AC Milan vs Newcastle United, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueNewcastle hold Milan to draw at San Siro in UCL return
Newcastle United marked their return to the Champions League after a two-decade absence with a hard-fought 0-0 draw with AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, as the Serie A club spurned numerous opportunities in the Group F opener.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 1': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 1': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Offside, Newcastle United. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 4': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 7': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 7': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Offside, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek tries a through ball, but Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 11': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
- 12': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 13': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 14': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 18': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 19': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a cross.
- 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 22': Offside, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 24': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 28': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 31': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
- 33': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 34': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Offside, AC Milan. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 37': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 37': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 39': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 40': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 42': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 43': Offside, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 44': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 46': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 47': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 49': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 49': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
- 50': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 52': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 52': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 55': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 55': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 56': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 57': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 58': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 60': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 61': Substitution, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 64': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 69': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 70': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali because of an injury.
- 74': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 75': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Marco Sportiello replaces Mike Maignan because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 82': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a set piece situation.
- 83': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 83': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 89': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).
- 89': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Alexander Isak.
- 90'+1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
- 90'+2': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
- 90'+6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 0, Newcastle United 0.
Statistics
 NEW |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
| 377 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 1 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.1 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 25 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 65,695
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 65,695
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria  |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 32 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 21 | Samuel Chukwueze |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
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