AC Milan legend Franco Baresi excited for ‘historic’ Liverpool rivalry in Hong Kong
The Rossoneri will face the Reds as part of the Festival of Football 2025, which will also feature Arsenal and Tottenham
AC Milan legend Franco Baresi said he was excited to see one of Europe’s most “historic rivalries” played out in Hong Kong when his old club visit the city this summer.
Monday saw the announcement of the Hong Kong Football Festival 2025 at Kai Tak Stadium, in which Milan will take on Liverpool on July 26 before Arsenal face Tottenham five days later.
The Rossoneri have been crowned European champions on seven occasions, while Liverpool have won the same trophy six times.
The two sides met in the 2005 and 2007 Champions League final, with each earning a victory – and Baresi is looking forward to watching the rivalry continue in Hong Kong.
“When you play for a great club like Milan and you travel the world, you always have a responsibility to do your best and respect the job at hand as well as to people who have come to watch,” Baresi told the Post. “We have a historic rivalry with Liverpool so it’s always an important match. Between us, we’ve been champions of Europe 13 times.”
Baresi, who retired in 1997, last played in Hong Kong in a pre-season tour in 1995, when, a month after losing the Champions League final to Ajax, they beat South China 2-1 in the BB Telecom Super Champions Cup.