Champions League: Milan crushes Salzburg 4-0 with a superb performance
MILANO. Milan demolishes Salzburg 4-0 with goals of
MILANO. Milan demolishes Salzburg 4-0 with goals of O. Giroud (14′), R. Krunic (46′), O. Giroud (57′) and J. Messias (90′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who had the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar. The 4th official was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.83 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Salzburg that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Salzburg was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Milan was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Milan shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Salzburg shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Milan. On the opposite side, Salzburg received 2 yellow cards (N. Okafor and L. Gourna-Douath).
After playing this match, Milan will have 7 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Salzburg will stay with 6 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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14'14'
O. Giroud
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44'44'
N. Okafor
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46'46'
Bernardo
O. Solet
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46'46'
R. Krunic
O. Giroud
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57'57'
O. Giroud
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61'61'
L. Gourna-Douath
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61'61'
B. Sesko
J. Adamu
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64'64'
D. Kameri
L. Gourna-Douath
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69'69'
J. Messias
R. Leao
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69'69'
T. Pobega
I. Bennacer
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77'77'
S. Koita
N. Okafor
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77'77'
A. Ulmer
M. Wober
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78'78'
F. Ballo-Toure
T. Hernandez
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78'78'
C. De Ketelaere
R. Krunic
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86'86'
M. Gabbia
P. Kalulu
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90'90'
J. Messias
O. Giroud
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Milan: Formation and Lineups
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli chose to play with the following team: Ciprian Tătărușanu , Pierre Kalulu , Simon Kjær , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Sandro Tonali , Ismaël Bennacer , Ante Rebić , Rade Krunić , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
Substitutes
Milan made 5 changes: R. Leao for J. Messias (69′), I. Bennacer for T. Pobega (69′), T. Hernandez for F. Ballo-Toure (78′), R. Krunic for C. De Ketelaere (78′) and P. Kalulu for M. Gabbia (86′).
Top player: Olivier Giroud
Probably the most impressive player in Milan was Olivier Giroud.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Salzburg: Formation and Lineups
Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Matthias Jaissle played with: Philipp Köhn , Amar Dedić , Oumar Solet , Strahinja Pavlović , Maximilian Wöber , Nicolas Seiwald , Lucas Gourna-Douath , Maurits Kjaergaard , Luka Sučić , Chukwubuike Adamu and Noah Okafor .
Substitutes
Salzburg made 5 changes: O. Solet for Bernardo (46′), J. Adamu for B. Sesko (61′), L. Gourna-Douath for D. Kameri (64′), N. Okafor for S. Koita (77′) and M. Wober for A. Ulmer (77′).
Top player: Maurits Kjaergaard
The player who no doubt impressed Salzburg the most was Maurits Kjaergaard.
His rating is with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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