UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 15, 2026
AC Milan DDLWD 4
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RB Salzburg DWWLD 0
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Match Report

Cissè hat trick leads Milan to rout of Salzburg

Alphadjo Cissè scored a hat trick as AC Milan got their Europa League campaign up and running with a 4-0 win at RB Salzburg, who slipped to a first defeat of the season.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
47.6
Possession
52.4
15
SHOTS
14
10
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
430
Accurate Passes
461
478
Passes
524
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
11
0.6
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
33
34
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
13
25
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
17
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
2
16
Clearances
2

Head to Head

MIL leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

SLZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 52Christian ZawieschitzkyG
  2. 47Valentin ZabranskyCD-L
  3. 44Kévin BomaCD-R
  4. 31Dominik SchmidLB
  5. 39Leandro MorgallaRB
  6. 8Sota KitanoAM
  7. 15Bartosz MazurekLM
  8. 32Abubakr BarryRM
  9. 9Haris TabakovicF
  10. 20Edmund BaidooAM-L
  11. 35Jesper LindstromAM-R

MIL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 5Koni De WinterCD
  3. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  4. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  5. 12Adrien RabiotCM-L
  6. 30Ardon JashariCM-R
  7. 33Davide BartesaghiLM
  8. 20Omari HutchinsonRM
  9. 73Francesco CamardaF
  10. 70Alphadjo CissèCF-L
  11. 8Ruben Loftus-CheekCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Salzburg 0, AC Milan 1. Alphadjo Cisse (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
  2. 21' Omari Hutchinson (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Goal! Salzburg 0, AC Milan 2. Alphadjo Cisse (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
  4. 40' Valentin Zabransky (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Goal! Salzburg 0, AC Milan 3. Alphadjo Cisse (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  6. 49'
  7. 51'
  8. 60' Substitution, Salzburg. Yorbe Vertessen replaces Edmund Baidoo.
  9. 60' Substitution, Salzburg. Gaoussou Diakite replaces Sota Kitano.
  10. 60' Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Alphadjo Cisse.
  11. 60' Substitution, AC Milan. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Francesco Camarda.
  12. 61' Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Modric replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  13. 67' Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  14. 72' Goal! Salzburg 0, AC Milan 4. Gonçalo Ramos (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  15. 73' Substitution, Salzburg. Damir Redzic replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
  16. 73' Substitution, Salzburg. Aboubacar Camara replaces Haris Tabakovic.
  17. 81' Substitution, Salzburg. Tim Drexler replaces Leandro Morgalla.
  18. 81' Substitution, AC Milan. Sankhoun Diawara replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
  19. 83' Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) is shown the red card.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.