AC Milan vs Liverpool, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Liverpool ease past Milan on Champions League return

Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year's absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Offside, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
• 3': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
• 5': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
• 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 8': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 8': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
• 8': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 14': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
• 14': Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria is caught offside.
• 17': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
• 17': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
• 18': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
• 18': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 22': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 22': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
• 22': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 23': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 26': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 27': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 29': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
• 30': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
• 30': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 31': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
• 31': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 32': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
• 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
• 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 39': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
• 40': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
• 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
• 41': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
• 43': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 45'+3': Delay in match (Liverpool).
• 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+4': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
• 45'+4': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota is caught offside.
• 45'+5': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2.
• 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2.
• 48': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 48': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 48': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
• 48': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
• 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 51': Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Torriani replaces Mike Maignan because of an injury.
• 53': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
• 53': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 53': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 55': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
• 56': Offside, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside.
• 57': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 59': Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
• 63': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
• 63': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 64': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
• 64': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
• 65': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 65': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
• 67': Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
• 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
• 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
• 69': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
• 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Emerson Royal replaces Davide Calabria because of an injury.
• 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 71': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 71': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
• 73': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
• 74': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a corner.
• 74': Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
• 74': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
• 75': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
• 77': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
• 79': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
• 79': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 80': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
• 80': Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 80': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 83': Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
• 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Álvaro Morata.
• 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Fikayo Tomori.
• 84': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
• 84': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 85': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 86': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
• 88': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
• 88': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 89': Dangerous play by Emerson Royal (AC Milan).
• 89': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
• 90': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 90'+2': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
• 90'+2': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Mohamed Salah.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
• 90'+4': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
• 90'+4': Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 90'+5': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 90'+6': Delay in match (Liverpool).
• 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 90'+7': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3.
• 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3.