AC Milan vs. Liverpool live score: UEFA Champions League updates, result, highlights and lineups from San Siro

Liverpool return to the UEFA Champions League for a mouthwatering first match of the new league format at AC Milan.

Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield did not feature the competition that produced so many of his most famous moments, but the six-time winners eased to a top-four spot to ensure Arne Slot begins his Liverpool career at Europe’s top table.

Three wins from their first three Premier League games under the Dutchman ground to a shuddering halt at the weekend when Nottingham Forest stunned Anfield with a 3-1 victory.

The start of the Paolo Fonseca era at Milan has had a little more turbulence, with the 4-0 weekend destruction of Venezia their first win in four Serie A attempts this term.

The Sporting News is following the AC Milan vs. Liverpool match live, providing live updates and commentary

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AC Milan vs. Liverpool score

Lineups:

AC Milan (4-3-3, right to left): 16. Mike Maignan (GK) — 2. Davide Calabria, 23. Fikayo Tomori, 31. Strahinja Pavlovic, 19. Theo Hernandez — 14. Tijjani Reijnders, 29. Youssouf Fofana, 8. Ruben Loftus-Cheek — 11. Christian Pulisic, 7. Alvaro Morata, 10. Rafael Leao

Liverpool (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Alisson (GK) — 66. Trent Alexander-Arnold, 5. Ibrahima Konate, 4. Virgil van Dijk, 21. Kostas Tsimikas — 38. Ryan Gravenberch, 10. Alexis Mac Allister — 11. Mohamed Salah, 8. Dominik Szoboszlai, 18. Cody Gakpo — 20. Diogo Jota

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AC Milan vs. Liverpool live updates, highlights, and commentary

45 mins: There will be five minutes Maignan time. Or stoppage time, if you prefer.

44 mins: Tsimikas holds his ground in the box, Pulisic takes a tumble and wants a penalty. Nope.

41 mins: GOOOOOAAALLLLLLLLL!!! Virgil van Dik

Maignan stays on his line as Tsimikas plonks an in-swinging corner into the six-yard box. Van Dijk gets up amid a cluster of red and black shirts and heads home with ease.

40 mins: A slack pass from Leao lets Liverpool break. Jota picks up the pieces from Jota and feeds Salah. The superstar forward cuts inside and Maignan gets down to tip around the post. He grimaces.

39 mins: Gakpo decides to see how Maignan’s doing and unleashes a low bouncing shot from 30 yards. The Milan goalkeeper gathers.

37 mins: Maignan appears to be in more disarray now. Milan only have a pair of teenage goalkeepers on the bench. It looks like he’s going to try to and nurse himself through to halftime.

32 mins: This looks too far out to shoot. Alexander-Arnold doesn’t agree but duffs a tame attempt that’s blocked.

31 mins: Fofana pulls back the marauding Salah and is the next Milan player into the book. Having led early, it feels like the hosts are in a bit of deep water.

30 mins: Salah hits the bar again! Gakpo into the right-hand side of the Milan box. Calabria had to pull out of a challenge that would have risked another yellow. Maignan beats away his angled shot, Salah clips the rebound against the underside of the crossbar. He can’t get much closer.

26 mins: Mac Allister goes shuffling through the midfield. Milan’s heads have not cleared from the equaliser. The Argentina international feeds Jota, who you’d expect to do much better than shooting into the side-netting from there!

23 mins: GOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Ibrahima Konate!!!!

Alexander-Arnold hangs up a lovely ball into the goalmouth, Maignan tries to get there, Konate does. Calabria has some apologising to do.

Ibrahima Konaté bags Liverpool’s first #UCL goal under Arne Slot 🎯 pic.twitter.com/5DfcG98Bst

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 17, 2024

22 mins: Alexander-Arnold launches a raking pass over to Gakpo on the left and the Dutchman is scythed down by Calabria. That was stupid. Obvious yellow card and a free-kick in a dangerous position for Liverpool. Alexander-Arnold has hold of the ball…

17 mins: Salah hits the crossbar! Lovely quick feet from the Egyptian king, who shifts the ball onto his weaker right foot and rattles Maignan’s furniture. From the loose ball, Tsimikas look to make amends for his role in the opener and wallops high and wide.

11 mins: Maignan takes a short goalkick and then chips his eventual pass out of play. Let’s see how he progresses. Ah, the Frenchman claims a cross with ease there. Encouraging signs.

6 mins: Something to temper Milan’s enthusiasm: we’re still waiting to restart as goalkeeper Mike Maignan receives treatment for what looks like a groin issue. He’s going to try to continue.

3 mins: GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!! Christian Pulisic

Flying start for Milan as Liverpool fail to heed the warning from a moment ago. Morata lays one off around the corner and Pulisic is allowed to hare forward down the inside right channel. Where are the Liverpool defence? The USMNT star doesn’t care as he goes it along and crashes home an unerring low finish across Alisson.

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 17, 2024

2 mins: Hernandez gets in behind Liverpool and forces Van Dijk to hack out of the goalmouth but the flag confirms he’s offside

Kickoff: 1st half

Off we go. Liverpool attacking towards the travelling supporters way up in the third tier behind the goal an attempted cross-field pass to Gakpo operating off the left is overhit.

2 mins before kickoff: Milan fans, making up the bulk of a 60,000-strong crowd, roar out the crescendo of the Champions League’s famous anthem. We’re ready to go.

