Feyenoord Rotterdam vs AC Milan, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg

Feyenoord Rotterdam

3': Igor Paixão

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

AC Milan

Milan GK Maignan's error gives Feyenoord the edge in first-leg

A goalkeeping howler handed Feyenoord a 1-0 home win over AC Milan in an action-packed first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Wednesday, just two days after the Dutch club fired their coach.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
3': Goal! Feyenoord 1, AC Milan 0. Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gijs Smal.
8': Attempt blocked. Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gijs Smal.
8': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by João Félix.
11': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Quinten Timber (Feyenoord).
14': Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
16': Attempt saved. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
17': Offside, Feyenoord. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
19': Dávid Hancko (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
20': Offside, Feyenoord. Igor Paixão is caught offside.
23': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
23': Jakub Moder (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
25': Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt saved. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
31': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
33': Attempt saved. Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Thomas Beelen.
37': Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Quinten Timber.
39': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
40': Attempt missed. Gijs Smal (Feyenoord) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Quinten Timber following a corner.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
40': Delay in match because of an injury Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
45': Attempt blocked. Quinten Timber (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Paixão.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Paixão (Feyenoord).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
45'+3': Foul by Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord).
45'+3': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4': First Half ends, Feyenoord 1, AC Milan 0.
45': Second Half begins Feyenoord 1, AC Milan 0.
45': Substitution, Feyenoord. Julián Carranza replaces Ayase Ueda.
47': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
48': Attempt missed. Thomas Beelen (Feyenoord) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Igor Paixão with a cross following a corner.
48': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
48': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jakub Moder.
48': Offside, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
50': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
50': Julián Carranza (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Paixão (Feyenoord).
51': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Quinten Timber with a through ball.
56': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
56': Jakub Moder (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Gijs Smal (Feyenoord).
57': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Gijs Smal (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Foul by Kyle Walker (AC Milan).
58': Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Substitution, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori replaces Malick Thiaw.
60': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Christian Pulisic.
61': Attempt blocked. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
61': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
62': Foul by Quinten Timber (Feyenoord).
62': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
63': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jakub Moder.
64': Offside, Feyenoord. Igor Paixão is caught offside.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Quinten Timber (Feyenoord).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Feyenoord. Hugo Bueno replaces Gijs Smal.
70': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
71': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
73': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Givairo Read.
73': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix with a cross.
73': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
76': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Julián Carranza (Feyenoord).
76': Attempt blocked. João Félix (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
76': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
77': Hand ball by Jakub Moder (Feyenoord).
78': Delay in match because of an injury Quinten Timber (Feyenoord).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Feyenoord. Ibrahim Osman replaces Quinten Timber because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Feyenoord. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Givairo Read.
80': Foul by Jeyland Mitchell (Feyenoord).
80': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Attempt saved. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
83': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Santiago Giménez.
83': Substitution, AC Milan. Francesco Camarda replaces Rafael Leão.
84': Delay in match (AC Milan).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Attempt blocked. Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
85': Substitution, Feyenoord. Luka Ivanusec replaces Igor Paixão.
85': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julián Carranza with a headed pass.
86': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
87': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
87': Luka Ivanusec (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
89': Offside, Feyenoord. Ibrahim Osman is caught offside.
89': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Thomas Beelen.
90'+1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jeyland Mitchell.
90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Foul by Jeyland Mitchell (Feyenoord).
90'+4': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Offside, AC Milan. Francesco Camarda is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
90'+6': Julián Carranza (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Feyenoord 1, AC Milan 0.
0': Match ends, Feyenoord 1, AC Milan 0.

Statistics

MIL		FEY
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	6
53.8	Possession	46.2
12	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
344	Accurate Passes	266
414	Passes	345
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.1
39	Long Balls	60
18	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	19
18	Tackles	26
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	4
27	Effective Clearances	13
27	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 45,000

Line-Ups

Feyenoord Rotterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Timon Wellenreuther (GK)
33	Dávid Hancko
3	Thomas Beelen
5	Gijs Smal
26	Givairo Read
27	Antoni Milambo
8	Quinten Timber
7	Jakub Moder
9	Ayase Ueda
14	Igor Paixão
23	Anis Hadj Moussa

Feyenoord Rotterdam Substitutes:

Tobias van den Elshout, Djomar Giersthove, Hugo Bueno, Julián Carranza, Shiloh ’t Zand, Plamen Andreev, Ismail Ka, Jeyland Mitchell, Ibrahim Osman, Luka Ivanusec, Zepiqueno Redmond.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
31	Strahinja Pavlovic
28	Malick Thiaw
19	Theo Hernández
32	Kyle Walker
79	João Félix
14	Tijjani Reijnders
29	Youssouf Fofana
7	Santiago Gimenez
10	Rafael Leão
11	Christian Pulisic

AC Milan Substitutes:

Filippo Terracciano, Matteo Gabbia, Marco Sportiello, Lorenzo Torriani, Tammy Abraham, Samuel Chukwueze, Fikayo Tomori, Francesco Camarda, Davide Bartesaghi.

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