AC Milan will host Liverpool in a must-win game in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Venue: San Siro
Key statistics
- Liverpool managed to beat AC Milan 3-2 in the reverse fixture on matchday 1 of the Champions League.
- The Reds, who have won five games this season, top Group B and have qualified for the knockouts. Milan are third in the table (4 points), trailing Porto by a point.
- It will be the fourth meeting between the two sides in the Champions League and each share a win apiece.
- AC Milan are looking for their first victory against an English side in the Champions League since beating Arsenal in 2012.
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is the joint-fourth top scorer in UCL this season with six goals.
Head to Head record
AC Milan and Liverpool have locked horns four times in the Champions League including this season’s reverse fixture. Both teams have a win to their name while a game has ended in a draw.
Latest performances in all competitions
AC Milan: L W L W W
Liverpool: W W W W W
AC Milan
AC Milan registered their first win of the Champions League this season against Atletico Madrid on matchday 5, with Junior Messias scoring a late winner.
Sitting third behind Porto in Group B, Milan’s chances to progress to the round of 16 are out of their hand; they need to beat Liverpool and at the same time, they should hope for the game between Atletico Madrid and Porto to result in a stalemate.
Rossoneri’s visit to Anfield on matchday 1 wasn’t a memorable one, as they were beaten by the Premier League giants 3-2.
However, they are optimistic about the reverse fixture given their impressive form in Serie A and the Merseyside outfit could field a second-string team.
Stefano Pioli‘s side are coming on the back of a 2-0 win over Salernitana, with Franck Kessie and Alexis Salemakers finding the score sheet.
The Serie A leaders are likely to start talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who missed the reverse fixture against Liverpool due to injury.
As far as the injury list is concerned, Pioli will not avail the services of Simon Kjaer, Davide Calabria, Olivier Giroud and Samu Castillejo.
Possible AC-Milan line-up: Mike Maignan; Kalulu, Fiakyo Tomori, Alessandro Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Franck Kessie, Sandro Tonali; Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Injured: Olivier Giroud, Simone Kjaer, Davide Calabria, Samu Castillejo, Ante Rebic
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Liverpool
Liverpool are making a case for the best team in the world due to relentless form across all competitions.
The Reds are second in the Premier League and the leaders of Group B in the Champions League, having suffered only one defeat across all competitions this season.
The Merseyside outfit could make six wins in a row in the Champions League against AC Milan in the away game.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are coming on the back of a 1-0 win over Wolves, with Divock Origi netting the winner in injury time.
Mohamed Salah is in imperious form this season, having racked up 19 goals and 6 assists across all competitions.
Given that the Reds have already qualified for the knockouts, Klopp is expected to rotate the squad for the trip to San Siro.
Possible Liverpool line-up
Alisson; Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas; Tyler Morton, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mohamed Salah, Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino
Injured: Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott
Doubtful: None
Suspended: James Milner
Prediction
AC Milan 2 – 2 Liverpool
