Milan vs Tottenham 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Brahim Diaz gives Milan narrow advantage over Tottenham in last-16 first leg
An early Brahim Diaz goal was enough for AC Milan to edge Tottenham 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League knockout stage.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 48': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 80': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 86': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 90'+2': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,320
Statistics
 TOT |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 352 | Accurate Passes | 322 |
| 441 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 25 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 14 | Clearances | 23 |
AC Milan (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali  |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 34 | Clément Lenglet |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 4 | Oliver Skipp |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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