Milan v Liverpool: Champions League – live | Champions League

September 17, 2024

Arne Slot makes a couple of changes from Liverpool’s defeat to Forest. In: Kostas Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo. Out: Andy Robertson and Luis Diaz.

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Milan make three changes, bringing in Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori and Alvaro Morata for Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia and Tammy Abraham. Despite his absence there are four ex-Chelsea players in the starting XI.

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Your Rossoneri team to take on the Reds 📋#MilanLiverpool #UCL #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/E0CtKaKiCq

— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 17, 2024

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Our side to take on AC Milan this evening 👊 #ACMLIV

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 17, 2024

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This is the short version.

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36 teams each play eight games between now and the end of January.

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The top eight go through to the last 16.

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The bottom 12 go home (not to the Europa League, not even with their bus fare).

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The teams that finish 9th to 24th play off for a place in the last 16.

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Confused? Of course you are. Now all I need are the last three digits on the back of the card.

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And now for $omething €ompl£t£ly diff£r£nt: the beginning of the Champions League’s Swiss Model era. Think of it as men’s football’s answer to Brat summer, only with less hedonism, loads more anxiety, billions of pounds being trousered by suits and a mysterious spate of soft-tissue injuries.

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So far it’s going well, with one of the best players in the world marking the big day by confirming he and his peers have had their fill of games being added to the calendar.

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Whatever you think of the new format – I can see both sides! – it will still end with ~~Real Madrid~~ one lucky team enjoying the greatest high in club football. The magic of becoming European champions will never fade. AC Milan and Liverpool, who meet tonight, have done so seven and six times respectively, with only Real Madrid winning the competition more often.

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Both clubs are European Cup royalty. Alas, if we’re talking royalty, in recent times Milan have been more like [redacted]They haven't reached a final since beating Liverpool 2-1 in Athens in 2007. In fact, they only made it to the final in CicadaThey have not reached a final in the past 17 years and even that memory must remain sealed away, having beaten Tottenham and Napoli in the 2022-23 season before suffering a heavy defeat to Inter in the last four.

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Liverpool have reached the Champions League final in three of the last six seasons and are off to a strong start this season under manager Arne Slott despite flying headfirst into a tree against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Milan have had a mixed start under manager Paulo Fonseca and sit 10th in Serie A but are tied for top scorer and beat Venezia 4-0 at the weekend.

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I'd love to say this is a must-win game for both teams, but I don't want to lie to you all. Right now. We may end up thinking tonight's result was decisive, but right now it feels more like a novelty than a danger.

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kick off 8:00pm.

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Istres is a wheel

“Admittedly this is mostly of geek interest, but the National Film Archive of Iceland announced today that they have discovered four minutes of previously unseen footage of Liverpool's first European match against local team KR in Reykjavik,” writes Kari Turinius. “The footage, filmed by Vilhjalmur Knudsen, Website of Icelandic broadcasting station RÚV.”

I guess it's mostly of geek interest, but this is awesome!

Team Reminders

AC Milan (around 4-1-2-3) Maignan. Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez. Fofana. Lijnders, Loftus-Cheek. Pulisic, Morata, Rafael Leao.
Subs: Nava, Torriani, Okafor, Zeroli, Chukwueze, Emerson Royal, Barte Saggie, Terracciano, Gabbia, Abraham, Musah.

Liverpool (4-2-1-3-ish)) Alisson. Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas. Gravenburch, Mac Allister. Szoboszlai; Salah, Jota, Gakupo.
Subs: Jaros, Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Kwanza, Morton, Bradley.

Judgment Espen Eskas (Norway)

The first two games have ended

That means at least the next two hours. Aston Villa are top of the Champions League.

San Siro has a great atmosphere. This doesn't sound like the first European match of the season, but more like a preparation for the second leg of the semi-final.

Amadou Onana's goal gave Swiss side Villa a 3-0 lead. All things being equal, this tournament will be a real treat to watch.

There are many other big clubs in action tonightReal Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United etc. You can follow their matches and more with Taha Hashim.

