UEFA Champions League

Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 19': Martin Baturina
  • 60': Marko Pjaca
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2 - 1
  • Red Card 39': Yunus Musah
  • 53': Christian Pulisic

Ten-man Milan settle for playoff spot after Dinamo loss

AC Milan will have to play in the Champions League's knockout phase playoffs after missing out on an automatic last-16 spot with a 2-1 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb, whose victory on Wednesday was not enough for them to progress.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Hand ball by Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 3': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
  • 3': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Pjaca.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
  • 5': Foul by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 5': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Sandro Kulenovic is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Misic with a headed pass.
  • 10': Foul by Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 10': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Hand ball by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 14': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Sandro Kulenovic is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 17': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 17': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
  • 19': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 1, AC Milan 0. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
  • 24': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 26': Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 31': Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 34': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 34': Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 37': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 39': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 39': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Second yellow card to Yunus Musah (AC Milan) for a bad foul.
  • 39': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Pjaca.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Baturina with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
  • 45'+1': Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Martin Baturina is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
  • 45'+2': Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Samy Mmaee is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Dinamo Zagreb 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Matteo Gabbia.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 48': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 49': Hand ball by Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 53': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 1, AC Milan 1. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 56': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
  • 59': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 59': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 2, AC Milan 1. Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 62': Samy Mmaee (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Samy Mmaee (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': VAR Decision: No Penalty AC Milan.
  • 66': Foul by Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 66': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 69': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Rog replaces Arijan Ademi.
  • 70': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Stefan Ristovski replaces Marko Pjaca.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 72': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ivan Nevistic.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 74': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Juan Córdoba replaces Luka Stojkovic because of an injury.
  • 75': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan).
  • 75': Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Córdoba.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 79': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
  • 81': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 82': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Tammy Abraham.
  • 83': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Noah Okafor.
  • 84': Hand ball by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 84': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Juan Córdoba (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 85': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 86': Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 88': Foul by Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 88': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Terracciano.
  • 90': Hand ball by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Juan Córdoba (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
  • 90'+2': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Leon Jakirovic replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Martin Baturina.
  • 90'+4': Ivan Nevistic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
  • 90'+6': Samy Mmaee (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 2, AC Milan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Dinamo Zagreb 2, AC Milan 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
56.9 Possession 43.1
14 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
402 Accurate Passes 292
472 Passes 360
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 50
19 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 14
24 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 14
17 Effective Clearances 35
17 Clearances 35

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 18,856

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 8 +12 21
2 Barcelona 8 +15 19
3 Arsenal 8 +13 19
4 Internazionale 8 +10 19
Full Table

Line-Ups

DZG Dinamo Zagreb (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Ivan Nevistic (GK) Yellow Card
4 Raúl Torrente
13 Samy Mmaee
18 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
28 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
10 Martin Baturina
27 Josip Misic Yellow Card
5 Arijan Ademi
17 Sandro Kulenovic
20 Marko Pjaca Yellow Card
7 Luka Stojkovic

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK) Yellow Card
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
46 Matteo Gabbia
19 Theo Hernández
23 Fikayo Tomori
11 Christian Pulisic Yellow Card
14 Tijjani Reijnders
29 Youssouf Fofana
7 Álvaro Morata
10 Rafael Leão
80 Yunus Musah Yellow Card

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