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39% Ball Possession SLAVIA PRAGUE and 61% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Slavia Prague 1 – 3 AC Milan
84′ Matej Jurásek 33′ Christian Pulisic
🟥 20′ Tomás Holes 36′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek
. 45+6′ Rafael Leão
🏆👉 AC Milan qualified to the Quarterfinals after winning the Europa League Round of 16 game against Slavia Prague on Thursday 14 March 2024 at the Eden Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Milan took advantage of their numerical superiority after Holes was sent off in the 20th minute. AC Milan passed to the Quarterfinals with an aggregate result of . The victory is thanks to the goals from Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao. Milan got to the quarter-finals of the Europa League for the first time, while also considering the UEFA Cup it would be the fifth time (the last occasion dates back to 2001/02).
Milan are through to the final 8 ✅#UEL pic.twitter.com/RzEq5YbyjL
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) March 14, 2024
Three goals in his last three in all comps 😮💨#SLPACM #UEL #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/PuiL3J7QGX
— AC Milan (@acmilan) March 14, 2024
Red-hot form 🌶️#SLPACM #UEL #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/1Gy472VFHy
— AC Milan (@acmilan) March 14, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Slavia Prague has already hosted an Italian opponent in this Europa League, beating Roma 2-0 in the group stage; Against the teams of no other nation does Slavia Prague boast more home victories than against the Italians in European competitions: four in eight matches (2D, 2P), on a par with the Germans and Swiss. Milan have won only two of their six away games in European competitions against Czech teams (3D, 1L – including former Czechoslovakia), although both of these victories came in Prague (in 1972/73 in the Cup Winners’ Cup and again in 2020/21 in UEFA Europa League, again against Sparta). Slavia Prague have not won in four home matches in the knockout phase of the Europa League (2N, 2L) and have scored just one goal in the matches in question. Slavia have progressed on six of the eight previous occasions they have reached the round of 16 in European competitions, including the three most recent ones – the last time they were eliminated at this stage of a tournament was in the 2002 UEFA Cup /03 (vs Besiktas).
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👉Result Slavia Prague 1 – 3 AC Milan
AC Milan advance to the Quarterfinals 7-3 on aggregate
⚽️ Goals: 33′ Christian Pulisic (M), 36′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (M), 45+6′ Rafael Leão (M), 84′ Matej Jurásek (S)
🟥Red Card: 20′ Tomás Holes (S)@Vergara1899 @milanmania @SerieASitdown https://t.co/xyWMZIGaEL
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2023 – 2024 UEFA Europa League
Round of 16 Second Leg
Slavia Praha 1 – 3 AC Milan
Thursday 14 March 2024
Eden Arena
Prague, Czech Republic
18:45
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderqvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
VAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
⚽️ Goals: 33′ Christian Pulisic (M), 36′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (M), 45+6′ Rafael Leão (M), 84′ Matej Jurásek (S)
🟥 Red Card: 20′ Tomás Holes (S)
🟨 Booked: 22′ Douděra (SP), 24′ Trpišovský (SP), 44′ Tomori (M), 56′ Gabbia (M), 86′ Tomič (SP), 89′ Leão (M), 89′ Dorley (SP).
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
👉 Lineup SLAVIA PRAHA (4-2-3-1): Staněk; Vlček (46′ Tomič), Ogbu, Zima, Zmrzlý; Holeš, Dorley; Douděra (82′ Schranz), Provod (82′ Jurasék), Wallem (70′ Zafeirīs); Chytil (59′ Jurečka).
Subs: Mandous, Sirotnik; Konečný; Pech, Ševčík; Tijani, van Buren.
Coach: Trpišovský.
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan (21′ Sportiello); Calabria (46′ Kalulu), Gabbia, Tomori (1’st Thiaw), Hernández; Adli, Musah; Pulisic (63′ Chukwueze), Loftus-Cheek (76′ Reijnders), Leão; Giroud.
Subs: Nava; Kjær, Terracciano; Bennacer, Reijnders; Jović, Okafor.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.