Liverpool will face Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, marking Arne Slot‘s debut as Liverpool head coach. After winning their first three games of the season, Liverpool suffered a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest over the weekend. Milan, on the other hand, have had a slow start to their campaign under new coach Paulo Fonseca, with just one victory in their opening four matches. However, they did secure a comfortable win over Venezia in their most recent outing.
Liverpool and Milan have a history from the noughties, including two Champions League final encounters. In their most recent meetings in 2021/22, Liverpool came out victorious in two group stage matches.
The match will take place at San Siro stadium in Milan on Tuesday at 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT. The referee for the match will be Espen Andreas Eskas from Norway.
Both teams have familiar faces for Liverpool supporters to watch out for. Milan’s squad includes five former Chelsea players – Tammy Abraham, Alvaro Morata, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori - as well as Emerson Royal with Premier League experience.
Milan will be missing Ismael Bennacer in midfield and Marco Sportiello and Alessandro Florenzi are also absent due to injuries. Malick Thiaw is doubtful for the match.
The predicted lineup for Milan is Maignan; Royal, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Fofana; Reijnders; Pulisic; Loftus-Cheek; Leao; Abraham.
Liverpool will be without Harvey Elliott who fractured his foot while playing for England’s Under-21s during the September international break. Coach Arne Slot may make some changes to his squad following their defeat to Nottingham Forest over the weekend.
The predicted lineup for Liverpool is Alisson; Alexander-Arnold; Konate; Van Dijk; Robertson; Mac Allister; Gravenberch;
Salah;
Jones;
Diaz;
Nunez.
While both teams have had mixed performances so far this season,
Liverpool’s superior quality gives them an edge going into this match.
After their loss against Nottingham Forest,
a win would be crucial for Liverpool as they begin their Champions League campaign.
