UEFA Champions League

Milan vs Spurs 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

  • 7': Brahim Díaz
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1 - 0
1st Leg

Milan tops Tottenham for winning return to CL knockout stage

— An early goal was enough for troubled AC Milan to edge Tottenham 1-0 on Tuesday in its first Champions League knockout match in nearly 10 years.

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

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,320

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
24 Simon Kjaer
28 Malick Thiaw
20 Pierre Kalulu
8 Sandro Tonali Yellow Card
33 Rade Krunic
19 Theo Hernández Yellow Card
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
10 Brahim Díaz

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
20 Fraser Forster (GK)
15 Eric Dier Yellow Card
34 Clément Lenglet
17 Cristian Romero Yellow Card
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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