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Champions, Milan’s comeback fails: at Anfield it is 3-2 for Liverpool – Sport – Football

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Jordan Henderson after his goal against Milan (Ansa)

Liverpool, 15 September 2021 – The hope of the interval gives way to the bitterness of the triple whistle: the Milan begins in Champions League after seven years of absence with a 3-2 defeat against Liverpool, which came after a comeback that had rekindled all hope. Pioli’s Rossoneri start in the worst possible way, but incredibly manage to overturn everything in the first half thanks to Rebic, Brahim Diaz | and a few too many carelessness of the British. But in the end it is the team of Klopp to win and to conquer the first three points of the European journey, which began with a challenge that in the past has written important pages of this competition and which even today has not disappointed expectations.

First half

It was immediately siege Liverpool: the team of Klopp is more proactive and from the first minutes overwhelms the Milan with fast and well-organized actions, exploiting above all the speed of the full backs on the flanks. And the 1-0 goal in the 9th minute was born from the fast game, thanks to Alexander-Arnlod advancing ball and chain, swap with Wrong and pulls right towards the door, finding the unfortunate detour of Tomori that deceives Maignan and unlock the game. A few minutes later the French goalkeeper saved the Rossoneri by saving a Wrong a penalty kick caused by a hand touch of Bennacer on a balloon of Robertson. Before the interval on Milan find courage and try to pull towards the door of Alisson. Within two minutes the boys of Pioli turn everything upside down: at 42 ‘ Leao imbecca Rebic in the penalty area that makes no mistake on the first attempt and brings everything back to a draw; then at 44 ‘he thinks about it Brahim Diaz | to exploit a bad mistake of Matip to mark the momentary 2-1 of overtaking.

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Second half

If in the last part of the first half the Milan had found the right reaction, in the second half the game returns to the hands of Liverpool, probably groomed by Klopp in the changing rooms. The Rossoneri try to advance and even manage to score a goal with Kjaer, however, canceled for an offside position. Then the Reds light up and in the 48th minute they manage to score the equalizer with Wrong, served by a great assist from Origi who returns to play the starter after more than nine months of absence. The mechanisms of the British become fluid again and produce excellent actions with the incursions of Alexander-Arnold e Whom. But the new advantage marks the captain in the 69th minute Jordan Henderson with a right on the fly on the developments of a corner. For the Liverpool the fright has now passed and the boys of Klopp return to pour into the Rossoneri area, also benefiting from the entry of Mane which returns unpredictability to the attack. At the end of Reds they decide to focus on experience and to play with the stopwatch, preventing the Milan to build really dangerous actions. The Rossoneri’s return in Champions League, but for the boys of Pioli this is only the first chapter of a long-awaited journey.

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