AC Milan vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League news and lineups tonight

Federico Chiesa could be in Liverpool’s squad for the first time since joining from Juventus after missing the game against Nottingham Forest.

The Italian international has been working on his fitness since his deadline day arrival. Arne Slot hasn’t made too many changes to the coaching staff so far, but players like Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones will be pushing for involvement. Harvey Elliott is out.

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The match will kick off at 20:00 BST on Tuesday 17 September at the San Siro in Milan and will be the first of eight games for both clubs under the revamped Champions League format.

After a season outside the premier class of European football, Liverpool are returning to the Champions League and will travel to Milan for a spectacular clash on the opening night of the new season.

Under Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League in 2023, but finished third in the Premier League last season to qualify for the first season of the new competition format.

New head coach Paulo Fonseca claimed his first victory in Serie A at the weekend – a 4-0 win over Venezia – but the Rossoneri had started the season with two draws and a defeat against Parma.

Welcome to The Coverage of tonight’s Champions League action as Liverpool travel to Italy to face AC Milan in the first round of matches.

This season, there is a new format for Europe’s top division: in the first phase, the teams play eight games each to determine who advances to the knockout rounds and the playoffs and which teams are eliminated.

Liverpool play their opening game against the Serie A side hoping to bounce back from their surprise defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out.

We’ll be bringing you all the team news, lineups and updates throughout the night, so stay tuned as we prepare for kickoff at 8pm.