Milan 4 - 2 Celtic: Finished | 2020-12-03 | Europa League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Gianluigi Donnarumma	0	2	4

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Ante Rebic 83'	0	1	0	0	1

Midfielders	G	GA	S	FW
Samu Castillejo 26'	1	0	3	3
Jens Petter Hauge 50'	1	1	1	0
Franck Kessié 61'	0	0	1	2
Hakan Calhanoglu 61' 24'	1	0	2	0
Rade Krunic 45'	0	0	0	0

Defenders	GA	S	FC	FW
Diogo Dalot	0	1	1	0
Theo Hernández	1	0	3	3
Matteo Gabbia	0	0	0	0
Simon Kjaer 11'	0	0	0	0

Substitutes	G	S	FC	FW
Alessio Romagnoli 11'(Simon Kjaer)	0	0	0	0
Sandro Tonali 45'(Rade Krunic)	0	1	1	1
Brahim Díaz 61'(Hakan Calhanoglu) 82'	1	1	1	0
Ismaël Bennacer 61'(Franck Kessié)	0	0	2	1
Lorenzo Colombo 83'(Ante Rebic)	0	0	0	0
Pierre Kalulu	0	0	0	0
Daniel Maldini	0	0	0	0
Alexis Saelemaekers	0	0	0	0
Davide Calabria	0	0	0	0
Léo Duarte	0	0	0	0
Antonio Donnarumma	0	0	-	-
Ciprian Tatarusanu	0	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Vasilios Barkas	0	4	2

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Odsonne Edouard 14'	1	0	1	0	0

Midfielders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Callum McGregor	0	0	2	0	0
Jeremie Frimpong	0	0	2	1	4
Ryan Christie 86'	0	1	2	1	1
Scott Brown 78'	0	0	0	2	0
Tomas Rogic 67' 7'	1	0	2	2	1

Defenders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Hatem Elhamed	0	0	0	0	0
Diego Laxalt	0	0	0	3	0
Nir Bitton	0	0	0	0	0
Kristoffer Ajer	0	0	0	1	0

Substitutes	S	FC	FW
Olivier Ntcham 67'(Tomas Rogic)	1	1	1
Ismaila Soro 78'(Scott Brown)	0	0	0
Patryk Klimala 86'(Ryan Christie)	0	0	1
Stephen Welsh	0	0	0
Ewan Henderson	0	0	0
Greg Taylor	0	0	0
Albian Ajeti	0	0	0
Christopher Jullien	0	0	0
Conor Hazard	0	-	-
Scott Bain	0	-	-

90'+3'

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90'+3'

Milan return to domestic action with a trip away to Sampdoria, while Celtic host St. Johnstone.

90'+3'

There goes the full-time whistle and Milan are through to the knockout stages! Celtic were 2-0 up inside the first 15 minutes as Rogic capitalised on a defensive error and Edouard dinked over Donnarumma, but Milan came back from behind in style, with Calhanoglu firing in a free-kick, Castillejo smashing in from inside the box, Hauge slotting home a lovely solo goal and Diaz scoring a chip of his own. It finishes 4-2 to Milan, and with Lille coming from behind to beat Sparta Prague 2-1 they advance to the last 32.

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FULL-TIME: MILAN 4-2 CELTIC

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SAVE! Frimpong gets to the edge of the box and hits a stinging, low drive across goal, but Donnarumma is down sharply to get a strong hand to it and keeps it out!

90'

Milan are still knocking the ball around with confidence and keeping it for long spells. Even when Celtic do get possession, they just can't craft a clear-cut chance.

88'

A corner is cleared to the edge of the box where Tonali meets it and tries a volley, but he gets right underneath it and blazes it very, very high over the bar.

86'

Lennon replaces Christie with Klimala in the closing stages of the game as he turns to the young striker in desperation.

85'

Celtic are throwing men forward and taking shots from outside the box now as they desperately try to haul themselves level, but Milan have men back and Donnarumma isn't called into action.

83'

Pioli brings Rebic off now that the game is likely over, with Colombo taking his place.

82'

Hauge was direct and positive as he took on his man on the left. He got a little fortunate with the bounce of the ball but showed great composure to weight a lovely ball through for Diaz in behind.

82'

GOAL!!! DIAZ HAS SURELY WON IT FOR MILAN!!! Hauge again showed dazzling quick feet on the left as he came in off the left before slipping a lovely pass through for Diaz, who lifts the ball over the onrushing Barkas from a tight angle! It's 4-2 to Milan!

80'

Milan are in complete control at the moment. They're working the ball around patiently and Celtic can't get near them.

78'

Brown is off for Soro at the base of midfield now as Lennon turns to the bench for answers.

75'

Celtic skipper Brown goes into the book - a familiar feeling for the midfielder - following a poor challenge on Hernandez.

