Napoli vs Milan 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
AC Milan beat Napoli to reach 1st Champions League semifinal since 2007
AC Milan reached the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 16 years, after holding on for a 2-1 aggregate win over Napoli.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Penalty saved! Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 34': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano because of an injury.
- 34': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui because of an injury.
- 43': Goal! Napoli 0, AC Milan 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+7': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Napoli 0, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, AC Milan 1.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 63': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Tanguy Ndombélé.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Olivier Giroud because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Leo Østigård replaces Amir Rrahmani because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 82': Penalty saved! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Rafael Leão.
- 90'+3': Goal! Napoli 1, AC Milan 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, AC Milan 1.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 52,728
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 52,728
Statistics
 MIL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 16 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 26.5 | Possession | 73.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 162 | Accurate Passes | 532 |
| 223 | Passes | 601 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 8 | Crosses | 46 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 22 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 45 | Clearances | 9 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo  |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 91 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
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