓AC Milan keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.