AC Milan 3-1 Club Brugge: Champions League win thanks to Tijjani Reijnders double

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Champions League highlights: AC Milan 3-1 Club Brugge

Tijjani Reijnders scored two fine second-half goals as AC Milan recovered from a shaky start to see off the 10 men of Club Brugge.

The Belgian side impressed early on and only a fine save from Mike Maignan prevented Christos Tzolis from curling them ahead.

Milan - needing a win after opening defeats to Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen - opened the scoring when former Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic's inswinging corner went straight in.

Referee Felix Zwayer then sent off Raphael Onyedika for a high challenge on Reijnders after an intervention from the video assistant referee, leaving Brugge up against it.

The visitors still managed to equalise with a fine goal, when substitute Kyriani Sabbe was the spare man at the end of a flowing move and drove into the far corner. In doing so, the 19-year-old became just the fourth teenager to score against Milan in the Champions League.

Milan boss Paulo Fonseca's decision to withdraw the lively Rafael Leao was jeered by home fans, but within seconds of the change his replacement Noah Okafor made a goal.

Okafor skipped down the left and cut the ball back for Reijnders to finish with a side-footed strike.

Reijnders repeated the process for Milan's third goal when he converted a cross from another substitute, Samuel Chukwueze, to seal the win.

There was time for sco Camarda to come on and become the youngest Italian player to appear in the Champions League at the age of 16 years and 226 days.

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Aston Villa	3	3	0	0	6	0	6	9	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Monaco	3	2	1	0	9	4	5	7	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Draw Result Win
3 Sporting	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Draw Result Win
4 Arsenal	3	2	1	0	3	0	3	7	No Result No Result No Result Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5 Borussia Dortmund	3	2	0	1	12	6	6	6	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win Result Loss
6 Brest	2	2	0	0	6	1	5	6	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win
7 Benfica	2	2	0	0	6	1	5	6	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win
8 Bayer Leverkusen	2	2	0	0	5	0	5	6	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win
9 Real Madrid	3	2	0	1	8	4	4	6	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10 Liverpool	2	2	0	0	5	1	4	6	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win
11 Juventus	3	2	0	1	6	4	2	6	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Win Result Loss
12 Manchester City	2	1	1	0	4	0	4	4	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Draw Result Win
13 Inter Milan	2	1	1	0	4	0	4	4	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Draw Result Win
14 Sparta Prague	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Draw
15 Atalanta	2	1	1	0	3	0	3	4	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Draw Result Win
16 Stuttgart	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
17 PSG	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4	No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
18 Bayern Munich	2	1	0	1	9	3	6	3	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Loss
19 Barcelona	2	1	0	1	6	2	4	3	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Win
20 Girona	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
21 AC Milan	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
22 Lille	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Win
23 Celtic	2	1	0	1	6	8	-2	3	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Loss
24 Feyenoord	2	1	0	1	3	6	-3	3	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Win
25 Atlético Madrid	2	1	0	1	2	5	-3	3	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Win Result Loss
26 Club Brugge	3	1	0	2	2	6	-4	3	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
27 PSV	3	0	2	1	3	5	-2	2	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
28 Bologna	3	0	1	2	0	4	-4	1	No Result No Result No Result Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
29 Shakhtar Donetsk	3	0	1	2	0	4	-4	1	No Result No Result No Result Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
30 Dinamo Zagreb	2	0	1	1	4	11	-7	1	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Draw
31 RB Leipzig	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss
32 Sturm Graz	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
33 Red Bull Salzburg	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7	0	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss
34 Young Boys	2	0	0	2	0	8	-8	0	No Result No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss
35 Red Star Belgrade	3	0	0	3	2	11	-9	0	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
36 Slovan Bratislava	3	0	0	3	1	11	-10	0	No Result No Result No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : 8th Finals
Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Play-off

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home team, AC Milan

Manager: Paulo Fonseca

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 16,
M. Maignan
Number 19,
T. Hernández , Captain
Number 23,
F. Tomori
Number 46,
M. Gabbia , Yellow Card at 71 minutes, substituted for M. Thiaw at 83 minutes
Number 22,
Emerson Royal
Number 14,
T. Reijnders
Number 29,
Y. Fofana , substituted for Y. Musah at 75 minutes
Number 8,
R. Loftus-Cheek , substituted for N. Okafor at 60 minutes
Number 10,
Rafael Leão , Yellow Card at 50 minutes, substituted for S. Chukwueze at 60 minutes
Number 7,
Álvaro Morata , Yellow Card at 59 minutes, substituted for F. Camarda at 75 minutes
Number 11,
C. Pulišić

