UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
Chelsea
  • 24': Wesley Fofana
  • 56': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  • 62': Reece James
FT
3 - 0
AC Milan

    Chelsea eases Champions League concerns by dismantling Milan

    — Another goal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. A first clean sheet. A comprehensive dismantling of the Italian champions in a must-win game.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
    • 1': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 2': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    • 5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Fodé Ballo-Touré.
    • 7': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
    • 7': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
    • 14': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
    • 14': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
    • 17': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Hand ball by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 22': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
    • 24': Goal! Chelsea 1, AC Milan 0. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.
    • 26': Hand ball by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 30': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
    • 32': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Offside, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
    • 36': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
    • 38': Offside, AC Milan. Rade Krunic tries a through ball, but Sergiño Dest is caught offside.
    • 39': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
    • 42': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, AC Milan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, AC Milan 0.
    • 50': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
    • 50': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Offside, Chelsea. Kepa Arrizabalaga tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 54': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Goal! Chelsea 2, AC Milan 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
    • 59': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Offside, Chelsea. Reece James tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
    • 62': Goal! Chelsea 3, AC Milan 0. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
    • 64': Hand ball by Sergiño Dest (AC Milan).
    • 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Rade Krunic.
    • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
    • 66': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 67': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 67': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
    • 71': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
    • 73': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
    • 73': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Mason Mount.
    • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Raheem Sterling.
    • 75': Hand ball by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
    • 76': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
    • 81': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
    • 81': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
    • 82': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 86': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
    • 89': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
    • 90'+1': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, AC Milan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, AC Milan 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    48.8 Possession 51.2
    4 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    392 Accurate Passes 425
    492 Passes 510
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    7 Crosses 14
    0.4 Cross % 0.6
    49 Long Balls 54
    29 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    16 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.3
    8 Interceptions 11
    13 Effective Clearances 8
    13 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 39,537

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
    6 Thiago Silva Yellow Card
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly
    33 Wesley Fofana
    8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
    12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
    21 Ben Chilwell
    24 Reece James
    9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    19 Mason Mount
    17 Raheem Sterling
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Jorginho, Édouard Mendy, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Christian Pulisic, Marcus Bettinelli, César Azpilicueta, Denis Zakaria, Armando Broja, Kai Havertz.

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

    No. Name
    1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
    20 Pierre Kalulu
    5 Fodé Ballo-Touré Yellow Card
    21 Sergiño Dest
    90 Charles De Ketelaere
    8 Sandro Tonali
    4 Ismaël Bennacer
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    33 Rade Krunic Yellow Card
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Divock Origi, Andrei Coubis, Ante Rebic, Andreas Jungdal, Antonio Mirante, Matteo Gabbia, Antonio Gala, Tommaso Pobega, Brahim Díaz.

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