Liverpool vs AC Milan Game Preview for International Champions Cup 2016: The Flashback of Rivalry; Kickoff, TV Schedule and Live Stream this Weekend
Liverpool and AC Milan are staged in a face off this weekend Saturday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m. PDT at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California as the International Champions Cup continues. Liverpool is coming from a defeat against Chelsea last Thursday, July 28 while the opposing AC Milan will come in after a nerve wracking 3-3 draw against Bay Munich in a match held the same day.
Fans can catch the match live through ESPN Deportes TV and ESPN2, while several platforms with live streaming wil also provide coverage.
This match is the second consecutive season that Levi's Stadium serves as host in an overseas International Champions Cup. In 2015, Barcelona and Manchester United squared off in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 69,000 that witnessed how Manchester United dispatched the eventual Champions league winner in a 3-1 goal.
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The 2016 International Champions Cup started July 23 through August 13 and several matches were pegged across the United States. Altogether 10 premier teams from around the world, including three from England, namely, Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and Leicester City compete.
Italy has two teams AC Milan and FC Internazionale; same as Spain with teams Barcelona and Real Madrid. France, Germany and Scotland has a team each. Also adding spice are 50 of the top 100 players in the world playing in these respective clubs.
To recall, this game is the second pre-season friendly for AC Milan after losing the Coppa Italia Final to Juventus a couple of months ago. AC Milan beat Bordeaux in a close match two weeks ago and now craving to dispatch England's Premier League duo Liverpool and Chelsea as the Series A campaign is barely a week to go. AC Milan coming off 3-3 draw on Thursday managed to keep a clean sheet in one of their last seven outings, the other six were disasters.
Liverpool has a better chance to find the net who have won one, drawn one, and lost one of their three matches against the opposing AC Milan. The most notable being the 2005 Champions League Final where they drew 3-3 before Liverpool managed to make a runaway win on penalties.
The introductory match for Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum who signed up with the club is something to watch out for. Although Emre Can and Divock Origi are likely to be rested after Euro 2016, Marko Grujic is highly possible to miss the game after being hospitalized due to a concussion.
