✅ UEFA announcing the match officials for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group H, Matchday 2 game Juventus vs Chelsea on Wednesday 29 September 2021 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy at 21:00.
Spanish Referee Jesus Gil Manzano will be assisted by Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP) and Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Jose Munuera Montero (ESP). The VAR will be Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP) and the AVAR will be Pol van Boekel (NED). The Referee Observer will be Vitor Melo Pereira (POR)
UEFA announcing the match officials for the Champions LeagueGroup Stage – Group F, Matchday 2 game, Atalanta vs Young Boys, on Wednesday 29 September 2021 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy at 18:45.
German Referee Felix Brych will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER) and Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER). The Fourth Official will be Daniel Schlager (GER). The VAR will be Sascha Stegemann (GER) and the AVAR will be Deniz Aytekin (GER). The Referee Observer will be Sergey Zuev (RUS).
The big day turnout to be a flop. AC Milan playing the Champions League in San Siro after 7 years not with the ideal result, but losing in the 97th minute. The last time AC Milan played the Champions League in San Siro since the 1-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid was in February 2014. AC Milan failing to win the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Group B Matchday 2 game on Tuesday 28 September 2021 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. In the defeat at Anfield on matchday 1, Brahim Díaz (22 years and 43 days) became the youngest player to score on his Champions League debut with AC Milan since Yoann Gourcuff in September 2006 (20 years and 64 days against AEK Athens).
AC Milan opening the score in the 20th minute. It is Rafael Leão to defeat Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Brahim Díaz following a corner conceded by Oblak. Leão scores AC Milan’s first Champions League goal in seven years in San Siro. Memorable! It is an unforgettable goal for Leão because he has scored the first home Champions League goal for AC Milan since Robinho, in October 2013 against Barcelona.
👉AC Milan 1 – 0 Atletico Madrid, 20th minute, goal by ⚽️ Rafael Leão for @acmilan with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Brahim Díaz following a corner conceded by Jan Oblak. https://t.co/Avtof9CIQT@socioshttps://t.co/GMt8v0fQ7G
AC Milan 1 – 0 Atletico Madrid, 29th minute, Franck Kessié gets a second yellow card for the automatic RED CARD 🟥 and @acmilan remain with 10 players. An uphill battle…. forza! Kessié is the first AC Milan player to receive a red card during the opening 30 minutes of play in a Champions League match since Riccardo Montolivo (22th), in December 2013 against Ajax. AC Milan forced to make a tactical substitution in the 34th minute, Ante Rebić is replaced by Sandro Tonali.
Atletico Madrid equalizing for the 1-1 in the 84th minute. The goal is by Antoine Griezman defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Renan Lodi.
Total collapse in the 97th minute. A cold shower after Referee Cüneyt Çakir gave a penalty to Atletico Madrid conceded by Pierre Kalulu following a handball inside the penalty area. It is Luis Suárez to convert the penalty with a right footed shot to the center.
Cold shower crushing AC Milan fans worldwide when Luis Suárez converts a penalty in the 97th minute giving the victory to Atletico Madrid. OUCH.https://t.co/AIptCB1HLchttps://t.co/rSkgYsxI38
✅ Stats before the game. AC Milan have kept just one clean sheet in their last ten home games in European competitions (3-0 against Sparta Praha in October 2020), all in the Europa League (including qualifiers). AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimović has scored in five of his last six starts in the Champions League (five goals), though this could be his first start in the competition since April 2016 (against Manchester City). Before Díaz, the last player to score in his first two Champions League games in an AC Milan shirt was his current teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović in September 2010. The only precedents between AC Milan and Atletico Madrid in European competitions date back to the 2013/14 Champions League, where the Italian team lost both games and was eliminated in the round of 16. This will be Atletico Madrid’s fifth away match against an Italian team in the Champions League under the guidance of Diego Simeone. After winning the first of these games (1-0 against Milan in February 2014), Atletico have not managed to win any of the last four without scoring a goal in the partial (2draws, 2 lost). AC Milan have only won one of their last 17 games against Spanish opponents in European competition (7 draws, 9 lost), and have never won in the seven games since their only victory in this set: 2-0 against Barcelona in February 2013. Atletico Madrid failed to win the first two games of a Champions League season only once with Diego Simeone on the bench, drawing 0-0 against Roma and losing 1-2 against Chelsea in the 2017/18 edition.
