AC Milan vs Liverpool Prediction & Betting Tips (17 September)

AC Milan reached the quarter-finals of C3 last year after finishing 3rd in their group in C1. But the Italian club returns to the Champions League this year thanks to its superb 2nd place in Serie A, far behind Inter but ahead of teams like Juventus or AS Roma. After a promising preparation, including anecdotal successes against City, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the Rossoneri have still not won a single match in Serie A, held by Torino 2-2 and Lazio 2-2, and above all beaten by Parma 2-1. These results only place them in 14th place, far from the usual standards. Liverpool did not play in the Champions League last season and that is rare enough to point out.

For Klopp's last year, these Reds did not even know how to get the C3, taken out in the quarters by Atalanta. On the other hand, despite numerous injuries throughout the season, Klopp's men were able to secure a 3rd place, synonymous with qualification for the C1. It will be Slot's turn to take this team as far as possible in the competition, he who has already obtained 3 successes in 3 PL days against Ipswich 0-2, Brentford 2-0 and Manchester United 0-3 after a preparation so convincing. 

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On the Milan side, there were many absences for the meeting, notably Morata, who arrived this summer from Atlético Madrid, or even Florenzi, Sportiello and Thiaw. Absent for the last match before the break, Bennacer and Jovic respectively played with their national team and should be operational again. The 11 has not changed much compared to last season, since the same executives are there like Maignan in the cages, Hernandez or even Tomori in defense, Reijnders and Loftus Cheek precious in the middle, or even the wingers talented Leao and Pulisic. After the departure of Giroud, it is currently Jovic and Okafor who are acting in the interim while awaiting the arrival of Morata. However, the Milanese have welcomed some good recruits, notably the French international Fofana, the Spurs full-back Emerson Royal and the central defender Pavlovic (RB Salzburg), but only the last has so far found his place in the 11.Liverpool n did not spend thousands and hundreds on the transfer market, but still recorded the arrival of Chiesa for only 12M, and the purchase of the Georgian goalkeeper Mamardashvili for the future, since he will stay for one season on loan to Valencia. We will also note some departures from the youth side of the training center, since Van den Berg and Carvalho were sold to Brentford, and Bobby Clark left for Salzburg.

The promising Doak and Bajcetic were loaned out. The main information therefore remains the arrival of Arne Slot to replace Klopp. The latter kept some fundamentals, leaving team executives like Van Dijk, Alisson, Alexander Arnold, MacAllister and Robertson in the starting 11. This sounds at the moment the two young people Gravenberch and Szoboszlai who are chosen in the middle. But the strong men at the start of the season remain the wingers Salah (3 goals, 3 assists) and Diaz (3 goals, 1 assist), and the Portuguese Diogo Jota (1 goal, 1 assist). Chiesa could bring him into the group, but Jones is still injured and will be the only one absent in principle.