Champions League: Liverpool recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Milan 2-1

Saragna|Dec 7, 2021 16:27 GMT

MILANO. Liverpool managed to turn the table against Milan to win 2-1.

MILANO. Liverpool found a way to turn the table against Milan to win 2-1. It was Milan to strike first with a goal of F. Tomori at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Origi gave the win to Liverpool in the 55′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Dennis Higler. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.

Milan

1

Liverpool

2

7 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Liverpool was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Liverpool won the match.

Milan shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Milan. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Liverpool.

After playing this encounter, Milan will stay with 4 points like Atlético Madrid to move up in the 4th place. On the other side, Liverpool will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

29'

29'

F. Tomori
36'

36'

M. Salah
55'

55'

D. Origi
59'

59'

Alexis Saelemaekers

Sandro Tonali
59'

59'

Ismaël Bennacer

Brahim Díaz
64'

64'

Joe Gomez

Sadio Mané
65'

65'

J. Gomez

S. Mane
65'

65'

A. Florenzi

P. Kalulu
80'

80'

Fabinho

D. Origi
83'

83'

T. Bakayoko

R. Krunic
90'

90'

M. Woltman

T. Minamino
90'

90'

C. Bradley

N. Williams

Next match

Milan: Formation and Lineups

Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Stefano Pioli chose to play with the following team: Mike Maignan (6.2), Pierre Kalulu (6.5), Fikayo Tomori (6.8), Alessio Romagnoli (7.0), Theo Hernández (6.6), Sandro Tonali (6.8), Franck Kessié (6.3), Junior Messias (7.3), Brahim Díaz (6.1), Rade Krunić (7.2) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (6.5).

Substitutes

Milan made 4 changes: B. Diaz for I. Bennacer (59′), S. Tonali for A. Saelemaekers (60′), P. Kalulu for A. Florenzi (65′) and R. Krunic for T. Bakayoko (83′).

Top player: Junior Messias

Probably the most impressive player in Milan was Junior Messias.

His rating is (7.3) with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Liverpool: Formation and Lineups

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (6.8), Neco Williams (7.0), Nathaniel Phillips (7.0), Ibrahima Konaté (7.3), Konstantinos Tsimikas (7.2), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (7.4), Tyler Morton (6.8), Takumi Minamino (7.0), Mohamed Salah (7.7), Divock Origi (7.2) and Sadio Mané (7.0).

Substitutes

Liverpool made 5 changes: M. Salah for N. Keita (65′), S. Mane for J. Gomez (65′), D. Origi for Fabinho (80′), T. Minamino for M. Woltman (90′) and N. Williams for C. Bradley (90′).

Top player: Mohamed Salah

The player who no doubt impressed Liverpool the most was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 26 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.