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AC Milan 0-2 Benfica · Europa League

AC Milan lost to Benfica 0-2 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

AC Milan and Benfica met in the Europa League at San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza in Milano on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.

Goalscorers

AC Milan did not score. Benfica: D. Lukebakio 16'; J. Kamiński 53'.

How the match went

AC Milan saw more of the ball, 61% of it. AC Milan had 17 shots with 4 on target, Benfica 11 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 10 to AC Milan and 1 to Benfica. AC Milan conceded 14 fouls, Benfica 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (1 for AC Milan, 5 for Benfica).

Line-ups

AC Milan started in a 3-4-2-1: Mike Maignan, Filippo Terracciano, Koni De Winter, Strahinja Pavlović, Samuel Chukwueze, Ardon Jashari, Yunus Musah, Davide Bartesaghi, Omari Hutchinson, Alphadjo Cisse, Gonçalo Ramos.

Benfica started in a 4-2-3-1: Anatoliy Trubin, Daniel Banjaqui, Alessandro Circati, Tomás Araújo, Souffian El Karouani, Fredrik Aursnes, João Palhinha, Dodi Lukebakio, Georgiy Sudakov, Jakub Kamiński, Jhon Durán.

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Minute by minute

  1. 16'Goal! AC Milan 0-1 Benfica. D. Lukebakio (Benfica) scores, assisted by J. Kamiński.
  2. 45'Half-time. AC Milan 0-1 Benfica.
  3. 53'Goal! AC Milan 0-2 Benfica. J. Kamiński (Benfica) scores, assisted by S. El Karouani.
  4. 90'Full-time. AC Milan 0-2 Benfica.
Full commentary (65 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: AC Milan vs Benfica.
  2. 4'Attempt blocked. J. Durán (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 4'Corner, Benfica.
  4. 6'Offside, Benfica.
  5. 10'Corner, AC Milan.
  6. 11'Attempt missed. G. Ramos (AC Milan), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
  7. 11'Yellow card for S. Pavlović (AC Milan) for foul.
  8. 13'Corner, AC Milan.
  9. 15'Attempt saved. D. Lukebakio (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 16'Goal! AC Milan 0-1 Benfica. D. Lukebakio (Benfica) scores, assisted by J. Kamiński.
  11. 18'Corner, AC Milan.
  12. 24'Off the woodwork! G. Sudakov (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 26'Yellow card for S. El Karouani (Benfica) for foul.
  14. 27'Attempt saved. F. Terracciano (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 29'Offside, Benfica.
  16. 36'Attempt missed. G. Ramos (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  17. 37'Yellow card for J. Durán (Benfica) for foul.
  18. 39'Corner, AC Milan.
  19. 41'Attempt missed. A. Jashari (AC Milan), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 44'Attempt missed. O. Hutchinson (AC Milan), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  21. 45'1 minute of added time.
  22. 45+1'Attempt saved. A. Cissè (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  23. 45'Half-time. AC Milan 0-1 Benfica.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 46'Substitution, AC Milan: M. Gila comes on for F. Terracciano.
  26. 46'Substitution, AC Milan: C. Pulišić comes on for O. Hutchinson.
  27. 49'Attempt missed. S. El Karouani (Benfica), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  28. 50'Attempt missed. K. De Winter (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  29. 50'Attempt blocked. A. Cissè (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  30. 53'Attempt blocked. J. Kamiński (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  31. 53'Goal! AC Milan 0-2 Benfica. J. Kamiński (Benfica) scores, assisted by S. El Karouani.
  32. 56'Corner, AC Milan.
  33. 57'Substitution, AC Milan: A. Saelemaekers comes on for D. Bartesaghi.
  34. 57'Substitution, AC Milan: D. Moreira comes on for A. Cissè.
  35. 59'Attempt missed. Y. Musah (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  36. 61'Corner, AC Milan.
  37. 62'Attempt saved. C. Pulišić (AC Milan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.16.
  38. 67'Attempt blocked. F. Aursnes (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 69'Corner, AC Milan.
  40. 70'Substitution, Benfica: G. Prestianni comes on for G. Sudakov.
  41. 70'Substitution, Benfica: L. Barreiro comes on for F. Aursnes.
  42. 70'Attempt missed. D. Moreira (AC Milan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  43. 73'Substitution, AC Milan: A. Rabiot comes on for A. Jashari.
  44. 73'Attempt blocked. S. Pavlović (AC Milan), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  45. 73'Corner, AC Milan.
  46. 74'Attempt missed. A. Rabiot (AC Milan), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  47. 75'Offside, Benfica.
  48. 76'Corner, AC Milan.
  49. 77'Yellow card for D. Banjaqui (Benfica) for foul.
  50. 80'Substitution, Benfica: V. Pavlidis comes on for J. Durán.
  51. 80'Substitution, Benfica: A. Schjelderup comes on for J. Kamiński.
  52. 81'Attempt saved. C. Pulišić (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  53. 81'Corner, AC Milan.
  54. 82'Attempt missed. G. Ramos (AC Milan), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  55. 83'Attempt blocked. L. Barreiro (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  56. 84'Attempt saved. D. Lukebakio (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  57. 84'Yellow card for L. Barreiro (Benfica) for foul.
  58. 85'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  59. 88'Substitution, Benfica: S. Dahl comes on for S. El Karouani.
  60. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  61. 90+2'Yellow card for V. Pavlidis (Benfica) for foul.
  62. 90+4'Attempt missed. S. Pavlović (AC Milan), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  63. 90+4'Attempt blocked. M. Gila (AC Milan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  64. 90+4'Corner, AC Milan.
  65. 90'Full-time. AC Milan 0-2 Benfica.
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