Substitutes

home team, AC Milan

Number 73,
F. Camarda , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
Number 21,
S. Chukwueze
Number 80,
Y. Musah
Number 17,
N. Okafor
Number 31,
S. Pavlović
Number 57,
M. Sportiello
Number 42,
F. Terracciano
Number 28,
M. Thiaw
Number 96,
L. Torriani
Number 18,
K. Zeroli

away team, Club Brugge

Manager: Nicky Hayen

Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1

Number 22,
S. Mignolet
Number 55,
M. De Cuyper
Number 44,
B. Mechele
Number 4,
J. Ordoñez
Number 65,
J. Seys , Yellow Card at 20 minutes, substituted for K. Sabbe at 46 minutes
Number 8,
C. Tzolis , substituted for A. Skov Olsen at 70 minutes
Number 15,
R. Onyedika , Red Card at 40 minutes
Number 30,
A. Jashari , Yellow Card at 23 minutes, substituted for C. Nielsen at 83 minutes
Number 68,
C. Talbi , substituted for H. Vetlesen at 46 minutes
Number 20,
H. Vanaken , Captain
Number 9,
Ferran Jutglà , substituted for M. Skóraś at 70 minutes

away team, Club Brugge

Number 29,
N. Jackers
Number 27,
C. Nielsen
Number 2,
Z. Romero
Number 64,
K. Sabbe
Number 7,
A. Skov Olsen
Number 21,
M. Skóraś , Yellow Card at 73 minutes
Number 58,
J. Spileers
Number 17,
R. Vermant
Number 10,
H. Vetlesen

AC Milan
Club Brugge

home team, AC Milan

Manager: Paulo Fonseca

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 16,
M. Maignan
Number 19,
T. Hernández , Captain
Number 23,
F. Tomori
Number 46,
M. Gabbia , Yellow Card at 71 minutes, substituted for M. Thiaw at 83 minutes
Number 22,
Emerson Royal
Number 14,
T. Reijnders
Number 29,
Y. Fofana , substituted for Y. Musah at 75 minutes
Number 8,
R. Loftus-Cheek , substituted for N. Okafor at 60 minutes
Number 10,
Rafael Leão , Yellow Card at 50 minutes, substituted for S. Chukwueze at 60 minutes
Number 7,
Álvaro Morata , Yellow Card at 59 minutes, substituted for F. Camarda at 75 minutes
Number 11,
C. Pulišić

Substitutes

Number 73,
F. Camarda , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
Number 21,
S. Chukwueze
Number 80,
Y. Musah
Number 17,
N. Okafor
Number 31,
S. Pavlović
Number 57,
M. Sportiello
Number 42,
F. Terracciano
Number 28,
M. Thiaw
Number 96,
L. Torriani
Number 18,
K. Zeroli

Referee:: Felix Zwayer
Video Assistant Referee:: Christian Dingert
Assistant Referee 1:: Robert Kempter
Assistant Referee 2:: Christian Dietz
Fourth Official:: Florian Badstübner
Assistant VAR Official:: Sören Storks

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v Udinese

1

0

Serie A

v Westerlo

1

2

First Division A

v Fiorentina

2

1

Serie A

v Union Saint-Gilloise

1

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v Bayer Leverkusen

1

0

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v Sturm Graz

0

1

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v Lecce

3

0

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v Sporting Charleroi

1

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v Inter Milan

1

2

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v Gent

2

4

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Match Facts

AC Milan and Club Brugge faced in the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage, with both games won 1-0 by the away side that campaign.
Club Brugge have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two European visits to Milan, drawing 0-0 in the European Cup in October 1990 and winning 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League in October 2003.
After losing each of their last two home games in the competition, AC Milan will be looking to avoid losing three consecutive home outings in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
Club Brugge haven’t lost any of their last four away games in the group/league stage of the UEFA Champions League (W2 D2), keeping a clean sheet in all four matches. Their last such defeat came away to Paris SG back in December 2021 (1-4).
AC Milan have lost both of their games in the UEFA Champions League this season, losing at home against Liverpool (1-3) and away to Bayer Leverkusen (0-1). Only once previously have they lost their opening three matches of a single Champions League campaign, doing so in 2021-22 under Stefano Pioli.
Club Brugge have kept six clean sheets in their last 10 games in the UEFA Champions League, including one in their 1-0 victory over Sturm Graz last time out. However, they’ve still conceded over a goal per game on average in this run (1.4), having shipped 14 goals across the four games they did concede in.
AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca has only won one of his last nine games in the UEFA Champions League as a manager (D3 L5), including defeats in his first two in charge of the Italian side. He’s never lost three in a row in the competition as a coach.
Each of AC Milan’s last 23 goals in UEFA Champions League home matches have been scored from inside the box, with the last player to net from outside the box being Robinho in February 2012 v Arsenal.
Maxim De Cuyper made 24 line-breaking es in Club Brugge’s win over Sturm Graz last time out; the most by any full back in a UEFA Champions League game this season.
Against Bayer Leverkusen last time out, Youssouf Fofana created the t-most chances (3), completed the most dribbles (5) and won the most duels (10) of any player for AC Milan. The last player to replicate those numbers in a single UEFA Champions League game for the Italian side was Kaká in October 2007 v Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, AC Milan 3, Club Brugge 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Club Brugge 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Bookingat 89 minutes
sco Camarda (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Postat 88 minutes
VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 3-1 Club Brugge.
Postat 87 minutes
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: sco Camarda (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Postat 87 minutes
Offside, AC Milan. sco Camarda is caught offside.
Postat 86 minutes
Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitutionat 83 minutes
Substitution, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen replaces Ardon Jashari.
Substitutionat 83 minutes
Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Matteo Gabbia.
Postat 79 minutes
Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
Postat 79 minutes
Michal Skóras (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 79 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 78 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
Postat 77 minutes
Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
Substitutionat 75 minutes
Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Youssouf Fofana.
Substitutionat 75 minutes
Substitution, AC Milan. sco Camarda replaces Álvaro Morata.
Bookingat 73 minutes
Michal Skóras (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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