Liverpool had a lot of injury concerns at various points in the first half of the season. Hence, the World Cup break would have been a timely one for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Liverpool will take on AC Milan in their final mid-season friendly before the domestic season resumes in England. The Reds have had a poor start to the current campaign in the Premier League, however, a good run of results in recent matches has helped them climb up in the standings. Besides, Liverpool had a lot of injury concerns at various points in the first half of the season. Hence, the World Cup break would have been a timely one for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Back-to-back victories in the Premier League has helped Liverpool move to sixth with 22 points from 14 games. It was only in the league they struggled for form, as they showed their full potential in the Champions League by posting some impressive results. Meanwhile, defending Italian champions AC Milan are doing well to maintain pace with runaway leaders Napoli in Serie A. Milan are sitting second with 33 points from 15 games and are eight points behind the unbeaten leaders.
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These two European heavyweights have been involved in mind-boggling encounters in the past. In competitive football, they have played four times and all of them have come in the Champions League. Liverpool have won three times, while AC Milan have only tasted success in one of those fixtures. However, the Italians got that victory in the 2007 Champions League final. Two years prior to that Liverpool had beaten AC MIlan in the Champions League final. The Reds had famously rallied from a 3-0 deficit to level the scores before beating Milan in a penalty shootout.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 4 |
Liverpool won | 3 |
AC Milan won | 1 |
Draws | – |
Total Liverpool goals | 12 |
Total AC Milan goals | 10 |
Biggest Liverpool win | 3-2 (2021) |
Biggest AC Milan win | 2-1 (2007) |
Last 5 matches (All competitions) | Results |
AC Milan lose to Liverpool | 1-2 |
Liverpool beat AC Milan | 3-2 |
Liverpool beat AC Milan | 2-0 |
AC Milan lose to Liverpool | 0-2 |
AC Milan beat Liverpool | 2-1 |