These were the updates as Liverpool won 3-1 at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, September 17:
Liverpool win 3-1 at AC Milan on the opening day of the 2024-2025 Champions League.
Alvaro Morata gave the Italians an early lead but Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk turned the game before half-time at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. Dominik Szoboszlai wrapped matters up in the second period.
Milan have won only one of their opening four matches in Italy’s Serie A.
Liverpool have won three of their four opening English Premier League fixtures, but suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Defending champions Real Madrid began their campaign at home with a match against Stuttgart, in which they won 3-1.
That’s it from our commentary of Liverpool’s 3-1 win at AC Milan as the Champions League kicks off for a new season.
We’ll be back on Wednesday with live coverage of Manchester City’s match against Inter Milan.
Will the other Milanese side have more joy against an English Premier League outfit?
We’ll have all the usual build-up and text commentary so join us for that one if you can.
For now, though – from me, Kevin Hand – it’s goodbye.
The defending champions, Real Madrid, opened with a 3-1 win against Stuttgart. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for the Spanish giants against their German visitors.
I am very proud to have 50 appearances [in the Champions League] and a goal and a win in the San Siro after a difficult start,” the Liverpool captain told Prime Video.
“The weekend was very disappointing in so many ways, especially the end, and it was very difficult to witness. We kept calm and kept playing after the early goal tonight and it was good to see.
“The new manager has come in and has his ideas but I don’t think there are many differences [to former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp]. We had an amazing time with Klopp and hopefully we will with Arne Slot.”
dium like this – and with a win,” the Liverpool manager told Prime Video. “After losing on Saturday, which was quite a blow, we conceded an early chance and then an early goal – it was important to see how the players responded.
“It was more of a team performance today rather than a performance of individuals. It’s a combination of energy and ability on the ball. The three midfielders worked really hard. They are quite comfortable on the ball and we like to press high.”
The England captain, Harry Kane, hammered home a hat-trick of penalties for Bayern Munich against Dinamo Zagreb. The 9-2 winning margin is a record at this stage of the Champions League.
