Liverpool successfully defeated AC Milan with a score of 3-1 in the matchday 1 League Phase of the 2024/2025 Champions League held at the San Siro, Tuesday (17/9/2024).
Liverpool had fallen behind first due to a goal by Christian Pulisic. The away team came back by scoring three goals, each through Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Thanks to this result, Liverpool started their journey in the League Phase of the Champions League this season convincingly. On the other hand, Milan under Paulo Fonseca still has a pile of homework to complete.
The match had only been going on for three minutes, Milan managed to make their supporters roar after Pulisic scored a goal. Dribbling the ball from the right side, Pulisic fired a shot that Alisson Becker could not block.
Liverpool tried not to panic even though they conceded early in the match. Arne Slot’s troops slowly began to dominate the game. The visitors managed to equalize the score thanks to Konate’s header following Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free kick in the 23rd minute.
Liverpool even managed to turn things around in the 41st minute through a similar scheme. This time Kostas Tsimikas’ corner kick was headed by Van Dijk to beat Mike Maignan.
Returning from the locker room, Milan had a problem because Maignan was injured and could not continue the match. His position was forced to be replaced by 19-year-old goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani.
Liverpool managed to increase their lead to 3-1 in the 67th minute. A neat attack built by Liverpool was completed by Szoboszlai into a goal.
Milan tried to catch up in the remaining time. However, their efforts were fruitless. The final score of this match was 3-1 for Liverpool’s victory.
Thanks to this result, Liverpool started their campaign in the Champions League League Phase this season with confidence. On the other hand, Milan under Paulo Fonseca still has a lot of homework to do.
Ryan Gravenberch was voted the best player in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over AC Milan.
The UEFA panel chose Gravenberch as the Player of the Match from this match. The Dutch midfielder was considered to be an important actor in Liverpool’s success in getting full points at the San Siro.
Gravenberch was recorded as sending four passes into the final third of the opponent’s area. He was also able to control the tempo of the game by recording a pass accuracy of up to 90 percent.
Gravenberch played impressively as Liverpool’s defensive midfielder with six interceptions, one sweep, one tackle, and 10 ball recoveries.
