Liverpool-Milan is a friendly and will be played on Friday at 16:30: news, stats, live TV, streaming, predictions, line-ups
Stefano Pioli’s AC Milan have already made their debut in the Dubai Super Cup, losing 2-1 to Arsenal, who then prevailed on penalties. Yes, in this tournament – which is also being played just a stone’s throw from Qatar – they had the extravagant idea of having penalties played regardless of the result of the match, regardless of whether it ends in a draw or not.
Against the Gunners, the difference between the two teams was obvious, especially in terms of athletic freshness. For the Londoners, the first official match – scheduled for Boxing Day – is temporally closer than for the Rossoneri, who will resume their league campaign against Salernitana in January. The Emilia coach, who sent a team full of second-liners onto the pitch – and obviously without Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez, who will have the chance to become world champions with France next Sunday – can nevertheless ‘save’ the reaction he had in the final, with Tomori’s header threatening to reopen the game.
Debut with defeat also for Liverpool, the Diavolo’s next opponent in the Dubai Super Cup in Dubai, in the Arab Emirates. Jurgen Klopp’s men lost 3-1 to Lyon, who also won the challenge from the penalty spot. The Reds’ German coach, like Pioli, also exaggerated with the changes, practically rotating the entire available squad. Liverpool will be serious in less than a week, when they will play for a place in the League Cup in a juicy big match with Manchester City.
Klopp will field the heavy trident, formed by Salah, Firmino and Darwin Nunez (just returned from his Uruguay’s unsuccessful expedition). AC Milan should start Bennacer and Thiaw from the 1′ and there could also be space for De Ketelaere as the game progresses.
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The Prediction
The challenge between Liverpool and AC Milan always has a special flavour, even if in this case it is only a friendly that serves the two coaches to experiment in view of the upcoming official commitments. There should be no shortage of goals, as there were in the match against Arsenal: there will be at least three in total and both teams are likely to score.
Liverpool-Milan matchday squad
- LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Kelleher; Ramsay, Matip, Gomez, Robertson; Elliott, Thiago Alcantara, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Nunez.
- MILAN (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Kalulu, Gabbia, Tomori, Thiaw; Bennacer, Tonali; Saelemaekers, Diaz, Rebic; Origi.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
