Alisson Becker, Liverpool goalkeeper, said, the clash against AC Milan will be a “wholly different game” because the Italian side have “quality players”.
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| Liverpool Brazilian goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, at his press conference ahead of the Uefa Champions League 2024/25 League Phase match against AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday 17 September, 2024. Photo: @LFC |
The Brazilian made the statement at his press conference ahead of their UCL 2024/25 opener against the Rossoneri in Italy.
AC Milan will welcome Liverpool at San Siro for their opener in the Uefa Champions League 2024/25 League Phase on Tuesday 17 September, 2024 at 20:00 (WAT).
At his press conference ahead of the UCL League Phase game, Alisson Becker said:
On a chance for the team to put the disappointment of the weekend behind them…
“Yeah, tomorrow is a big chance for us to prove again and go back to the good start we had in the season. Unfortunately, the last match we were far, far away from what we could do on the pitch, in respect of the other games the way we played. And we know that. But football is quick, and we have to be really focused for tomorrow night. It will be a really tough opponent that we are going to play against and we have to be ready.”
On how the atmosphere at San Siro might impact the Reds…
“If you play at a high level like we do, you need to like these kinds of settings and atmospheres, with supporters supporting you or going against you. I’m sure it will be a good occasion, a wonderful opportunity to play football in front of thousands of people, thousands of AC Milan supporters. We are happy about this opportunity and at the same time we need to be ready to do our best. If we really want to win this game we need to do our very best because we have a wonderful team ahead of us. Italian football is always tough, it’s always a problem for English teams to play versus Italian rivals, so we need to be ready.”
On the new Champions League format and Liverpool’s chances in the competition this season…
“I think for the supporters it’s amazing – more games, more bigger games, big teams playing against each other. For us players as well, it’s a good thing that you are going to play against the best in Europe. And it’s always a good idea to add some games to the calendar that is not busy… I’m being ironic a little bit! But we are here to do our job.”
On Milan and their start to the season…
“We have always been impressed by the high quality of the squad. You cannot just take a look at the last results because the quality of AC Milan is there, it’s still there, and the quality of their players too. We know that tomorrow will be a wholly different game, it’s a Champions League game, there will be the full motivation of players and supporters, so it will be a completely different story. Tomorrow the situation will be very much different from what we have studied so far regarding AC Milan. We are focused on what we need to do, our tactics, our strategy on the pitch, and that’s it. We really want to do a great job tomorrow, we want to perform greatly, not like we did against Nottingham Forest. Tomorrow we will have the chance to prove we are still standing. We want to start very well in this competition.”
