UEFA Champions League

AC Milan vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
  • 45': Olivier Giroud (P)
  • 47': Alexis Saelemaekers
  • 77': Tommaso Pobega
FT
3 - 1
  • 56': Mislav Orsic

Giroud on target as AC Milan ease past Dinamo Zagreb

AC Milan secured their first Champions League win this season with a 3-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at home in Group E on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Josip Misic.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 10': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 10': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
  • 14': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Luka Ivanusec (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sadegh Moharrami.
  • 17': Offside, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Arijan Ademi.
  • 19': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 19': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sadegh Moharrami.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 25': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
  • 28': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 30': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Misic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 35': Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec.
  • 36': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Penalty AC Milan. Rafael Leão draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Goal! AC Milan 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • 47': Goal! AC Milan 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
  • 48': Hand ball by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 51': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 51': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 54': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 54': Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Goal! AC Milan 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
  • 59': Foul by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 59': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 63': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 63': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Spikic replaces Sadegh Moharrami.
  • 64': Foul by Luka Ivanusec (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 64': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 72': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 72': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 75': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Goal! AC Milan 3, Dinamo Zagreb 1. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 78': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Drmic replaces Stefan Ristovski because of an injury.
  • 81': Offside, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Junior Messias is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Pobega.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Drmic.
  • 84': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Martin Baturina replaces Bruno Petkovic.
  • 84': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Antonio Marin replaces Mislav Orsic.
  • 86': Foul by Sergiño Dest (AC Milan).
  • 86': Robert Ljubicic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 87': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 90': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Antonio Marin (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 90': Antonio Marin (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Dinamo Zagreb 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Dinamo Zagreb 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
43 Possession 57
7 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
331 Accurate Passes 462
399 Passes 522
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.2
44 Long Balls 41
24 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
17 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 6
19 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 61,341

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
10 Brahim Díaz
8 Sandro Tonali
4 Ismaël Bennacer
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers

DZG Dinamo Zagreb (5-3-2)

No. Name
40 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
37 Josip Sutalo
55 Dino Peric
13 Stefan Ristovski
14 Robert Ljubicic
2 Sadegh Moharrami
27 Josip Misic
5 Arijan Ademi
7 Luka Ivanusec
99 Mislav Orsic
9 Bruno Petkovic

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