AC Milan vs Liverpool

Liverpool have won five of their last six away games against Italian sides in all competitions (L1), having won just three of their first 14 such visits (D3 L8).

Three of the last four UEFA Champions League games Milan have lost having been ahead have been against Liverpool – indeed, the Reds are the first side to win three games from behind against the Rossoneri.

Having been unbeaten in their first 13 home games against English sides between 1958 and 2007 (W8 D5), Milan have now lost eight of their last 11 such matches in all competitions (W2 D1).

This will be the fifth meeting between Milan and Liverpool in European competition, with half of their previous clashes coming in the UEFA Champions League final (2/4) – 2004-05 (won by Liverpool on penalties) and 2006-07 (won 2-1 by Milan).

Liverpool have won all three of their UEFA Champions League games at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, winning 1-0 in 2008 and 2-0 in 2022 against Internazionale, and 2-1 against Milan in 2021. The Reds are the only team to play there more than once as a visiting side in the competition while maintaining a 100% record.

Liverpool have won four of their last five away games against Italian sides in European competition (L1), with all five of those coming since 2020. Prior to this, the Reds had only won three of their first 14 such matches away to Italian opposition (D3 L8).

Milan are unbeaten in their last four games against English sides in the UEFA Champions League (W2 D2), with each of those coming across the previous two seasons (v Spurs and Newcastle). They’ve never previously managed to avoid defeat in five consecutive games against English opponents in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.

In taking charge of Milan, Paulo Fonseca will be just the second Portuguese to manage an Italian club in the UEFA Champions League, after José Mourinho with Internazionale (2008-2010).