Atlético vs Milan 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Ex-delivery man Junior Messias scores as AC Milan beat Atletico Madrid in Champions League play
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
Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,019
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 |
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 |
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 |
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