UEFA Europa League | League Phase Matchday 1 | 2026-09-17 04:00 JST
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16' D. Lukebakio 53' J. Kamiński
Match summary AC Milan took on Benfica in the UEFA Europa League League Phase Matchday 1 on September 17. Benfica won 2-0 without conceding. Benfica led 1-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Benfica's scorers: D. Lukebakio and J. Kamiński. Assists: Benfica – S. El Karouani and J. Kamiński.
AC Milan had more possession (60% to 40%) and more shots (17 to 11), but Benfica were more efficient and took the win. Benfica scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: AC Milan 1, Benfica 5.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 16 Maignan 31 Pavlovi 5 Winter 42 Terracc 33 Bart esa 80 Musah 30 Jash ari 21 Chuk wue 70 Cissè 20 Hutchin 9 Ramos
4-2-3-1 1 Trubin 34 Karo uan 44 Araújo 3 Circ ati 58 Banj aqu 36 Palhinh 8 Aursnes 13 Kamińsk 10 Sudakov 11 Lukebak 22 Durán
0.96 Expected goals (xG) 0.64
View as table AC Milan Stat Benfica 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 60% Possession 40% 0.96 Expected goals (xG) 0.64 17 Shots 11 4 Shots on target 4 10 Shots off target 3 3 Blocked shots 4 9 Shots inside the box 5 8 Shots outside the box 6 10 Corner kicks 1 0 Offsides 3 14 Fouls 12 570 Passes 381 521 Accurate passes 324 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 1 Yellow cards 5 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett, Australia
Player stats AC Milan Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Maignan 0 17(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF F. Terracciano 1 1 0 35(97%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 3(1) DF K. De Winter 1 0 2 58(95%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.7 90 9(3) DF S. Pavlović 1 0 1 2 71(92%) 0 1 0 4 1 6.2 90 16(5) MF S. Chukwueze 0 3(75%) 1 30(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 4 1 7(6) MF A. Jashari 1 0 46(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 73 1 4(1) MF Y. Musah 1 0 63(97%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 90 2 1 3(2) MF D. Bartesaghi 0 2(50%) 2 25(89%) 0 0 0 6.9 57 3 8(4) FW O. Hutchinson 1 0 1(50%) 1 13(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 6(2) FW A. Cissè 1 1 0 27(96%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 57 4(2) FW Gonçalo Ramos 3 0 1(50%) 2 13(81%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 90 16(6) DF Mario Gila 0 1 45(96%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 45 1 4(2) MF C. Pulišić 2 2 0 22(85%) 0 0 0 6.2 45 2 4(None) FW Diego Moreira 1 0 23(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 33 1(None) FW A. Saelemaekers 0 1(50%) 18(78%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.7 33 2 7(3) MF A. Rabiot 1 0 1 15(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 17 4(2) GK L. Torriani 0 0 0 0 DF F. Tomori 0 0 0 0 DF M. Gabbia 0 0 0 0 DF P. Estupiñán 0 0 0 0 MF R. Loftus-Cheek 0 0 0 0 MF L. Modrić 0 0 0 0 FW F. Camarda 0 0 0 0
