AC Milan vs Celtic, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueMilan fight back from two down to beat Celtic
AC Milan hit back from two goals down to beat Celtic 4-2 in Europa League Group H on Thursday and qualify for the knockout phase.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Celtic).
- 2': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nir Bitton.
- 5': Offside, Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Hakan Calhanoglu is caught offside.
- 7': Goal! Milan 0, Celtic 1. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 8': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 11': Substitution, Milan. Alessio Romagnoli replaces Simon Kjaer because of an injury.
- 13': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Odsonne Edouard.
- 14': Goal! Milan 0, Celtic 2. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a through ball.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
- 23': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Ryan Christie (Celtic).
- 23': Ryan Christie (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Milan 1, Celtic 2. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 26': Offside, Milan. Jens Petter Hauge tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
- 26': Goal! Milan 2, Celtic 2. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 29': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a headed pass.
- 34': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Diego Laxalt.
- 37': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Celtic).
- 37': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 38': Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
- 38': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
- 39': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Hatem Elhamed.
- 39': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 41': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 42': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jens Petter Hauge (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 44': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Hatem Elhamed.
- 44': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Milan 2, Celtic 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Milan 2, Celtic 2.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Rade Krunic.
- 47': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 48': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Celtic).
- 48': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, Celtic. Scott Brown tries a through ball, but Odsonne Edouard is caught offside.
- 50': Goal! Milan 3, Celtic 2. Jens Petter Hauge (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 52': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 52': Ryan Christie (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
- 54': Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
- 54': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Ismael Bennacer replaces Franck Kessié.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nir Bitton.
- 67': Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
- 67': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Celtic. Olivier Ntcham replaces Tomas Rogic.
- 68': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Celtic).
- 68': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 72': Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 73': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 74': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
- 74': Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
- 75': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Celtic).
- 78': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Substitution, Celtic. Ismaila Soro replaces Scott Brown.
- 82': Goal! Milan 4, Celtic 2. Brahim Díaz (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge with a through ball.
- 83': Substitution, Milan. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Ante Rebic.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Edouard.
- 84': Attempt missed. Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 85': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Milan).
- 85': Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 86': Substitution, Celtic. Patryk Klimala replaces Ryan Christie.
- 86': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic).
- 86': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge.
- 87': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
- 88': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
- 90': Patryk Klimala (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Milan).
- 90': Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 90'+2': Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Laxalt.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Milan 4, Celtic 2.
- 0': Match ends, Milan 4, Celtic 2.
Statistics
 CEL |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 388 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 21 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 20 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 5 | Diogo Dalot |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 15 | Jens Petter Hauge |
| 7 | Samu Castillejo |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vasilios Barkas (GK) |
| 35 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 6 | Nir Bitton |
| 93 | Diego Laxalt |
| 44 | Hatem Elhamed |
| 18 | Tom Rogic |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 8 | Scott Brown  |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 17 | Ryan Christie |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
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