AC Milan vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

AC Milan

7': Brahim Díaz

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

Tottenham Hotspur

Milan tops Tottenham for winning return to CL knockout stage

— An early goal was enough for troubled AC Milan to edge Tottenham 1-0 on Tuesday in its first Champions League knockout match in nearly 10 years.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
2': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a set piece situation.
4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
6': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur).
6': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
6': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
7': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
7': Goal! AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
8': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
12': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
12': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
16': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
16': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
17': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
19': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
20': Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a set piece situation.
23': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
24': Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
25': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
26': Attempt saved. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
27': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
27': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
30': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
37': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Eric Dier.
40': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
40': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
41': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
43': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
43': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
43': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a headed pass.
45'+2': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Emerson Royal is caught offside.
45'+3': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
45'+3': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Cristian Romero is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
48': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
48': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Delay in match because of an injury Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
57': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
57': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Ciprian Tatarusanu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur).
60': Delay in match because of an injury Ciprian Tatarusanu (AC Milan).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
63': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur).
63': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
63': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
65': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
66': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
68': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
68': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
70': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
74': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
75': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
75': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
77': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
77': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
78': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
78': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
79': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
80': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
80': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
80': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Son Heung-Min.
81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Clément Lenglet.
81': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison.
81': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
82': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier tries a through ball, but Ben Davies is caught offside.
83': Hand ball by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
84': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
86': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Sandro Tonali.
86': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
86': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner.
87': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
87': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
90'+2': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
90'+2': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
90'+4': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

Statistics

TOT		MIL
13	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
52.8	Possession	47.2
11	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
352	Accurate Passes	322
441	Passes	404
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.2
34	Long Balls	66
19	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	11
25	Tackles	21
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	10
14	Effective Clearances	23
14	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,320

Line-Ups

AC Milan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
24	Simon Kjaer
28	Malick Thiaw
20	Pierre Kalulu
8	Sandro Tonali
33	Rade Krunic
19	Theo Hernández
56	Alexis Saelemaekers
9	Olivier Giroud
17	Rafael Leão
10	Brahim Díaz

AC Milan Substitutes:

Antonio Mirante, Ante Rebic, Junior Messias, Divock Origi, Lapo Nava, Matteo Gabbia, Charles De Ketelaere, Tommaso Pobega, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Davide Calabria.

Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
20	Fraser Forster (GK)
15	Eric Dier
34	Clément Lenglet
17	Cristian Romero
29	Pape Matar Sarr
4	Oliver Skipp
14	Ivan Perisic
12	Emerson Royal
10	Harry Kane
7	Son Heung-Min
21	Dejan Kulusevski

Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:

Richarlison, Alfie Devine, Davinson Sánchez, Arnaut Danjuma, Japhet Tanganga, Pedro Porro, Brandon Austin, Ben Davies, Lucas Moura, Alfie Whiteman.

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