73'

SAVE! Fantastic save by Donnarumma! Christie takes the free-kick with his left foot and sends it with plenty of power towards the top-right corner, but the goalkeeper met it at full-stretch to keep it out!

72'

Frimpong surges forward and wins a free-kick in a dangerous position 20 or so yards out. Can someone replicate Calhanoglu's earlier strike to haul Celtic level?

69'

Ajer surges up the field with real pace and gets himself into the box before firing a low cross into the middle, but it's hacked away! That was a dangerous run from the centre-back.

67'

Rogic is off for Ntcham in midfield now as Lennon tries to get his side back on level terms.

67'

Rogic goes into the book for hauling Hernandez back as the left-back charged up the field. A clear yellow card.

65'

Milan put together a lovely, flowing move that starts near their own corner flag and ends with Hauge running at Elhamed, but the Celtic right-back stands tall and wins the ball from the young winger.

63'

WIDE! Frimpong picks the ball up in an advanced position on the right and lashes a fierce, low drive narrowly wide of the near post with his weaker left foot!

61'

Meanwhile, Kessie is off for Bennacer in midfield to try and help his side see out the game.

61'

Pioli makes a double-change now, with Diaz replacing Calhanoglu in the first alteration.

58'

Castillejo doesn't look too happy as he's the victim of a rough barge from Laxalt. No foul is given though and Tonali goes for the spectacular, launching the ball goalwards from near the halfway line on the right, but it sails over.

56'

Milan have, understandably, slowed the pace of the game down now. They're being more patient in their approach play and are conserving energy in possession.

54'

Celtic are pushing forward more now as they chase the game. Lennon looks grim-faced on the sidelines having watched his side throw away a two-goal lead.

52'

SAVE! Hauge drifts in from the left and plays a sharp ball into Calhanoglu on the edge of the box. The midfielder tries to flick into the path of Kessie but it runs through for Castillejo on the right instead. The winger hits a low, first-time effort at goal, but he doesn't catch it with enough force and Barkas is down to make the stop!

50'

Hernandez claims the assist for his pass to Hauge on the left wing, but the youngster had it all to do before finding the net and deserves all the credit.

50'

GOAL!!! MILAN ARE IN FRONT!!! It's Hauge with a lovely solo goal as he drifts in from the left touchline, beating three with mesmerising close control before curling into the far corner past a helpless Barkas! That's a wonderful individual effort and it's now 3-2 to Milan!

48'

Milan have started this half with real purpose. Pioli has clearly motivated his side at the break and they look focused.

45'

There will surely be conflicted feelings for both sides at the break, although Milan have looked the better side since coming from behind, while Lennon will surely lament his team's capitulation at 2-0 up. If the game continues in this vein in the second half, the hosts look the more likely side to score next.

46'

We're back underway for the second half!

46'

Pioli makes a half-time change in midfield, bringing Krunic off for Tonali.

45'

There goes the half-time whistle! Celtic raced into an unexpected lead as Rogic capitalised on a loose ball at the back to thump the visitors ahead, before Edouard doubled their advantage with a clever chip over Donnarumma inside the first 15 minutes. However, the hosts roared back, scoring twice in the space of three minutes as Calhanoglu pinged in a sweet free-kick before Castillejo rifled home the equaliser. It's 2-2 at the break!

45'

HALF-TIME: MILAN 2-2 CELTIC

43'

All of Calhanoglu's corners from the left so far have been taken with plenty of pace towards the near post area. It's not a tactic that's worked so far, however.

41'

SAVE! Celtic enjoy a positive spell and Rogic has the ball on the left side of the box, but he's surrounded and lays it off to McGregor, who sweeps a shot goalwards from the edge of the area, but Donnarumma gets behind it and holds on!

39'

WIDE! A corner is cleared away as far as Dalot and the full-back takes the shot on from distance, but it's narrowly past the foot of the left-hand post!

37'

OVER! Calhanoglu stands over a free-kick from some distance out but still takes on the strike. It's a very ambitious effort and, despite the shot having plenty of power, it's always too high.

35'

Celtic just can't get hold of the ball at the moment. Even when they get a foot in, it just comes straight back at them.

33'

CHANCE! Calhanoglu lofts the ball into the box and it's flicked on by Rebic to Castillejo, who beats his man with a clever Cruyff turn and tries to fire in, but it's blocked just over the bar and onto the roof of the net!

31'

Milan have certianly been buoyed by their quick-fire comeback and look much more positive now. They've pinned Celtic back in their half again and are working the ball around.

29'

WIDE! Castillejo has the chance to put Milan ahead, but he drags his left-footed effort wide of the far post from a promising position inside the box!

26'

Rebic was surrounded but thought quickly and showed superb awareness to backheel the ball to Castillejo, who had ghosted into the box unmarked.

