Liverpool 3 AC Milan 2 LIVE REACTION: Salah, Henderson and Tomori OG give Reds victory in Champions League classic
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LIVERPOOL and AC Milan played out a Champions League thriller under the lights at Anfield.
Fikayo Tomori's own goal had the Reds ahead early on, and it could have been more but Mo Salah saw his penalty saved.
And Liverpool were made to pay as Andre Rebic and Brahim Diaz netted in a crazy two minutes just before the break.
But Salah wasn't to be denied and moments into the second half drew the Reds level, before Jordan Henderson's stunning volley completed the turnaround.
- Final score: Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan
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LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
Liverpool with 13 efforts at goal inside the opening 15 minutes.
Milan - 0.
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
15' Salah eager to attone for that and Jota plays it to home 25 yards from goal.
He tries a strike first time and fires it 20 yards over the bar.
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
Salah goes for power down the middle and the keeper saves.
It comes to Jota's head and Maignan is there again.
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
SAVED!!
And Maignan saves Jota's rebound!!
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
Robertson receives a pass in the box and fires at goal and it's deflected over.
Bennacer with the block but with his arm.
Salah to take.
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
PENALTY LIVERPOOL!!
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
12' Salah works the ball superbly inside the box to work room on his right foot.
His strike from 12 yards is good and Tomori gets in the way this time to deflect it away.
LIVERPOOL 1-0 AC MILAN
10' Great build-up play down the right.
Alexander-Arnold feeds Salah and continues his run.
He's beyond Rafael Leao who is tracking him back and drives down the right channel inside the area.
A bit of luck in the finish as he smashes low and it takes a wicked deflection off Tomori and over Maignan.
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!
LIVERPOOL LEAD THROUGH TAA!
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
CLOSE!
9' Matip meets it and heads it towards the top corner but Maignan gets across to clutch it out the air.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
8' Origi presses high down the right and wins possession.
He plays it into the area for Salah and Jota but Kjaer comes across to knock it behind for another corner.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
6' Easily dealt with and headed clear.
Long ball over the top has Rebic running in behind but Alisson rushes out his area to clear. The flag is up for offside.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
5' Nearly again!
Worked well down the left and it's cut back to Jota.
He twists and turns to work the room 12 yards out and his strike is blocked and deflected wide for another corner.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
CHANCE!
4' Robertson forward again and is played in down the left.
He flashes a cross across the box and Origi gets a touch to it but can't direct it on target.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
3' First ball is easily dealt with and it's tossed back in to Matip who sees his header caught by Maignan.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
2' Robertson's ball in from deep is headed behind by Hernandez for the game's first corner.
LIVERPOOL 0-0 AC MILAN
1' Alexander-Arnold and Salah combine to get it to Keita 25 yards from goal.
His effort at goal is blocked by Kjaer on the edge.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!
Under way at Anfield!
TAKING THE KNEE
Both sides take the knee and are applauded for doing so.
The Milan skipper actually chose to shoot into the Kop in the second-half.
Makes more sense.....
TEAM NEWS
A reminder of the XI's as we are set to kick-off.
LIVERPOOL XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Gomez, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Jota, Origi, Salah
AC MILAN XI: Maignan, Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, Theo Hernandez, Kessie, Bennacer, Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao, Rebic
MILAN WIN!
The coin toss.
And they opt to shoot into the Kop in the first-half.
It does mean shooting into their fans for the second period but always an interesting choice....
HERE THEY COME!
Jordan Henderson leads the hosts out to a fabulous reception under the lights.
GOOSEBUMPS
European nights - it just feels different.
And it felt different as a mesmerising 'You'll Never Walk Alone' is belted out from the 60,000 in attendance.
Special.
SAVE IT
The ultimate game between these two.
Still, perhaps the greatest European contest in history.
FINISHING UP
The players are just just wrapping up their warm-ups with just over 10 minutes until kick-off.
