Milan vs Atlético 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Last-gasp Suarez penalty earns Atletico Madrid victory over 10-man AC Milan
Luis Suarez's last-gasp penalty and Antoine Griezmann's first goal since returning to Atletico Madrid earned the Spanish side a 2-1 victory.
Match Commentary
- 15': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Goal! AC Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a corner.
- 29': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 29': Second yellow card to Franck Kessié (AC Milan) for a bad foul.
- 34': Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Ante Rebic.
- 40': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Rafael Leão.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Brahim Díaz because of an injury.
- 60': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Koke.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 69': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 84': Goal! AC Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Goal! AC Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,374
Statistics
ATM | MIL | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
22 | SHOTS | 7 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
492 | Accurate Passes | 240 |
566 | Passes | 313 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
22 | Crosses | 9 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
49 | Long Balls | 59 |
33 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
25 | Tackles | 23 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 10 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
16 | Clearances | 28 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
19 | Theo Hernández |
2 | Davide Calabria |
10 | Brahim Díaz |
79 | Franck Kessié |
4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
12 | Ante Rebic |
17 | Rafael Leão |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
2 | José María Giménez |
18 | Felipe |
22 | Mario Hermoso |
23 | Kieran Trippier |
6 | Koke |
4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
21 | Yannick Carrasco |
14 | Marcos Llorente |
9 | Luis Suárez |
10 | Ángel Correa |
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