MILAN (AFP) – Liverpool made it an ideal six Champions League wins from six on Tuesday (Dec 7) with a 2-1 victory at AC Milan which knocked certainly one of Europe’s most storied golf equipment out of the Champions League.
Fikayo Tomori had given Milan hope they may make the final 16 along with his tap-in simply earlier than the half hour mark on the San Siro however a fast reply from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi’s nodded end 10 minutes after the break ensured Jurgen Klopp’s aspect completed Group B on 18 factors.
Serie A leaders Milan, who had been lacking half their beginning again 4 and three different first staff gamers together with forwards Rafael Leao and Ante Rebic, failed in ther try and make the final 16 for the primary time since 2013.
Stefano Pioli’s aspect have regarded an achieved aspect domestically this season however had been punished for choosing up only one level from their first 4 group matches.
Klopp made a raft of adjustments from the Reds’ aspect which squeezed previous Wolves on the weekend however there was nonetheless a apparent gulf at school between the 2 groups.
Milan struggled to place a second-string Reds outfit below a lot stress within the tame opening phases.
The closest both aspect got here to scoring was a Tomori header within the eighth minute that Alisson Becker had no bother saving, whereas Neco Williams’ shot two minutes earlier dribbled into Mike Maignan’s arms.
Out of nowhere the San Siro exploded into life due to Tomori’s Twenty ninth-minute opener, which fell to him on a plate after Alisson may solely pat the ball out to the England worldwide.
Nonetheless, their pleasure solely lasted six minutes as Salah netted his twentieth objective of the season, pouncing after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain did brilliantly to wriggle free and hearth a stinging shot at Maignan.
And Milan’s hopes of constructing it by all however vanished 10 minutes after the break as Origi looped house Liverpool’s second on one other rebound, this time from Sadio Mane’s shot after Tomori gifted the Senegal ahead possession on the sting of his personal field.
From there Liverpool simply held off the house aspect, with Alisson speeding out to dam Franck Kessie’s end when put clear by the one actual hazard Milan managed to pose with 5 minutes remaining.
