Europa League
League Stage - 1
Wed, Sep 16 · 22:00
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza
HT 0-1
Jarred Gillett
2026/27
Team news
Lineups
Official starting XIs confirmedAC Milan
Home3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Substitutions
73' Ardon Jashari
↔ Adrien Rabiot-Provost
57' Alphadjo Cisse
↔ Diego Moreira
57' Davide Bartesaghi
↔ Alexis Saelemaekers
46' Omari Giraud-Hutchinson
↔ Christian Pulisic
46' Filippo Terracciano
↔ Mario Gila
Benfica
Away4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Substitutions
88' Souffian El Karouani
↔ Samuel Dahl
80' Jakub Kaminski
↔ Andreas Raedergard Schjelderup
80' Jhon Duran Palacio
↔ Vangelis Pavlidis
70' Fredrik Aursnes
↔ Leandro Barreiro
70' Heorhii Sudakov
↔ Gianluca Prestianni Gross
Technical area
Coaches
Match flow
Momentum
AC MilanHome
BenficaAway
0'HTFT
Momentum shows how attacking pressure shifts between AC Milan and Benfica using recorded match events and official live statistics. Goal markers reveal accepted scorers; VAR markers show disallowed-goal decisions without changing the score.
Numbers
Match stats
AC MilanHome · left value
BenficaAway · right value
4
Shots on target
4
10
Shots off target
3
17
Total shots
11
3
Blocked shots
4
9
Shots inside box
5
8
Shots outside box
6
0.96
Expected goals (xG)
0.64
60%
Ball possession
40%
10
Corner kicks
1
0
Offsides
3
14
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
5
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
567
Total passes
382
521
Accurate passes
324
92%
Pass accuracy
85%
0.76
Goals Prevented
0.76
Match events
Holding
Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Souffian El Karouani.
Holding
Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Jhon Duran Palacio.
Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Raedergard Schjelderup replaces Jakub Kaminski.
Tripping
Substitution, AC Milan. Adrien Rabiot-Provost replaces Ardon Jashari.
Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni Gross replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
Substitution, AC Milan. Diego Moreira replaces Alphadjo Cisse.
GOAL! Jakub Kaminski scores for Benfica. Assist: Souffian El Karouani.
Substitution, AC Milan. Mario Gila Fuentes replaces Filippo Terracciano.
Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Omari Giraud-Hutchinson.
Elbowing
Holding
GOAL! Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli scores for Benfica. Assist: Jakub Kaminski.
Holding
AC Milan and Benfica are under way in San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza.