Premier League giants Liverpool kicked off the new season with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan in the UEFA Europa League at dawn on Wednesday (18). Liverpool, known as the "Red Army", took the initiative in the match and continued to maintain their 100% winning record at the Stade de l'Ouest, presenting a great gift to their first-time UEFA Europa League team leader, Schlosser, on his 46th birthday.
Despite Liverpool's surprise defeat to Forest in the Premier League, the team committed a mistake that was capitalized on by Kirstian Pleszig after only three minutes of this game. However, Liverpool quickly adjusted and took control of the game. Mohammed Shah hit the crossbar twice with his left and right footed shots respectively, setting off alarm bells for the AC Milan defense. Ibasi Makanadi leveled the score in the 23rd minute from a penalty kick, while 41 minutes later, Wahkil Yundi Jaq headed home from a corner kick and Suboslal scored from close range in the 67th minute. The Reds cruised to a 3-1 victory at full time on the offensive after being outscored 12-2.
AC Milan and Inter Milan are both well-known teams in the UEFA Europa League, and the Stadio San Siro is equally prestigious. However, Liverpool is a fish out of water on this ground. Since the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool has visited San Siro four times (against AC Milan) and Inter Milan twice, and won all of them, making them the only team in Europe to maintain a 100% win rate when visiting San Siro (more than once).
Schlow, who is leading the team for the first time in the Europa League, celebrated his 46th birthday in today's game. After the match, he said, "It was a wonderful birthday celebration and even though we lost 0-1 in the league, we got back to our senses early in today's match. I was curious about the performance of the players as they might have negative emotions after the loss. I had more than 11 players and all the substitutes played well. The overall victory of the team is more important than the achievements of individual players."
