Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Milan
Match Time & Date:
17/09/2024
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Liverpool
Stadio San Siro will be the centre of attention when AC Milan and Liverpool square off against each other in the Champions League derby. The Rossoneri desperately needed a win against Venezia and they managed to get one, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence, but they do not want to stop now. Summer signing Alvaro Morata is a major doubt, while all Bennacer, Calabria, Florenzi, Sportiello, and Thiaw continue to miss out with injuries for the home side.
The Reds, on the other hand, produced an under-par performance in a shocking loss to Nottingham Forest and seeing that AC Milan are tough to beat at home, we do not believe that Arne Slot’s troops are capable of grabbing more than one point from Sunday’s clash. New recruit Federico Chiesa is unlikely to feature due to the lack of fitness, while midfielder Harvey Elliott has yet to overcome an ankle injury. Cody Gakpo is widely expected to return to the starting eleven.
Highlighted Player (Mohamed Salah):
Mohamed Salah is considered one of the best African players. Salah began his senior career at El Mokawloon, scoring 11 goals in 41 league appearances for the club and in 2012 he moved to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Swiss side Basel.
The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as a striker as well was producing outstanding displays for the RotBlau from 2012 to 2014 and, as a result, Chelsea chiefs decided to sign him on 26 January, 2015 for a fee of £11 million. Mohamed Salah, though, failed to impress in the Premier league and one year later he was sent on loan to Fiorentina.
After making 16 league appearances for the Viola in the Serie A, the left-footed winger signed a loan deal with Roma on 6 August, 2015. The Romans made the contract permanent on 3 August, 2016. Speaking of his international career, Salah made his Egypt debut on 3 September, 2011 in a 2-1 loss to Sierra Leone. It has to be noted that he was named Roma’s player of the season (2015/2016).
Highlighted Team (Milan):
AC Milan are regarded as one of the biggest club in Italy. The Rossoneri compete in the Italian Serie A and they have won 18 domestic trophies. Speaking of the club’s European success, Milan have clinched seven Champions League (European Cup) trophies.
Milan were on the verge of beating Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final, but the Premier League outfit came from three goals behind and eventually won the prestigious trophy on penalties. The Rossoneri play their home games at Stadio San Siro (80,018), the stadium that was opened in 1926. It is well known that Milan’s bitterest rivals are Inter and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Madonnina.
Milan were founded in 1899 by a lace-maker from England named Herbert Kilpin and a businessman Alfred Edwards. Milan’s home kits are red and black and that is why the team’s nickname is Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks).
The likes of Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Dejan Savicevic, Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Andrea Pirlo are the most famous footballers who have represented the San Siro outfit.
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