Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Liverpool FC vs AC Milan, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Liverpool FC
3 – 2
Full Time
AC Milan
Wed 15 Sep 2021 · 19:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Ismael Bennacer
Y 61' Brahim Diaz
James Milner 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs AC Milan — Champions League at Anfield.

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 München 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 Atlético 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 Bodø/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 København 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

3
Liverpool FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-15 Liverpool FC 3–2 AC Milan

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Alexis Mac Allister 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Liverpool FC welcome AC Milan for this crunch clash at Anfield.
  • 5' Cameroon international Joel Matip has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 9' Goal! Trent Alexander-Arnold scores his 21 goal in 415 matches.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ismael Bennacer.
  • 18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Ante Rebic doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brahim Diaz makes it 1-2.
  • 49' Assisted by Divock Origi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Salah makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 54' AC Milan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Brahim Diaz. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' Fresh legs for AC Milan! Alessandro Florenzi comes on to replace Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Sadio Mane on, Divock Origi off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Liverpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' The England midfielder Jordan Henderson breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 3-2!
  • 71' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Diogo Jota by Curtis Jones on 71 minute.
  • 76' The travelling AC Milan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and AC Milan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' AC Milan ring the changes. Ante Rebic has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Maldini to step up.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on, Mohamed Salah off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' AC Milan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' James Milner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AC Milan.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC49% Draw24% AC Milan27%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC35% Draw43% AC Milan22%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual

Asian 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.