UEFA Europa League

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

· UEFA Europa League
AC Milan
  • 70': Patrick Cutrone
  • 76': Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 79': Patrick Cutrone
FT
3 - 1
Olympiacos
  • 14': Miguel Guerrero

Patrick Cutrone brace helps AC Milan to come-from-behind win over Olympiakos

Substitute Patrick Cutrone netted twice in nine minutes to lift seven-time European champion AC Milan to a 3-1 comeback win at home to Olympiakos.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiakos).
  • 1': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Offside, Milan. Suso tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Yaya Touré (Olympiakos).
  • 5': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
  • 6': Offside, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Bibras Natcho (Olympiakos).
  • 7': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Bibras Natcho (Olympiakos).
  • 9': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
  • 13': Guerrero (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Goal! Milan 0, Olympiakos 1. Guerrero (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Koutris with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
  • 16': Leonardo Koutris (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Nauel Mathias Leiva (Olympiakos).
  • 21': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Nauel Mathias Leiva (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
  • 24': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
  • 31': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 31': Foul by Nauel Mathias Leiva (Olympiakos).
  • 31': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Nauel Mathias Leiva (Olympiakos) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Koutris.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Suso.
  • 39': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Guilherme.
  • 40': Cristián Zapata (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Guerrero (Olympiakos).
  • 41': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Olympiakos).
  • 41': Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Cristián Zapata (Milan) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Yaya Touré (Olympiakos).
  • 45': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Milan 0, Olympiakos 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Milan 0, Olympiakos 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Guilherme (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Foul by Nauel Mathias Leiva (Olympiakos).
  • 47': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
  • 48': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 48': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan).
  • 48': Guilherme (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
  • 49': Yaya Touré (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Leonardo Koutris (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
  • 51': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Vasilis Torosidis.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristián Zapata following a corner.
  • 54': Substitution, Milan. Patrick Cutrone replaces Samu Castillejo.
  • 54': Substitution, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 55': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan).
  • 55': Guerrero (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
  • 56': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Offside, Milan. Suso tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Guerrero (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Koutris with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Biglia.
  • 59': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Leonardo Koutris.
  • 61': Foul by Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiakos).
  • 61': Patrick Cutrone (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
  • 62': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Guilherme.
  • 66': Offside, Milan. Cristián Zapata tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Bibras Natcho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Bibras Natcho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
  • 69': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Goal! Milan 1, Olympiakos 1. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Olympiakos. Daniel Podence replaces Nauel Mathias Leiva.
  • 73': Daniel Podence (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
  • 76': Goal! Milan 2, Olympiakos 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 77': Substitution, Olympiakos. Yassine Meriah replaces Vasilis Torosidis.
  • 79': Goal! Milan 3, Olympiakos 1. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Milan. Fabio Borini replaces Suso.
  • 83': Substitution, Olympiakos. Konstantinos Fortounis replaces Yaya Touré.
  • 83': Foul by Fabio Borini (Milan).
  • 83': Leonardo Koutris (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yassine Meriah.
  • 90': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Lucas Biglia.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ioannis Fetfatzidis with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 90'+4': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Leonardo Koutris.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Milan 3, Olympiakos 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Milan 3, Olympiakos 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Milan 3, Olympiakos 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 2
48.5 Possession 51.5
11 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
444 Accurate Passes 451
499 Passes 512
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 33
0.4 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 52
31 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 17
17 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 3
29 Effective Clearances 13
29 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 22,294

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Pepe Reina (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli
17 Cristián Zapata
68 Ricardo Rodríguez
2 Davide Calabria
21 Lucas Biglia
5 Giacomo Bonaventura
14 Tiemoué Bakayoko
9 Gonzalo Higuaín
7 Samu Castillejo
8 Suso
AC Milan Substitutes:
Patrick Cutrone, Franck Kessié, Fabio Borini, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Diego Laxalt, Mateo Musacchio.

OLY Olympiacos (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
93 José Sá (GK)
66 Pape Abou Cissé
25 Roderick Miranda
23 Leonardo Koutris
35 Vasilis Torosidis
42 Yaya Touré
12 Guilherme
6 Bibras Natcho
9 Miguel Guerrero
17 Nahuel
10 Ioannis Fetfatzidis
Olympiacos Substitutes:
Koka, Daniel Podence, Andreas Gianniotis, Kostas Fortounis, Yassine Meriah, Thanasis Androutsos, Mady Camara.

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