Christian Pulisic got the only goal early in the second half, tucking in a rebound after Yann Sommer had parried an Alexis Saelemaekers shot. The Rossoneri had Mike Maignan to thank after Strahinja Pavlovic conceded a penalty for a foul on Marcus Thuram. Hakan Calhanoglu took on the responsibility, but he failed to convert from 12 yards as the Frenchman went the right way.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) report this morning, Chivu is planning 'two pincers against the sprinters' tonight. The Romanian has drawn up a preventive control for Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic's counter-attacks. On the right side of the defence, Manuel Akanji will receive assistance from Carlos Augusto, while on the other side, Federico Dimarco will sacrifice himself to help Alessandro Bastoni in duels. This certainly isn't a guarantee of success, but it should stop too many 1v1s happening.
Liverpool's defense allowed two counter-attacks that resulted in goals, despite having sufficient players in the opposition box. The team's lack of defensive structure was questioned.