AC Milan vs Real Betis, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League

AC Milan

83': Patrick Cutrone
90'+4': Samu Castillejo

FT
1 - 2

Real Betis

30': Antonio Sanabria
54': Giovani Lo Celso

Antonio Sanabria, Giovani Lo Celso help Real Betis hand AC Milan first group stage loss

Europa League

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt missed. Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
4': Dangerous play by Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis).
4': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Sidnei (Real Betis).
4': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Sergio León (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by William Carvalho.
9': Delay in match Davide Calabria (Milan) because of an injury.
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Hand ball by Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan).
15': Attempt blocked. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Biglia.
15': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Júnior Firpo.
17': Attempt missed. Antonio Barragán (Real Betis) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Júnior Firpo with a cross.
19': Antonio Barragán (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Fabio Borini (Milan).
21': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Júnior Firpo.
23': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross.
25': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
25': Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Offside, Real Betis. Marc Bartra tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
27': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Júnior Firpo (Real Betis).
29': Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Cristián Zapata (Milan).
30': Goal! Milan 0, Real Betis 1. Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
31': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
31': Sergio León (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Delay in match Sergio León (Real Betis) because of an injury.
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Offside, Real Betis. Júnior Firpo tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
36': Offside, Real Betis. Sergio León tries a through ball, but Antonio Sanabria is caught offside.
38': Attempt missed. Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
40': Fabio Borini (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Aissa Mandi (Real Betis).
41': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
41': Attempt missed. Cristián Zapata (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross following a corner.
42': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan).
42': Marc Bartra (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Delay in match Marc Bartra (Real Betis) because of an injury.
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a through ball.
45': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
45': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Aissa Mandi.
45'+1': Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Diego Laxalt (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Foul by Sergio Canales (Real Betis).
45'+2': Sergio Canales (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Milan 0, Real Betis 1.
45': Second Half begins Milan 0, Real Betis 1.
45': Substitution, Milan. Patrick Cutrone replaces Fabio Borini.
45': Substitution, Milan. Suso replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
47': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Júnior Firpo.
49': Attempt missed. Júnior Firpo (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
50': Hand ball by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
51': Foul by Suso (Milan).
51': Júnior Firpo (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Sidnei (Real Betis).
52': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Goal! Milan 0, Real Betis 2. Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
61': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
61': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
64': Attempt missed. Lucas Biglia (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Suso.
66': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis).
67': Substitution, Real Betis. Cristian Tello replaces Sergio León.
68': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Biglia.
69': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan).
69': Sergio Canales (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Sidnei (Real Betis).
72': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Samu Castillejo (Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
73': Antonio Barragán (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Milan).
73': Delay in match Pau López (Real Betis) because of an injury.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Foul by Aissa Mandi (Real Betis).
77': Patrick Cutrone (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Sidnei.
79': Substitution, Real Betis. Loren Morón replaces Antonio Sanabria.
80': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis).
80': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Milan. Andrea Bertolacci replaces Lucas Biglia.
82': Foul by Cristián Zapata (Milan).
82': Loren Morón (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Goal! Milan 1, Real Betis 2. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
84': Delay in match Aissa Mandi (Real Betis) because of an injury.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
86': Pau López (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by William Carvalho (Real Betis).
90'+2': Substitution, Real Betis. Zouhair Feddal replaces William Carvalho.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Laxalt with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
90'+4': Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Samu Castillejo (Milan) is shown the red card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Milan 1, Real Betis 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Milan 1, Real Betis 2.

Statistics

BET		MIL
11	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	7
0	Saves	1
50.8	Possession	49.2
9	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
418	Accurate Passes	389
488	Passes	456
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
7	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.2
49	Long Balls	42
33	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	3
21	Effective Tackles	12
29	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	10
23	Effective Clearances	6
23	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 22,405

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Pepe Reina (GK)
13	Alessio Romagnoli
17	Cristián Zapata
93	Diego Laxalt
2	Davide Calabria
21	Lucas Biglia
5	Giacomo Bonaventura
14	Tiemoué Bakayoko
9	Gonzalo Higuaín
11	Fabio Borini
7	Samu Castillejo

AC Milan Substitutes:

Mattia Caldara, Patrick Cutrone, Ricardo Rodríguez, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Suso, José Mauri, Andrea Bertolacci.

Real Betis (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Pau López (GK)
5	Marc Bartra
12	Sidnei
23	Aïssa Mandi
21	Giovani Lo Celso
6	Sergio Canales
14	William Carvalho
20	Junior Firpo
19	Antonio Barragán
9	Antonio Sanabria
7	Sergio León

Real Betis Substitutes:

Takashi Inui, Ryad Boudebouz, Zouhair Feddal, Cristian Tello, Joel Robles, Lorenzo Morón, Wilfrid Kaptoum.

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