RB Salzburg vs AC Milan, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

RB Salzburg

28': Noah Okafor

FT
1 - 1

AC Milan

40': Alexis Saelemaekers

Milan held to 1-1 draw at Salzburg in Champions League opener

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AC Milan midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers earned the Serie A title holders a 1-1 draw at Austrian side Salzburg in their Champions League opener.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer with a cross.
1': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
2': Attempt missed. Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
3': Foul by Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
3': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
5': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
7': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud following a corner.
8': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
8': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Capaldo.
9': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
10': Attempt missed. Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
10': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
12': Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
14': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
14': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
16': Attempt blocked. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Attempt missed. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
17': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
17': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
18': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Oumar Solet.
19': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a headed pass following a corner.
22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
24': Attempt saved. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
27': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
27': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
27': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 0. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando.
30': Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
33': Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
34': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
36': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
38': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
38': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Oumar Solet (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
40': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
42': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo replaces Oumar Solet because of an injury.
43': Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
44': Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
44': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt blocked. Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1.
45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1.
47': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
47': Attempt missed. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
51': Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
52': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
52': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
53': Attempt missed. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard with a cross.
54': Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
55': Foul by Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
55': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
56': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
56': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Olivier Giroud.
57': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
57': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Davide Calabria.
58': Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
58': Offside, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
60': Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
61': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Divock Origi.
62': Attempt saved. Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando.
63': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Fernando because of an injury.
65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Dijon Kameri.
68': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
68': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
69': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
71': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
73': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
77': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
78': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
80': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
81': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
81': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
83': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
84': Philipp Köhn (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
89': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
89': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
90'+2': Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
90'+2': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Divock Origi (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
90'+3': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Adamu replaces Noah Okafor.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
90'+5': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
90'+5': Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1.
0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, AC Milan 1.

Statistics

MIL		SLZ
19	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
65.3	Possession	34.7
14	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
400	Accurate Passes	180
489	Passes	258
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	42
37	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	15
20	Tackles	29
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
2	Interceptions	7
6	Effective Clearances	21
6	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520

Line-Ups

RB Salzburg (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Philipp Köhn (GK)
31	Strahinja Pavlovic
22	Oumar Solet
17	Andreas Ulmer
70	Amar Dedic
77	Noah Okafor
13	Nicolas Seiwald
8	Dijon Kameri
14	Maurits Kjaergaard
7	Nicolás Capaldo
11	Fernando

RB Salzburg Substitutes:

Alexander Walke, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Samson Baidoo, Bernardo, Nico Mantl, Junior Adamu, Roko Simic, Benjamin Sesko, Ignace van der Brempt, Youba Diarra.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
23	Fikayo Tomori
20	Pierre Kalulu
19	Theo Hernández
2	Davide Calabria
90	Charles De Ketelaere
8	Sandro Tonali
4	Ismaël Bennacer
9	Olivier Giroud
17	Rafael Leão
56	Alexis Saelemaekers

AC Milan Substitutes:

Tommaso Pobega, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Divock Origi, Junior Messias, Matteo Gabbia, Antonio Mirante, Brahim Díaz, Andreas Jungdal, Sergiño Dest, Simon Kjaer.

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