UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
AC Milan
  • 14': Olivier Giroud
  • 46': Rade Krunic
  • 57': Olivier Giroud
  • 90'+1': Junior Messias
FT
4 - 0
RB Salzburg

    Giroud stars as AC Milan thrash Salzburg to book last-16 spot

    Olivier Giroud scored two goals and created another as AC Milan crushed Salzburg 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League knockout stages.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 7': Offside, AC Milan. Rade Krunic tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
    • 14': Goal! AC Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 15': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 17': Attempt saved. Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber with a cross.
    • 20': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 20': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 23': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
    • 23': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 24': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 26': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 27': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Foul by Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 32': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Kjaer.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 42': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Ante Rebic.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 43': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
    • 45': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo replaces Oumar Solet because of an injury.
    • 46': Goal! AC Milan 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
    • 48': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 48': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass.
    • 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Foul by Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 53': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Goal! AC Milan 3, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 61': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Junior Adamu.
    • 64': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dijon Kameri replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath because of an injury.
    • 66': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
    • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 74': Foul by Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 74': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta replaces Noah Okafor.
    • 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer replaces Maximilian Wöber because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Rade Krunic.
    • 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Theo Hernández.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dijon Kameri.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer.
    • 82': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
    • 82': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Philipp Köhn.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer with a cross.
    • 86': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 86': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Pierre Kalulu.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
    • 90'+1': Goal! AC Milan 4, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud following a fast break.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, AC Milan 4, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 4, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 6
    51.3 Possession 48.7
    16 SHOTS 15
    6 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    323 Accurate Passes 291
    403 Passes 380
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    41 Long Balls 85
    19 Accurate Long Balls 56
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    27 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 3
    15 Effective Clearances 14
    15 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 74,292

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    24 Simon Kjaer
    19 Theo Hernández
    20 Pierre Kalulu
    33 Rade Krunic
    4 Ismaël Bennacer
    8 Sandro Tonali
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    12 Ante Rebic
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Charles De Ketelaere, Junior Messias, Antonio Mirante, Brahim Díaz, Divock Origi, Andreas Jungdal, Matteo Gabbia, Tommaso Pobega, Fodé Ballo-Touré.

    SLZ RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Philipp Köhn (GK)
    31 Strahinja Pavlovic
    22 Oumar Solet
    27 Lucas Gourna-Douath Yellow Card
    39 Maximilian Wöber
    70 Amar Dedic
    21 Luka Sucic
    14 Maurits Kjaergaard
    13 Nicolas Seiwald
    9 Junior Adamu
    77 Noah Okafor Yellow Card
    RB Salzburg Substitutes:
    Andreas Ulmer, Ignace van der Brempt, Nico Mantl, Roko Simic, Sekou Koita, Kamil Piatkowski, Alexander Walke, Benjamin Sesko, Dijon Kameri, Youba Diarra, Bernardo.

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