6 mins before kickoff: The players are in the tunnel and one of the great European football arenas is ready. This should be fun.

20 mins before kickoff: This new format also means more early games. Andre Onana has just fired Aston Villa into a 3-0 lead away to Young Boys. It’s been a dominant performance from Unai Emery’s men, who’ve also had a couple of goals ruled out by VAR. Juventus are also about to conclude a 3-0 home win over PSV, with USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie among the goalscorers.

WESTON MCKENNIE GETS ON THE SCORESHEET FOR JUVE ON #UCL MD1 🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/FxuMlJOaPm

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 17, 2024

40 mins before kickoff: Although one of the desired effects of the league phase is to theoretically have more riding on each game, fans of AC Milan and Liverpool could not be used to high stakes in their surprisingly brief shared history. Each of the clubs’ first two meetings came in Champions League finals as Liverpool prevailed in unforgettable fashion in Istanbul in 2005 before Milan gained revenge in Athens two years later.

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1 hour before kickoff: Alvaro Morata gets the nod ahead of Tammy Abraham to lead the Milan attack. No matter, with Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic that’s still four ex-Chelsea players in the Rossoneri starting 11.

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

— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 17, 2024

1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: Arne Slot makes two changes to the Liverpool side that was beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest at the weekend. Kostas Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo come in for Andy Robertson and Luis Diaz. Federico Chiesa is among the substitutes.

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

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 17, 2024

1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: How you follow the game in the privacy of your own home is, of course entirely up to you (stick the the SN live blog, you know it makes sense). Daniel Sturridge would like those of you of a Liverpool persuasion to belt out “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in your living rooms. Again, entirely up to you.

A message from @DanielSturridge at San Siro 📥 pic.twitter.com/qf9N1kMw1E

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 17, 2024

2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of AC Milan vs. Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. These two European giants clash at the start of new eras under Paolo Fonseca and Arne Slot, with plenty of intriguing questions to answer.

⏳ #UCL ⏳ pic.twitter.com/s8GKtU1jnA

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) September 17, 2024

AC Milan vs. Liverpool kick off time

This UEFA Champions League match kicks off at San Siro, Milan, at 9 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

AC Milan vs. Liverpool lineups, team news

Fonseca sticks with the majority of the team that put four past Venezia last weekend. That mean USMNT star Christian Pulisic starts in attack alongside Rafael Leao. Alvaro Morata is still working his way back to full fitness from a muscle problem but is selected ahead of Tammy Abraham.

Fikayo Tomori comes in for Matteo Gabbia at centre-back, while Davide Calabria is back to fitness and gets the nod over Emerson Royal at right-back.

Ismael Bennacer is facing several weeks out with a calf problem sustained in the international break, but Tijjani Reijnders has found form in midfield of late and will hope to continue that this week.

AC Milan (4-3-3, right to left): Maignan (GK) — Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez — Reijnders, Fofana, Loftus-Cheek — Pulisic, Morata, Leao

Injured: Ismael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi, Marco Sportiello, Malick Thiaw
Suspended: None
Ineligible: Luka Jovic

Slot made two changes after the shock defeat to Forest. Cody Gakpo starts on the left wing in place of Luis Diaz, although Darwin Nunez and new signing Federico Chiesa have to be content with spots on the bench.

Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson at left-back but the midfield trio of  Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister or Dominik Szoboszlai remains unchanged

Liverpool predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson — Gravenberch, Mac Allister — Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo — Nunez

Injured: Harvey Elliott
Suspended: None

AC Milan vs. Liverpool live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world’s major regions:

United States:

• TV channel: TUDN USA, UniMas
  Live stream: Paramount+, Fubo, ViX, TUDN.com, Univision Now, TUDN App

This game is available on TUDN USA for live TV broadcast. Spanish-speaking viewers can catch the game on UniMas. Streaming options are available on Paramount+, Fubo, TUDN.com, TUDN App, ViX, and Univision Now. 

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Fans can stream the game live online with Fubo, which is offering a seven-day FREE trial to new subscribers. 

Canada:

• TV channel: —
  Live stream: DAZN

This game is unfortunately not available for live TV broadcast for viewers in Canada. Streaming options are available on DAZN.

Australia:

TV channel: —
Live stream: Stan Sport

In Australia, the Champions League clash between Liverpool and AC Milan will be available to watch and stream live exclusively on Stan Sport. Coverage starts at 4:55 a.m. AEST.

Australian viewers can catch all 189 Champions League matches on Stan Sport this season. Additionally, they can also catch all UEFA Europa League games and UEFA Conference League fixtures on the platform.

If Liverpool vs. AC Milan is not available to watch live in your location or if you’re traveling abroad, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs offer a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favorite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.

India:

• TV channel: SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 1HD
• Live stream: Sony LIV, Jio TV

Champions League matches for the 2024/25 season will largely be shown on Jio TV and Sony LIV in India. 

Song LIV originally acquired the streaming rights for the UEFA Champions League in 2017, extended the right to broadcast the tournament till the end of 2026 to 2027 this year.

Every single Champions League match of the 2024/25 competition will be streamed on Sony LIV, and the televised events can also be found on JioTV.

UK:

• TV channel: —
• Live stream: Amazon Prime Video

Champions League matches for the 2024/25 season will largely be shown on TNT Sports and  discovery+ in UK. However, AC Milan vs. Liverpool is the first of eight select Tuesday matches to be shown by streaming giant Amazon Prime Video.