26'

GOAL!!!! MILAN ARE LEVEL!!! Unbelievable scenes at San Siro! The ball is drilled in low from the left towards Rebic, but it's slightly behind the forward, who has three Celtic defenders for company. He backheels cleverly into the path of Castillejo, and the winger smashes a left-footed effort in just under the crossbar! It's 2-2 and Milan have come back from 2-0 down in style!

24'

GOAL!! CALHANOGLU PULLS ONE BACK FOR MILAN!!! It's a trademark free-kick goal from Calhanoglu! With the ball placed in a left-centre position on the edge of the box, Calhanoglu spots that Barkas has come across to cover his wall and strikes his shot to the goalkeeper's side, tucking it inside the far post! It's 2-1 now!

23'

Christie goes in hard on Rebic and gets none of the ball, earning himself a well-deserved yellow card.

20'

Frimpong is released down the right and he drifts inside before taking a shot on from just inside the box, but it's charged down and blocked away.

18'

Milan have settled on the ball again in the last few minutes but their passing is lacking sharpness and purpose. It's all a little slow and aimless and Celtic look comfortable.

16'

Donnarumma is furious with his team-mates in the aftermath of that goal. Somehow Milan find themselves 2-0 down inside the first 15 minutes against a side that have nothing to play for!

14'

Christie played an inch-perfect pass through the lines to release Edouard into the box and give him an excellent chance, which he tucked away with aplomb.

14'

GOAL!!! EDOUARD DOUBLES CELTIC'S LEAD!! Christie slips Edouard into the box and the striker is one-on-one with Donnarumma. The goalkeeper goes down early and Edouard takes full advantage, dinking over him and into the back of the net! It's 2-0 to Celtic!

13'

SAVE! Celtic are all over Milan at the moment! Donnarumma is called into action with a close-range stop as Frimpong feeds Edouard in the box and McGregor races onto the striker's loose touch to slam an effort at goal, but it's too central!

11'

That change does now have to be made, with Romagnoli coming on to replace the stricken Kjaer.

10'

Kjaer has stayed down in the aftermath of that Rogic attempt and it looks like he may not be able to continue.

9'

CLOSE! Rogic goes close again with another left-footed effort as he takes aim from outside the box again, but his curling strike narrowly misses the top-left corner!

7'

GOAL!!! CELTIC TAKE THE LEAD!! Donnarumma plays the ball to Krunic as Milan try and play out from the back and the midfielder fails to control the ball, allowing Rogic to pick up possession and rifle a low shot into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box! It's 1-0 to Celtic!

5'

Celtic will have to be alert from set-pieces tonight as Milan possess a unique weapon in Calhanoglu, who is a dead-ball specialist. The visitors have survived the first couple of deliveries though.

3'

Milan are dominating the ball early on, with Celtic pinned back in their own half. The hosts look confident in possession.

1'

We're underway in Milan!

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However, Celtic may draw hope from the fact that Milan have lost two of their last four home games in the Europa League, although Celtic’s own tally of just one point from their four games in the competition this season represents their lowest return at this stage of a campaign since 2009-10 (D1 L3).

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Milan have lost just one of their 11 previous meetings with Celtic in all competitions (W7 D3), including the last four in a row, with Celtic scoring just once in their last five meetings with the Rossoneri at San Siro (D1 L4).

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Meanwhile, under-fire Celtic head coach Neil Lennon makes just two alterations after his side were beaten 2-0 by Ross County in the Scottish League Cup in their last outing. Jullien and Ajeti are amongst the substitutes tonight, with McGregor and Frimpong coming in from the start.

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Milan manager Stefano Pioli makes five changes to the side that beat Fiorentina 2-0 in Serie A last time out. Calabria, Romagnoli, Tonali, Saelemaekers and Diaz all drop to the bench, with Dalot, Gabbia, Krunic, Castillejo and Hauge taking their places.

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Celtic substitutes: Ewan Henderson, Scott Bain, Stephen Welsh, Christopher Jullien, Greg Taylor, Albian Ajeti, Ismaila Soro, Patryk Klimala, Conor Hazard, Olivier Ntcham.

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Celtic XI (4-2-3-1): Vasilios Barkas; Diego Laxalt, Kristoffer Ajer, Nir Bitton, Hatem Elhamed; Callum McGregor, Scott Brown; Jeremie Frimpong, Tomas Rogic, Ryan Christie; Odsonne Edouard.

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Milan substitutes: Daniel Maldini, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Ismael Bennacer, Alexis Saelemaekers, Davide Calabria, Brahim Diaz, Alessio Romagnoli, Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Sandro Tonali, Antonio Donnarumma, Leo Duarte, Lorenzo Colombo.

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Milan XI (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Diogo Dalot, Simon Kjaer, Matteo Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Rade Krunic, Franck Kessie, Hakan Calhanoglu; Samu Castillejo, Ante Rebic, Jens Hauge.

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Milan could seal their spot in the knockout stages if they beat Celtic - who have already been eliminated - on home turf tonight and Lille also win in the other fixture in Group H.

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