FFO EFL CUP, AC Milan vs. Barcelona (Wed Sep 17) AC Milan | Barcelona 5-1-1-1-2 C | 4-2-0-2-2 C Cheyenne Hollis | HD King | M_ter_Stegen GK | GK M_Di_Gregorio T_Hernandez DF | DF N_Ake A_Romagnoli DF | DF D_Dumfries V_Lindelof DF | DF N_Sule P_Schuurs DF | DM Ederson M_Ginter DF | DF D_Llorente G_Lo_Celso MF | DM D_Zakaria A_Tchouameni DM | AM C_Nkunku H_Barnes AM | FW M_Diaby A_Griezmann FW | AM D_Szoboszlai P_Dybala FW | FW V_Osimhen | L_Zima SUB | SUB A_Bass G_Clichy SUB | SUB K_Walker J_Auer SUB | SUB B_Onyemaechi P_Hojbjerg SUB | SUB D_de_Zeeuw A_Aleman SUB | SUB G_Simeone Min. 4 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai gains control of the loose ball ... D_Szoboszlai cracks a laser towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Diaby with an inswinging corner into the box ... T_Hernandez reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 6 :(bca) V_Osimhen breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_ter_Stegen! ... A_Romagnoli brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 12 :(acm) H_Barnes makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... But Ederson reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 12 :(bca) D_Zakaria with a one-touch layoff to C_Nkunku ... Intercepted by T_Hernandez Min. 14 :(acm) A_Tchouameni gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds P_Dybala ... P_Dybala rifles it to the far post! ... He hits the side netting Min. 17 :(acm) P_Dybala runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... D_Zakaria reads the play well Min. 21 :(bca) D_Llorente feeds the ball through the middle ... D_Dumfries runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Romagnoli with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 26 :(bca) M_Diaby slips past his marker ... V_Lindelof seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 28 :(bca) N_Ake is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... N_Sule latches onto the ball ... P_Dybala with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 29 :(bca) M_Diaby gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But A_Romagnoli wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 31 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with a neat pass into A_Romagnoli ... V_Osimhen with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 33 :(acm) A_Tchouameni moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to P_Dybala ... But N_Ake puts it in row Z! Min. 34 :(acm) A_Romagnoli sidesteps N_Ake ... That was too easy ... D_Llorente anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 35 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai flicks the ball on to N_Ake ... H_Barnes pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... FREE KICK ... N_Ake passes to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby tries to place it in the corner! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 36 :(bca) N_Ake flicks the ball on to V_Osimhen ... P_Schuurs with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 37 :(acm) H_Barnes holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to P_Dybala ... D_Llorente takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 37 :(bca) C_Nkunku runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to N_Ake ... But P_Dybala reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 39 :(acm) A_Griezmann steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Dumfries ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A delicate chip from A_Griezmann! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(acm) A_Tchouameni gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala looks to see where M_Di_Gregorio is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... M_Di_Gregorio saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Barcelona Min. 46 :(acm) V_Lindelof spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Griezmann with a lovely pass! ... A_Griezmann with the punt towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... M_Di_Gregorio tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... P_Schuurs with an inswinging corner into the box ... N_Sule heads it away Min. 47 :(bca) M_Diaby is first to the loose ball ... T_Hernandez with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 49 :(acm) P_Schuurs hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... G_Lo_Celso collects the loose ball! ... G_Lo_Celso hits a great shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... HD King is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... AC Milan 1-0 Barcelona ... Min. 49 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to P Min. 49 :(acm) P_Dybala brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Griezmann makes himself available ... M_Diaby fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(acm) A_Romagnoli with an intelligent ball to A_Griezmann ... A skilful effort from A_Griezmann! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Barcelona fans taunt him! Min. 51 :(acm) H_Barnes moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Ginter ... M_Ginter with the crafty shot! ... M_Di_Gregorio gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... AC Milan 2-0 Barcelona ... Min. 58 :(bca) D_Zakaria holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to V_Osimhen ... A_Tchouameni reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 59 :(acm) H_Barnes with a smart turn ... H_Barnes shoots towards goal! ... M_Di_Gregorio gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... A_Tchouameni with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to A_Griezmann ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... AC Milan 3-0 Barcelona ... Min. 59 :(bca) M_Diaby with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... V_Osimhen gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Ginter with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 64 :(acm) H_Barnes runs towards the goal ... C_Nkunku with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 66 :(bca) V_Osimhen sidesteps G_Lo_Celso ... P_Schuurs with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 66 :(bca) N_Sule turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Ederson ... Ederson has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 67 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: A_Aleman ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 67 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: G_Simeone ... COMING OFF: M_Diaby Min. 69 :(acm) V_Lindelof turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... V_Lindelof fires a shot at goal! ... M_Di_Gregorio makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(bca) D_Zakaria gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... V_Osimhen is unmarked ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... G_Lo_Celso hits it out for a throw Min. 71 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso kills the ball dead ... D_Szoboszlai with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 72 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: P_Hojbjerg ... COMING OFF: H_Barnes Min. 72 :(acm) V_Lindelof is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 72 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: G_Clichy ... COMING OFF: V_Lindelof Min. 75 :(acm) M_Ginter with a neat pass into G_Lo_Celso ... Ederson tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 80 :(bca) D_Dumfries has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Tchouameni ... He puts in D_Szoboszlai! ... A_Aleman with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 81 :(bca) N_Ake cuts in on M_Ginter's blind side ... A_Tchouameni reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 82 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai crosses to Ederson ... A cracking drive from Ederson! ... M_ter_Stegen gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL!! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Don't write Barcelona off just yet! ... AC Milan 3-1 Barcelona ... Min. 86 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to P_Hojbjerg ... D_Llorente does well to intercept the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Tchouameni (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Lo_Celso (49), M_Ginter (51), A_Griezmann (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Romagnoli (6), P_Dybala (28), T_Hernandez (47) Injured : V_Lindelof (72) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ederson Scorers : Ederson (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Osimhen (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 10 | 4 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 7 | 1 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 15 | 11 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 3 - 1 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - AC Milan Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_ter_Stegen GK 27 1 1 1 30 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 26 17 14 31 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 -2 -2 A_Romagnoli DF 1 24 17 15 23 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 14 -2 V_Lindelof DF 1 23 18 9 19 | 75 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 15 21 P_Schuurs DF 1 23 17 10 22 | 99 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 M_Ginter DF 1 20 17 9 31 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 16 50 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 23 16 24 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 34 20 36 A_Tchouameni DM 1 18 22 5 26 | 99 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 49 0 H_Barnes AM 1 6 23 22 26 | 75 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 8 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 14 24 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 P_Dybala FW 1 5 14 23 23 | 70 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 31 17 10 L_Zima GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 1 18 16 9 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Auer DM 1 14 16 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 21 14 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aleman FW 1 6 16 19 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Di_Gregorio GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 N_Ake DF 1 24 18 13 17 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 23 17 7 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 N_Sule DF 1 23 17 13 29 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 Ederson DM 1 16 20 12 31 | 99 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 22 0 60 D_Llorente DF 1 23 19 8 26 | 99 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 14 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 19 22 11 26 | 99 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 33 0 C_Nkunku AM 1 10 23 18 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Diaby FW 1 3 22 20 30 | 70 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 D_Szoboszlai AM 1 3 22 19 24 | 99 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 9 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 19 24 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 A_Bass GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 19 15 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Onyemaechi DF 1 16 12 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_de_Zeeuw MF 1 11 18 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1758120938 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40