good evening this is without question one of the true cathedrals of football and field the venue
tonight i'm derek ray here on the commentary box and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon and
we've got so much to look forward to this is where it all begins in europe's premier club competition
the uefa champions league the group stage match day one action it is liverpool facing milan well
thank you derrick we're being big favorites complacency can be a problem you've got to
use that to your advantage if you're playing a home side as expected to go through can they put
the pressure on in the first 20 minutes and hold out and then try nick the game in the second half
so
this is the milan starting 11. luigi donnarumma begins in goal
davide calabria plays with theo hernandez in the wide defensive areas
and lining up through the middle in attack today zlatan ibrahimovic
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
moving forward effectively
timely intervention
nice looking pass coutinho
possibilities inside the box and the no-nonsense clearance
nabi casa filmino
it's with ibrahimovic
davide calabria ibrahimovic oh that's the kind of player you want from your defender
alexander arnold
well they must exercise caution standing off as they are and the keeper taking it cleanly
challange
milan moving the ball forward what can they do from here committed challenge
coutinho robertson a monet in the thick of things
just wanted to get it out of there a good effective pressure high up the pitch
monet here's framino fabinho cato easy meet for the goalkeeper being afforded too much space
space and time for the cross
and that's wonderful attacking play and it was a very good looking move but alas no end product
well it's deadlock could be a mistake could be a moment of magic
surely someone will take this game by the scruff of the neck
chana noro has it looking for that final pass looking for the goal that would put them ahead
fabinho and the keeper there to make sure nothing untoward happens
coutinho and he takes it away and that brings to an end the first half here at anfield
hasn't quite happened for a sadio mani has it lee yeah well he just needs
to introduce himself to the keeper he's not been near him all day long
really needs to up his work rate he really does try and get his team an advantage
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
couldn't keep it alexander arnold
roberto firmino this is thiago
excellent defending
coutinho let's fly here not a touch off the defender last of all so a corner
well a chance to take the lead it really is the crowd sensor goal
he's driven in the corner well they couldn't take advantage of the opportunity
possession one
the referee correctly decided to play advantage kessie
kessier has it
good visualization and execution
hernandez not a promising looking attack but comes to nothing in the end
grey beach just cutting off the supply
under pressure doesn't seem to be bothering him the really intense pressure applied
and showing fine vision
yeah concentration for goalkeepers he was spot on there
substitution time as is here
over it comes
it comes to absolutely nothing
alexander arnold
attending to his defensive chores
we're now inside the final 20 minutes of the game
options available it has gone over the touch line for what will be a throw in
superbly red and executed
davide calabria thou shalt not pass was the message delivered the ball superbly
he got in the way of that cross
potentially productive here for liverpool on the flank and there is roberto fiamino far post
fabinho cater forward they go again can they win this mane and the keeper had
the measure of it so late in the proceedings liverpool know they've got to make this count
oh that was the chance to take the lead and the manager's frustration is there for all to see
well getting a strong fist on the ball oh a tremendous block
not showing good defensive judgment an example of how to press
inside the final five minutes now
and milan looking dangerous a no-nonsense defensive clearance roberto firmino use casa
andrew robertson level it is closing moments here can liverpool find a winner
and the fourth official confirming that we'll have one additional minute
an alert intervention and so the referee brings the 90 minutes to an end all even here you