UEFA Champions League

Milan vs PSG 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 12': Rafael Leão
  • 50': Olivier Giroud
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2 - 1
  • 9': Milan Skriniar

Milan come from behind to beat PSG and top group

AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud's powerful header early in the second half secured a 2-1 Champions League Group F home victory over Paris St Germain in a pulsating match on Tuesday for the first win in this season's competition by the Italian side.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 9': Goal! AC Milan 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marquinhos following a corner.
  • 12': Goal! AC Milan 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 50': Goal! AC Milan 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
  • 55': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  • 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Vitinha.
  • 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Lucas Hernández.
  • 66': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 85': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
  • 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Milan Skriniar.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,649

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 5
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 3
6 Saves 5
69.3 Possession 30.7
17 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
537 Accurate Passes 193
589 Passes 255
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
23 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.5
32 Long Balls 43
15 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 30
11 Clearances 30

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
28 Malick Thiaw
23 Fikayo Tomori
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
80 Yunus Musah Yellow Card
14 Tijjani Reijnders
9 Olivier Giroud
10 Rafael Leão
11 Christian Pulisic

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
37 Milan Skriniar
5 Marquinhos
21 Lucas Hernández Yellow Card
2 Achraf Hakimi
4 Manuel Ugarte Yellow Card
17 Vitinha Yellow Card
33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
23 Randal Kolo Muani Yellow Card
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Ousmane Dembélé

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