UEFA Europa League

FT Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Benfica WWWWW 2
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AC Milan WWWDD 0
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SLB112
MIL000
San Siro · 68,393 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

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Pulisic subs on as Milan humbled by Benfica in Europa League

AC Milan kicked off their Europa League campaign with a disappointing 2-0 home loss to Portuguese side Benfica.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
39.5
Possession
60.5
11
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
521
381
Passes
567
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
4
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.4
62
Long Balls
25
37
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
6
23
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
3
26
Effective Clearances
6
26
Clearances
6

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

MIL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 5Koni De WinterCD
  3. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  4. 42Filippo TerraccianoCD-R
  5. 80Yunus MusahCM-L
  6. 30Ardon JashariCM-R
  7. 33Davide BartesaghiLM
  8. 21Samuel ChukwuezeRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 70Alphadjo CissèCF-L
  11. 20Omari HutchinsonCF-R

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 44Tomás AraújoCD-L
  3. 3Alessandro CircatiCD-R
  4. 34Souffian El KarouaniLB
  5. 58Daniel BanjaquiRB
  6. 10Georgiy SudakovAM
  7. 36João PalhinhaLM
  8. 8Fredrik AursnesRM
  9. 22Jhon DuránF
  10. 13Jakub KaminskiAM-L
  11. 11Dodi LukébakioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! AC Milan 0, Benfica 1. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
  3. 26' Souffian El Karouani (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Jhon Durán (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 38'
  6. 39'
  7. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Omari Hutchinson.
  8. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Mario Gila replaces Filippo Terracciano.
  9. 53' Goal! AC Milan 0, Benfica 2. Jakub Kaminski (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
  10. 57' Substitution, AC Milan. Diego Moreira replaces Alphadjo Cisse.
  11. 57' Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
  12. 63' Delay in match because of an injury Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  13. 63'
  14. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 64'
  16. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  17. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
  18. 73' Substitution, AC Milan. Adrien Rabiot replaces Ardon Jashari.
  19. 76'
  20. 76'
  21. 77' Daniel Banjaqui (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 80' Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  23. 80' Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Jhon Durán.
  24. 84' Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 88' Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Souffian El Karouani.
  26. 90'+2' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.