UEFA Champions League

FC Salzburg vs Milan 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 28': Noah Okafor
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1 - 1
  • 40': Alexis Saelemaekers

Milan held to 1-1 draw at Salzburg in Champions League opener

AC Milan midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers earned the Serie A title holders a 1-1 draw at Austrian side Salzburg in their Champions League opener.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 0. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando.
  • 38': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 42': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo replaces Oumar Solet because of an injury.
  • 44': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1.
  • 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Fernando because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Dijon Kameri.
  • 68': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 89': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Divock Origi (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Adamu replaces Noah Okafor.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+11 Atlético Madrid 6 14 0
0 Lazio 6 10 2
-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 6 4
-10 Celtic 6 4 4
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Statistics

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19 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
65.3 Possession 34.7
14 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 180
489 Passes 258
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 42
37 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 15
20 Tackles 29
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
2 Interceptions 7
6 Effective Clearances 21
6 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

SLZ FC Salzburg (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
18 Philipp Köhn (GK)
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
22 Oumar Solet
17 Andreas Ulmer
70 Amar Dedic
77 Noah Okafor
13 Nicolas Seiwald
8 Dijon Kameri
14 Maurits Kjaergaard
7 Nicolás Capaldo Yellow Card
11 Fernando

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria Yellow Card
90 Charles De Ketelaere
8 Sandro Tonali
4 Ismaël Bennacer
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers

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