UEFA Europa League

AC Milan vs Arsenal, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
AC Milan
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Arsenal
    • 15': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    • 45'+4': Aaron Ramsey

    Arsenal stun AC Milan in Europa League quarterfinal first leg

    An inspired Arsenal cruised to a comfortable 2-0 victory over AC Milan in their Europa League round-of-16 first-leg tie at the San Siro on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
    • 2': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
    • 3': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 6': Delay in match Calum Chambers (Arsenal) because of an injury.
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a through ball.
    • 11': Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan).
    • 13': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
    • 13': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Goal! Milan 0, Arsenal 1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
    • 18': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
    • 18': Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Delay in match Davide Calabria (Milan) because of an injury.
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 20': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan).
    • 22': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Delay in match Davide Calabria (Milan) because of an injury.
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
    • 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 30': Delay in match Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) because of an injury.
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
    • 35': Patrick Cutrone (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
    • 35': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 38': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
    • 38': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 43': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Milan) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
    • 45': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a fast break.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Milan 0, Arsenal 2. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a through ball.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Milan 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Milan 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
    • 56': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 60': Hand ball by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
    • 60': Hand ball by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
    • 60': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 61': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Delay in match Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) because of an injury.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Substitution, Milan. Nikola Kalinic replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.
    • 63': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
    • 63': Leonardo Bonucci (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Milan).
    • 64': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 65': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Offside, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
    • 68': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Milan. André Silva replaces Patrick Cutrone.
    • 71': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
    • 71': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 79': Substitution, Milan. Fabio Borini replaces Davide Calabria.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
    • 79': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
    • 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Mesut Özil.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Fabio Borini (Milan).
    • 84': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan).
    • 84': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Delay in match Calum Chambers (Arsenal) because of an injury.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Calum Chambers because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by André Silva (Milan).
    • 86': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
    • 90'+1': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Suso (Milan).
    • 90'+5': Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Milan 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Milan 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Milan 0, Arsenal 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 10
    1 Saves 2
    48.8 Possession 51.2
    8 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    438 Accurate Passes 438
    531 Passes 533
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    8 Crosses 31
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    64 Long Balls 57
    32 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 17
    10 Tackles 21
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    34 Effective Clearances 13
    34 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 72,821

    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli
    19 Leonardo Bonucci
    68 Ricardo Rodríguez
    2 Davide Calabria
    21 Lucas Biglia
    5 Giacomo Bonaventura
    79 Franck Kessié
    63 Patrick Cutrone
    10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    8 Suso
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Nikola Kalinic, Antonio Donnarumma, Cristián Zapata, Manuel Locatelli, Riccardo Montolivo, André Silva, Fabio Borini.

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 David Ospina (GK)
    6 Laurent Koscielny
    20 Shkodran Mustafi
    31 Sead Kolasinac Yellow Card
    21 Calum Chambers
    10 Jack Wilshere
    29 Granit Xhaka
    8 Aaron Ramsey
    23 Danny Welbeck
    77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    11 Mesut Özil
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding, Petr Cech, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson, Alex Iwobi, Mohamed Elneny.

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