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Liverpool fc travel to Italy this evening as they take on AC Milan in the first match of their Champions League campaign. A glorious start to the season for new boss Arne Slot hit a severe roadblock on Saturday when the Reds were beaten 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and the Dutchman will be hoping to get his team back on track tonight.
The Reds did not qualify for Europe’s top flight last season and stumbled in the Europa League quarter-finals where they were beaten by eventual winners Atalanta. The players, manager and fans will all be hoping for an extended run in the competition this year and signs are mixed on whether Liverpool can ease into the knockout stages.
Facing AC Milan in their opening fixtures perhaps represents a diffcult start but with Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen waiting in the wings this is a match where Liverpool should try an assert some authority onto the newly revamped Champions League table.
Follow all the action with our live blog below to see if the Reds can triumph at the San Siro:
When is AC Milan vs Liverpool?
The match will kick off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 17 September at the San Siro in Milan. It is the first of eight fixtures for both clubs as part of the newly revamped Champions League format.
Liverpool kick off Champions League campaign
Liverpool return to the Champions League after a season out of European football’s top club competition and head to Milan for a blockbuster clash on the opening night of the new campaign.
Under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool dropped out of the Champions League in 2023 but finished third in the Premier League last season to qualify for the first campaign of the new competition format.
New boss Paulo Fonseca picked up his first win of the Serie A campaign at the weekend – a 4-0 win over Venezia – but the Rossoneri had started the season with two draws and a defeat to Parma.
Good evening!
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Champions League action as Liverpool travel to Italy to take on AC Milan in the first round of fixtures.
It’s a new format for Europe’s top flight this season with teams each playing eight matches as part of the first phase to determine who makes it into the knockout rounds and playoffs as well as which teams are eliminated.
Liverpool’s opening match is against the Serie A side and they’ll be hoping to bounce back from a shock defeat against Nottingham Forest last time out.
We’ll have all the team news, line-ups and updates throughout the night so stick around as we build up to kick off at 8pm.
Source: independent.co.uk
