UEFA Europa League

AC Milan vs Manchester United, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Manchester United advance 2-1 on aggregate
AC Milan
    FT
    0 - 1
    2nd Leg - Manchester United advance 2-1 on aggregate
    Manchester United
    • 48': Paul Pogba

    Pogba, Manchester United beat AC Milan to reach Europa League quarterfinals

    Paul Pogba scored early in the second half to lift Manchester United past AC Milan 1-0 and into the Europa League quarterfinals.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 1': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
    • 5': Offside, Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
    • 13': Foul by Daniel James (Manchester United).
    • 13': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 19': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
    • 23': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
    • 26': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Milan).
    • 29': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 32': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Fred.
    • 37': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 37': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 41': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
    • 42': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
    • 42': Rade Krunic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 43': Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
    • 45': First Half ends, Milan 0, Manchester United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Milan 0, Manchester United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
    • 48': Goal! Milan 0, Manchester United 1. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 58': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (Milan).
    • 58': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Soualiho Meité.
    • 59': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
    • 59': Simon Kjaer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Milan).
    • 63': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
    • 63': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a set piece situation.
    • 64': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (Milan).
    • 64': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Pierre Kalulu (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Milan. Diogo Dalot replaces Pierre Kalulu.
    • 65': Substitution, Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Samu Castillejo.
    • 67': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
    • 68': Offside, Milan. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Alexis Saelemaekers is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
    • 71': Offside, Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
    • 72': Substitution, Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Rade Krunic.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
    • 75': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
    • 77': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Diogo Dalot (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 81': Offside, Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
    • 84': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
    • 85': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Simon Kjaer (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Milan).
    • 89': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
    • 89': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
    • 90'+3': Brahim Díaz (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 90'+3': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 90'+3': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
    • 90'+5': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Theo Hernández (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Milan 0, Manchester United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Milan 0, Manchester United 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 6
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 3
    49.3 Possession 50.7
    13 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    442 Accurate Passes 435
    521 Passes 529
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 49
    28 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    21 Interceptions 17
    21 Effective Clearances 10
    21 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy

    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    24 Simon Kjaer Yellow Card
    19 Theo Hernández Yellow Card
    20 Pierre Kalulu Yellow Card
    10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    79 Franck Kessié
    18 Souahilo Meïté
    7 Samu Castillejo
    33 Rade Krunic
    56 Alexis Saelemaekers
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Donnarumma, Sandro Tonali, Matteo Gabbia, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Riccardo Tonin, Brahim Díaz, Diogo Dalot, Ismaël Bennacer.

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Dean Henderson (GK)
    5 Harry Maguire
    2 Victor Lindelöf
    23 Luke Shaw Yellow Card
    29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
    18 Bruno Fernandes
    17 Fred
    39 Scott McTominay
    11 Mason Greenwood
    10 Marcus Rashford
    21 Daniel James
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Alex Telles, Brandon Williams, David de Gea, Amad, Axel Tuanzebe, Donny van de Beek, Lee Grant, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba.

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