Benfica Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK A. Trubin 0 20(59%) 0 0 0 1 8.6 90 4(4) DF Daniel Banjaqui 0 2(67%) 7 33(85%) 0 1 0 1 1 7.3 90 1 14(10) DF A. Circati 0 1 1 35(88%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 2 8(3) DF Tiago Araújo 0 4 1 39(95%) 0 0 0 8.3 90 1 6(5) DF S. El Karouani 1 0 2 41(98%) 1 1 0 1 7.7 88 1 5(2) MF F. Aursnes 0 2 28(90%) 0 0 0 3 6.9 70 6(2) MF João Palhinha 0 1(100%) 3 24(92%) 0 0 0 2 7.5 90 1 4 10(7) MF D. Lukebakio 3 3 1 1(50%) 3 21(72%) 0 0 0 1 8.5 90 10(7) MF H. Sudakov 1 0 2(67%) 1 28(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 70 1 1 6(3) MF J. Kamiński 1 1 1 23(77%) 1 0 0 2 7.9 80 3 10(4) FW J. Durán 0 7(64%) 0 1 0 1 3 6.2 80 1 9(7) MF L. Barreiro 0 5(71%) 0 1 0 1 2 6.5 20 3(2) FW G. Prestianni 1 0 1 10(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 20 1 FW A. Schjelderup 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 1 FW V. Pavlidis 0 4(100%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.5 10 1 5(1) DF S. Dahl 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 2 GK Samuel Soares 0 0 0 0 DF C. Lenglet 0 0 0 0 MF E. Barrenechea 0 0 0 0 MF Manu 0 0 0 0 MF Rafa 0 0 0 0 MF C. Echeverri 0 0 0 0 FW A. Cabral 0 0 0 0
Lineups AC Milan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 M. Maignan Starter DF 42 F. Terracciano Starter DF 5 K. De Winter Starter DF 31 S. Pavlović Starter MF 21 S. Chukwueze Starter MF 30 A. Jashari Starter MF 80 Y. Musah Starter MF 33 D. Bartesaghi Starter FW 20 O. Hutchinson Starter FW 70 A. Cissè Starter FW 9 Gonçalo Ramos Bench DF 34 Mario Gila Bench FW 56 A. Saelemaekers Bench FW 22 Diego Moreira Bench MF 12 A. Rabiot Bench MF 11 C. Pulišić
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 96 L. Torriani Bench DF 23 F. Tomori Bench DF 2 P. Estupiñán Bench DF 46 M. Gabbia Bench MF 14 L. Modrić Bench MF 8 R. Loftus-Cheek Bench FW 73 F. Camarda
Benfica Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Trubin Starter DF 58 Daniel Banjaqui Starter DF 3 A. Circati Starter DF 44 Tiago Araújo Starter DF 34 S. El Karouani Starter MF 8 F. Aursnes Starter MF 36 João Palhinha Starter MF 11 D. Lukebakio Starter MF 10 H. Sudakov Starter MF 13 J. Kamiński Starter FW 22 J. Durán Bench DF 26 S. Dahl Bench MF 18 L. Barreiro Bench FW 25 G. Prestianni Bench FW 14 V. Pavlidis Bench FW 21 A. Schjelderup
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 24 Samuel Soares Bench DF 2 C. Lenglet Bench MF 16 Manu Bench MF 30 C. Echeverri Bench MF 5 E. Barrenechea Bench FW 72 A. Cabral Bench MF 27 Rafa
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 11' AC Milan 🟨 Yellow card S. Pavlović 1H 16' Benfica ⚽ Goal D. Lukebakio 0-1 1H 26' Benfica 🟨 Yellow card S. El Karouani 1H 37' Benfica 🟨 Yellow card J. Durán 2H 1' AC Milan 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Terracciano → IN Mario Gila 2H 1' AC Milan 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Hutchinson → IN C. Pulišić 2H 8' Benfica ⚽ Goal J. Kamiński 0-2 2H 12' AC Milan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Bartesaghi → IN A. Saelemaekers 2H 12' AC Milan 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Cissè → IN Diego Moreira 2H 25' Benfica 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Aursnes → IN L. Barreiro 2H 25' Benfica 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Sudakov → IN G. Prestianni 2H 28' AC Milan 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Jashari → IN A. Rabiot 2H 32' Benfica 🟨 Yellow card Daniel Banjaqui 2H 35' Benfica 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Durán → IN V. Pavlidis 2H 35' Benfica 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Kamiński → IN A. Schjelderup 2H 39' Benfica 🟨 Yellow card L. Barreiro 2H 43' Benfica 🔄 Substitution OUT S. El Karouani → IN S. Dahl 2H 45+2' Benfica 🟨 Yellow card V. Pavlidis
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