Alexis Saelemaekers grabbed a point for Milan in Salzburg after the well-taken Noah Okafor opener, but this Champions League group is proving trickier than anyone expected.
0′ KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
7′ Giroud’s shot too straight
16′ Yellow Card! N. Capaldo booked
27′ GOAL! Salzburg 1-0 Milan (N. Okafor)
37′ Yellow Card! Tomori booked
39′ GOAL! Salzburg 1-1 Milan (A. Saelemaekers)
43′ Yellow Card! Calabria booked
52′ Fernando’s shot flies into the sky
55′ Fernando’s shot too straight
88′ Yellow Card! Brahim booked
91′ Yellow Card! Origi booked
Alexis Saelemaekers grabbed a point for Milan in Salzburg after the well-taken Noah Okafor opener, but this Champions League group is proving trickier than anyone expected.
The group started with a shock result, as Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Dinamo Zagreb earlier this evening.
The Rossoneri had Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ante Rebic, Alessandro Florenzi and Rade Krunic injured. Due to squad restrictions, Yacine Adli, Aster Vranckx, Malick Thiaw, Ciprian Tatarusanu and Tiemoue Bakayoko are not in the Champions League list. The hosts missed Luka Socic.
Olivier Giroud fired straight at the goalkeeper when he should’ve pulled back from the by-line, while Fernando’s effort was charged down after turning Davide Calabria inside out.
Salzburg took the lead with a goal of real skill, as Fernando caught Ismael Bennacer napping and threaded through for Noah Okafor, who shimmied away from Pierre Kalulu to fire an angled drive across Mike Maignan.
Milan got their equaliser when Rafael Leao burst down the left and rolled across for Alexis Saelemaekers, who had time to control and score from 12 yards, as the defenders were busy marking Giroud, the Frenchman literally jumping out of the way of his teammate.
Fernando continued to be the biggest danger, as he really should’ve done better when turning over from a splendid Maurits Kjaergaard ball across the face of goal, then failed to provide the finish to match his very strong run.
Nicolas Seiwald tested Maignan from distance and Tommaso Pobega scuffed a shot wide, plus Sergino Dest made his debut for Milan.
Divock Origi sent Brahim Diaz through, denied by the goalkeeper rushing off his line to smother at the Spaniard’s feet, then Origi turned from six yards on a Theo Hernandez assist only to scuff the finish.
Deep into stoppages, Rafael Leao’s curler took a huge deflection and thumped the far post.
Salzburg XI: A. Ulmer, N. Okafor, P. Köhn, Solet, Fernando, A. Dedić, N. Seiwald, N. Capaldo, S. Pavlovic, Maurits Kjaergaard, dijon kameri
Subs: A. Walke, Bernardo, N. Mantl, Y. Diarra, Brempt, C. Adamu, B. Šeško, R. Šimić, L. Gourna-Douath, samson baidoo
Milan XI: Giroud, Maignan, Calabria, Tomori, Bennacer, Theo, Tonali, Leao, A. Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere, Kalulu
Subs: Kjaer, Mirante, Origi, F.Toure, Gabbia, Brahim, T. Pobega, Dest, Junior Messias, A. Jungdal
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