UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Girona LLWWL 0
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AC Milan WWDWL 1
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MIL101
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 66,030 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

Rafael Leão strike earns AC Milan narrow win over Girona

A first-half goal by winger Rafael Leao helped AC Milan to a 1-0 home win against Girona in the Champions League on Wednesday, leaving the Italians well-placed to book a spot in the last 16.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
57.8
Possession
42.2
11
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
481
Accurate Passes
344
536
Passes
394
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
14
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.1
22
Long Balls
36
9
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
10
11
Effective Clearances
19
11
Clearances
19

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  3. 46Matteo GabbiaCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 22Emerson RoyalRB
  6. 14Tijjani ReijndersAM
  7. 29Youssouf FofanaLM
  8. 4Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 10Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 80Yunus MusahAM-R

GIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Paulo GazzanigaG
  2. 18Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  3. 5David LópezCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 16Alejandro FrancésRB
  6. 6Donny van de BeekAM
  7. 21Yangel HerreraLM
  8. 14Oriol RomeuRM
  9. 9Abel RuizF
  10. 20Bryan GilAM-L
  11. 8Viktor TsygankovAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Emerson Royal because of an injury.
  2. 37' Goal! AC Milan 1, Girona 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  3. 41' Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 59' Bryan Gil (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Álvaro Morata.
  6. 72' Substitution, Girona. Iván Martín replaces Viktor Tsyhankov.
  7. 72' Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Abel Ruiz.
  8. 72' Substitution, Girona. Yáser Asprilla replaces Donny van de Beek.
  9. 72' Substitution, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Bryan Gil.
  10. 75' Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  11. 75' Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  12. 77' Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Yangel Herrera.
  13. 80' Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 82' Iván Martín (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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