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

7': Brahim Díaz

FT
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

TOT		MIL
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

AC Milan (3-4-2-1)

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

Substitutes:

Antonio Mirante, Ante Rebic, Junior Messias, Divock Origi, Lapo Nava, Matteo Gabbia, Charles De Ketelaere, Tommaso Pobega, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Davide Calabria.

Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
20	Fraser Forster (GK)
15	Eric Dier
34	Clément Lenglet
17	Cristian Romero
29	Pape Matar Sarr
4	Oliver Skipp
14	Ivan Perisic
12	Emerson Royal
10	Harry Kane
7	Son Heung-Min
21	Dejan Kulusevski