AC Milan vs Lille, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League

AC Milan

FT
0 - 3

Lille

22': Yusuf Yazici (P)
55': Yusuf Yazici
58': Yusuf Yazici

Yazici hat trick for Lille ends Milan's 24-match unbeaten run

Lille attacking midfielder Yusuf Yazici scored his second hat-trick in this season's Europa League as they won 3-0 at AC Milan on Thursday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
2': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
3': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
11': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
11': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
12': Rade Krunic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
14': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric.
15': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
15': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jonathan Ikoné.
18': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
18': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
19': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Sven Botman.
20': Attempt saved. Jonathan Christian David (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
20': Penalty Lille. Yusuf Yazici draws a foul in the penalty area.
20': Penalty conceded by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
22': Goal! Milan 0, Lille 1. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
23': Offside, Milan. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
23': Offside, Lille. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Jonathan Christian David is caught offside.
24': Brahim Díaz (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
25': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
26': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
26': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
30': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
30': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xeka following a set piece situation.
32': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Christian David (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
36': Brahim Díaz (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
36': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
37': Rade Krunic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
39': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
41': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
41': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jonathan Bamba.
42': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Milan) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
42': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
42': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
42': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
45': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': First Half ends, Milan 0, Lille 1.
45': Second Half begins Milan 0, Lille 1.
45': Substitution, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu replaces Rade Krunic.
45': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Samu Castillejo.
47': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
47': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
50': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Sven Botman.
50': Attempt blocked. Simon Kjaer (Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
50': Corner, Milan. Conceded by José Fonte.
51': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a corner.
52': Offside, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
55': Goal! Milan 0, Lille 2. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
57': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
57': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Goal! Milan 0, Lille 3. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Christian David following a fast break.
61': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
61': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
61': Substitution, Milan. Ismael Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
62': Substitution, Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
62': Offside, Lille. Xeka tries a through ball, but Yusuf Yazici is caught offside.
64': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
65': Substitution, Lille. Benjamin André replaces Xeka.
65': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
66': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
66': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
69': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Christian David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
69': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
71': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
71': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
72': Offside, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
73': Attempt saved. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Lihadji.
73': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
74': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
74': Rafael Leão (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Milan. Jens Petter Hauge replaces Brahim Díaz.
80': Substitution, Lille. Burak Yilmaz replaces Yusuf Yazici.
80': Substitution, Lille. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Renato Sanches.
81': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
81': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
82': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
82': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
83': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Lille. Reinildo replaces Jonathan Bamba.
87': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
89': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
89': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Isaac Lihadji (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin André following a fast break.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Christian David (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
90'+2': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
90'+3': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Milan 0, Lille 3.
0': Match ends, Milan 0, Lille 3.

Statistics

LILL		MIL
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	3
44.8	Possession	55.2
14	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
310	Accurate Passes	417
389	Passes	477
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	45
25	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	10
12	Effective Clearances	12
12	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
13	Alessio Romagnoli
24	Simon Kjaer
19	Theo Hernández
5	Diogo Dalot
21	Brahim Díaz
8	Sandro Tonali
79	Franck Kessié
11	Zlatan Ibrahimovic
33	Rade Krunic
7	Samu Castillejo

AC Milan Substitutes:

Daniel Maldini, Jens Petter Hauge, Ante Rebic, Léo Duarte, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Pierre Kalulu, Antonio Donnarumma, Ismaël Bennacer, Rafael Leão, Matteo Gabbia, Andrea Conti, Hakan Çalhanoglu.

Lille (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
5	Sven Botman
6	José Fonte
29	Domagoj Bradaric
2	Zeki Çelik
18	Renato Sanches
8	Xeka
7	Jonathan Bamba
10	Jonathan Ikoné
9	Jonathan David
12	Yusuf Yazici

Lille Substitutes:

Jérémy Pied, Cheikh Niasse, Burak Yilmaz, Orestis Karnezis, Reinildo Mandava, Adama Soumaoro, Isaac Lihadji, Timothy Weah, Boubakary Soumaré, Benjamin André, Lucas Chevalier, Tiago Djaló.

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