AC Milan vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
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
DZG |
MIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 61,341
Line-Ups
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 |
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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