Liverpool bounced back from their loss to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Champions League opening night, beating AC Milan 3-1 at San Siro.
The hosts were ahead inside three minutes thanks to Christian Pulisic, who drilled an effort across goal and past Alisson to stun the six-time winners early on.
But Ibrahima Konate dragged his side back into the match, scoring a towering header 23 minutes in to level proceedings once more.
Mohammed Salah then rattled the bar in what was a good opportunity for the visitors but Milan were able to clear their lines.
Virgil van Dijk got a second for Liverpool before the break though, scoring a goal almost identical to Konate’s – a header from a set piece.
Dominik Szoboszlai made it 3-1 late in the second half, tapping home on the volley from Cody Gakpo’s cross across the face of goal.
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That sealed the deal for Liverpool, who will be in much better spirits heading into the weekend’s match against Bournemouth.
Read on to see how the action unfolded in Italy.
How it happened
Arne Slot opted to keep most of his side the same as the one that lost to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at the weekend.
The likes of Mohammed Salah, Diogo Jota and Ryan Gravenberch all retained their places, but there were some new faces in Cody Gakpo and Konstantinos Tsmikas.
Milan were able to bring back the likes of Fikayo Tomori and Davide Calabria to give them some much-needed experience against their European rivals.
And fans barely had a chance to sit down before the Rossoneri had the lead.
The man brought in by Slot at left-back put in a poor header to try and clear a dangerous Milan ball and it was picked up by summer signing Alvaro Morata.
Spain’s captain played in Pulisic, who went for goal himself and rifled past Alisson to give his side the lead and ease the tensions inside the stadium.
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Publish date : 2024-09-17 21:01:27
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