“The traditional powerhouse AC Milan “There's not a single Italian attacking player in the starting line-up!” said Peter O. “What does this say about the state of Italian football?”

Have you seen Liverpool's front six and England win Euro 2024?

Arne Slott's pre-match thoughts

This is a special opportunity, Liverpool didn't qualify for the Champions League last season so we're excited to get there.

[On the changes] It's about managing playing time. We have more than 11 good players. Today it's Kostas and Cody. It's all about them doing what they need to do for the team. As a result, I expect the best individual performances from them as well.

Liverpool missed out on the Champions League last seasonSo this will be the first game since the trip to Madrid in March 2023. Virgil van Dijk is happy to be back.

Alison isn't so joyful.

Halftime: Young Boys 0-2 Aston Villa

Juventus vs PSV was one of two matches that went into half-time. Aston Villa, playing in the European Cup for the first time since March 1983, were leading 2-0 away to Young Boys thanks to efforts from Youri Tielemans and Jacob Ramsey. Ollie Watkins had a third goal denied by VAR just before the break.

You can watch the match with our very own MBM genius, Scott Murray.

Team news: Tsimikas and Gakpo in starting line-up

Manager Arne Slott made several changes to the team from Liverpool's loss to Forest. Kostas Tsimikas and Cody GakpoEjected: Andy Robertson and Luis Diaz.

Milan made three changes to their players. Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori and Alvaro Morata He comes on in place of Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia and Tammy Abraham, and despite his absence there are four former Chelsea players in the starting XI.

Rossoneri team facing the Reds 📋#MilanLiverpool #UCL #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/E0CtKaKiCq

— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 17, 2024

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Tonight our team will be playing against AC Milan 👊 #ACMLIV

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 17, 2024

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How the Swiss model works

This is a shortened version.

Between now and the end of January, 36 teams will play eight games each.
The top eight teams will advance to the Round of 16.
The bottom 12 teams go home (they don't go to the Europa League and their bus fare isn't paid for).
Teams ranked 9th through 24th will compete for a place in the Round of 16.

Confused? Of course not. All you need is the last three digits on the back of your card.

The answer to the popular quiz of the future is Kenin YildizHe scored the opening goal for Juventus against PSV Eindhoven during the Swiss Model era in the Champions League. It was a great goal. In modern terms, a capital Awesome goal. Weston McKennie then made it 2-0.

Kenan Yildiz scores his first Champions League goal with an incredible strike to give Juventus the lead against PSV 🔥

📺 Follow & translation: pic.twitter.com/AN7McIkHc3

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 17, 2024

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preamble

And now something entirely different is happening: the start of the Swiss Model era of the Champions League. Think of it as men's football's answer to the Brat Summer, only with less hedonism and a lot more anxiety, billions of pounds being poured into suits and an inexplicable rise in soft-tissue injuries.

It's been going well so far and one of the best players in the world celebrated the big day by making sure he and his mates thoroughly enjoyed the added fixture on the calendar.

What you think about the new format is up to you, but I understand both opinions. ~~real madrid~~ They are a fortunate team enjoying the greatest joy in club football and the magic of being European champions never fades. Tonight's matches between AC Milan and Liverpool have won the title seven and six times respectively, only Real Madrid has won more.

Both clubs are European Cup champions. Speaking of champions, unfortunately, Milan has recently [redacted]They haven't reached a final since beating Liverpool 2-1 in Athens in 2007. In fact, they only made it to the final in CicadaThey have not reached a final in the past 17 years and even that memory must remain sealed away, having beaten Tottenham and Napoli in the 2022-23 season before suffering a heavy defeat to Inter in the last four.

Liverpool have reached the Champions League final in three of the last six seasons and are off to a strong start this season under manager Arne Slott despite flying headfirst into a tree against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Milan have had a mixed start under Paulo Fonseca and remain 10th in Serie A but are tied for top scorer and beat Venezia 4-0 at the weekend.

kick off 8:00pm.