Milan vs Dinamo Zagreb 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

AC Milan

45': Olivier Giroud (P)
47': Alexis Saelemaekers
77': Tommaso Pobega

FT
3 - 1

Dinamo Zagreb

56': Mislav Orsic

Giroud on target as AC Milan ease past Dinamo Zagreb

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AC Milan secured their first Champions League win this season with a 3-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at home in Group E on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

45': Goal! AC Milan 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
47': Goal! AC Milan 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
56': Goal! AC Milan 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
63': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Spikic replaces Sadegh Moharrami.
67': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Sandro Tonali.
68': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Olivier Giroud.
75': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
77': Goal! AC Milan 3, Dinamo Zagreb 1. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
78': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
78': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
78': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Brahim Díaz.
78': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Drmic replaces Stefan Ristovski because of an injury.
84': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Martin Baturina replaces Bruno Petkovic.
84': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Antonio Marin replaces Mislav Orsic.
90': Antonio Marin (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Dinamo Zagreb 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 61,341

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

DZG		MIL
9	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	2
43	Possession	57
7	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
331	Accurate Passes	462
399	Passes	522
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	4
6	Crosses	18
0.0	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	41
24	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
17	Interceptions	9
19	Effective Clearances	6
19	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
23	Fikayo Tomori
20	Pierre Kalulu
19	Theo Hernández
2	Davide Calabria
10	Brahim Díaz
8	Sandro Tonali
4	Ismaël Bennacer
9	Olivier Giroud
17	Rafael Leão
56	Alexis Saelemaekers

Substitutes:

Sergiño Dest, Junior Messias, Andreas Jungdal, Charles De Ketelaere, Tommaso Pobega, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Rade Krunic, Antonio Mirante, Matteo Gabbia, Simon Kjaer.

Dinamo Zagreb (5-3-2)

No.	Name
40	Dominik Livakovic (GK)
37	Josip Sutalo
55	Dino Peric
13	Stefan Ristovski
14	Robert Ljubicic
2	Sadegh Moharrami
27	Josip Misic
5	Arijan Ademi
7	Luka Ivanusec
99	Mislav Orsic
9	Bruno Petkovic

Substitutes:

Josip Drmic, Dario Spikic, Emir Dilaver, Martin Baturina, Danijel Zagorac, Daniel Štefulj, Petar Bockaj, Mahir Emreli, Rasmus Lauritsen, Kévin Théophile-Catherine, Marko Bulat, Antonio Marin.