AC Milan vs Stade Rennais, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

Loftus-Cheek double leads Milan 1st-leg rout of Rennes

Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two headers and Rafael Leão added a third as AC Milan secured an emphatic 3-0 home win over French side Stade Rennais in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie on Thursday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 4': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Rennes).
• 7': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Kjær.
• 7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
• 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
• 8': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass following a corner.
• 10': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
• 10': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 10': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
• 14': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Théo Hernández following a corner.
• 14': Offside, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
• 15': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
• 16': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
• 16': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Delay in match because of an injury Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
• 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Guela Doué.
• 20': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
• 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
• 22': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
• 22': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
• 23': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
• 24': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
• 24': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 26': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 26': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Rennes).
• 27': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
• 32': Goal! AC Milan 1, Rennes 0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
• 34': Attempt saved. Guela Doué (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
• 35': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 36': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
• 39': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
• 39': Hand ball by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
• 40': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 40': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 40': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Rennes 0.
• 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Rennes 0.
• 47': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
• 47': Attempt saved. Simon Kjær (AC Milan) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
• 47': Goal! AC Milan 2, Rennes 0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
• 51': Hand ball by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
• 53': Goal! AC Milan 3, Rennes 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
• 54': Foul by Simon Kjær (AC Milan).
• 54': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Christian Pulisic.
• 56': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
• 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
• 57': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
• 58': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a corner.
• 59': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 59': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
• 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão.
• 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Simon Kjær.
• 67': Substitution, Rennes. Amine Gouiri replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
• 67': Substitution, Rennes. Alidu Seidu replaces Guela Doué.
• 68': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Rennes).
• 68': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 69': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
• 70': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
• 70': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
• 71': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
• 71': Attempt saved. Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alidu Seidu.
• 73': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 74': Attempt missed. Alidu Seidu (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
• 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 75': Substitution, Rennes. Aboubakar Nagida replaces Adrien Truffert.
• 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
• 75': Substitution, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Azor Matusiwa.
• 76': Substitution, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Désiré Doué.
• 77': Hand ball by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
• 79': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross.
• 81': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Salah.
• 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Christian Pulisic.
• 85': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
• 87': Foul by Aboubakar Nagida (Rennes).
• 87': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 87': Aboubakar Nagida (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 88': Delay in match because of an injury Aboubakar Nagida (Rennes).
• 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 89': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
• 90': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Rennes).
• 90': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Aboubakar Nagida went off injured after Rennes had used all subs.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Rennes 0.
• 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Rennes 0.