Milan needed an 83rd-minute equaliser from Pierre Kalulu to draw 2-2 at Genoa and keep Serie A's other unbeaten run going. Mattia Destro gave Genoa the lead twice with Davide Calabria scoring the first leveller.
Asked about his equaliser, Mata told MUTV: "As soon as there was the free-kick in there, I had the confidence that I had to take it. I told Ash: 'Please let me take it, because I can go over the wall'.
Liverpool were without first-choice keeper Alisson because of illness but stand-in Caoimhin Kelleher made a fine save to deny David Datro Fofana an equaliser when the score was 2-1.
Jeff Hendrick had given the visitors a shock lead with a sensational volley from outside the area. But N'Golo Kante scored an almost instant equaliser after good work from Eden Hazard on the left.
The scoreline was brought to balance through Alex Iwobi's 26th-minute equaliser before Samuel Chukwueze's 39th minute handed Nigeria the first-half lead.
The goal selected by FIFA.com users was France's equaliser against Argentina in the Round of 16, which levelled the game at 2-2 as Les Bleus went on to record a 4-3 victory in Kazan and book their place in the quarter-finals.
Milan started a late comeback with Tomori reducing the deficit in the 80th minute from a rebound but they could not find an equaliser to delay their rivals' joy.
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has refused to blame midfielder, N'Golo Kante after the France international slipped during his side's Premier League 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Tuesday night.
They managed to beat Liverpool in the Champions League and almost defeated PSG in their recent 2-2 draw, prior to Di Maria's classic last minute equaliser. 4.