🏆👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Romagnoli, Hernández; Bennacer, Kessie; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Leão; Rebić.
🏆👉 Lineup ATLÉTICO MADRID (4-4-2): Oblak; Trippier, Felipe, Giménez, Hermoso; Llorente, Koke, Kongodbia, Carrasco; Suárez, Correa.
📺 Click the video to watch AC Milan 1 – 2 Atletico Madrid highlights including all goals on Tuesday 28 September 2021
Referee Cüneyt Çakir from Turkey will be assisted by Bahattin Duran (TUR) and Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR). The Fourth Official will be Arda Kardeşler (TUR). The VAR will be Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR) and the AVAR will be Mete Kalkavan (TUR). The Referee Observer will be Guy Goethals (BEL).
🏆👉AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid, Match Officials
🗓️ Tuesday 28 September 2021
🏟️ San Siro Stadium
⏲️21:00
✅ Here are AC MILAN vs ATLETICO MADRID official starting lineups – formations for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Group B Matchday 2 game on Tuesday 28 September 2021 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 21:00.
🏆👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Romagnoli, Hernández; Bennacer, Kessie; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Leão; Rebić.
🏆👉 Lineup ATLÉTICO MADRID (4-4-2): Oblak; Trippier, Felipe, Giménez, Hermoso; Llorente, Koke, Kongodbia, Carrasco; Suárez, Correa.
Subs: Christian, Lecomte; Camus, Lodi, Vrsaljko; de Paul, Herrera, Lemar; Cunha, Griezmann, João Félix.
Coach: Simeone.
Referee Cüneyt Çakir from Turkey will be assisted by Bahattin Duran (TUR) and Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR). The Fourth Official will be Arda Kardeşler (TUR). The VAR will be Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR) and the AVAR will be Mete Kalkavan (TUR). The Referee Observer will be Guy Goethals (BEL).
Inter ending the Champions League Group Stage Group D Matchday 2 game with a goalless draw against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday 28 September 2021 at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kiev, Ukraine. This will be the sixth game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter in European competition, with the Ukrainian side still looking for their first win (3 draws, 2 lost). Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk were drawn in the same Champions League group for the second consecutive season. Inter were beaten 0-1 at home by Real Madrid on Matchday 1, despite having attempted 18 shots. The value of 2.5 Expected Goals was the highest of any team that failed to score in the opening round of the 2021/22 Champions League.
0 – Inter have drawn nil-nil three consecutive games against a single opponent considering all competitions for their first time since 1994, against Napoli. Interruption.#ShaktharInter#UCLpic.twitter.com/lnyc2ev9tL
Stats before game. Shakthar and Inter, both of their matches in 2020/21 ended goalless, despite Inter having attempted 32 shots and recorded a total of 3.1 Expected goals in these two games. Shakhtar Donetsk have only scored one goal in their previous five games against Inter Milan, and have failed to score in their last three: all of them arrived early 2020 (0-5 in the Europa League and two goalless draws in the last Champions League). Inter are unbeaten in the Champions League against Ukrainian sides (2W, 4D), with all six games coming in the competition’s group stage (2W, 2D against Dinamo Kiev and 2N against Shakhtar Donetsk).
Shakhtar Donetsk have only won one of their last nine Champions League home games (4D, 4L), but the victory came in the last game of this series: 2-0 against Real Madrid in last season’s group stage. Shakhtar Donetsk manager Roberto De Zerbi has only won one of his previous seven matches with Inter Milan (2D, 4L) – all in Serie A – while he has seen his teams suffer an average of two goals per game against the Nerazzurri. (14 in total).
Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Roberto De Zerbi and Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi greeting before the game.
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Spanish Referee Jesus Gil Manzano will be assisted by Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP) and Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Jose Munuera Montero (ESP). The VAR will be Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP) and the AVAR will be Pol van Boekel (NED). The Referee Observer will be Vitor Melo Pereira (POR)
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