Atlético vs Milan 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Atlético Madrid

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AC Milan

87': Junior Messias

Ex-delivery man Junior Messias scores as AC Milan beat Atletico Madrid in Champions League play

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A stunning header from Junior Messias in the dying minutes gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

Match Commentary

27': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, AC Milan 0.
45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, AC Milan 0.
60': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Thomas Lemar.
64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Mario Hermoso.
65': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
65': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Rade Krunic.
65': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Pierre Kalulu.
66': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud because of an injury.
67': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Luis Suárez.
77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
78': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Brahim Díaz.
81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Antoine Griezmann.
87': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, AC Milan 1. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié with a cross.
90'+3': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,019

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

MIL		ATM
14	Fouls	19
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
57.6	Possession	42.4
14	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
449	Accurate Passes	297
526	Passes	384
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	0
13	Crosses	12
0.5	Cross %	0.0
56	Long Balls	62
35	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	0
9	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	17
14	Effective Clearances	15
14	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jan Oblak (GK)
2	José María Giménez
22	Mario Hermoso
15	Stefan Savic
6	Koke
11	Thomas Lemar
5	Rodrigo De Paul
21	Yannick Carrasco
14	Marcos Llorente
9	Luis Suárez
8	Antoine Griezmann

Substitutes:

Geoffrey Kondogbia, Benjamin Lecomte, Sime Vrsaljko, Matheus Cunha, Ángel Correa, Renan Lodi, Héctor Herrera, Fran González.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
13	Alessio Romagnoli
24	Simon Kjaer
19	Theo Hernández
20	Pierre Kalulu
10	Brahim Díaz
79	Franck Kessié
8	Sandro Tonali
9	Olivier Giroud
33	Rade Krunic
56	Alexis Saelemaekers

Substitutes:

Antonio Mirante, Daniel Maldini, Sebastiano Desplanches, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ismaël Bennacer, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Rafael Leão, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi, Junior Messias.