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UEFA Europa League logoUEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 1

AC Milan vs Benfica 0-2

AC Milan crestAC Milan

0-2

FT

Benfica crestBenfica
  • D. Lukebakio16'
  • J. Kaminski53'
Kick-off
Wed, 16 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
Venue
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Referee
Jarred Gillett, Australia

Match timeline

  1. 90+2’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaV. Pavlidis
  2. 88’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaS. Dahl ONS. El Karouani OFF
  3. 84’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaL. Barreiro
  4. 80’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaA. Schjelderup ONJ. Kaminski OFF
  5. 80’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaV. Pavlidis ONJ. Duran OFF
  6. 77’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaD. Banjaqui
  7. 73’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanA. Rabiot ONA. Jashari OFF
  8. 70’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaL. Barreiro ONF. Aursnes OFF
Show 10 earlier events
  1. 70’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaG. Prestianni ONG. Sudakov OFF
  2. 57’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanD. Moreira ONA. Cisse OFF
  3. 57’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanA. Saelemaekers OND. Bartesaghi OFF
  4. 53’Goal!Benfica crestBenficaJ. KaminskiAssist: S. El Karouani0 – 2
  5. 46’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanC. Pulisic ONO. Hutchinson OFF
  6. 46’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanM. Gila ONF. Terracciano OFF
  7. 37’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaJ. Duran
  8. 26’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaS. El Karouani
  9. 16’Goal!Benfica crestBenficaD. LukebakioAssist: J. Kaminski0 – 1
  10. 11’Yellow cardAC Milan crestAC MilanS. Pavlovic
  11. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

AC Milan crestAC MilanBenficaBenfica crest
  • 61%Possession39%
  • 16Shots11
  • 0.96xG0.64
  • 4Shots on Target4
  • 9Corners1
  • 92%Pass Accuracy85%
  • 0Offsides3
  • 2Saves4
  • 567Passes381
  • 14Fouls12
  • 1Yellow Cards5

Lineups

Confirmed selections

AC Milan crestAC Milan3 - 4 - 2 - 1

  1. 16Maignan
  2. 42Terracciano
  3. 5Winter
  4. 31Pavlović
  5. 21Chukwueze
  6. 80Musah
  7. 30Jashari
  8. 33Bartesaghi
  9. 20Hutchinson
  10. 70Cissè
  11. 9Ramos

Substitutions

  1. 46’↑11 Christian Pulišić↓20 Omari Hutchinson
  2. 46’↑34 Mario Gila↓42 Filippo Terracciano
  3. 57’↑22 Diego Moreira↓70 Alphadjo Cissè
  4. 57’↑56 Alexis Saelemaekers↓33 Davide Bartesaghi
  5. 73’↑12 Adrien Rabiot↓30 Ardon Jashari

Unused substitutes 96 Lorenzo Torriani, 23 Fikayo Tomori, 46 Matteo Gabbia, 2 Pervis Estupiñán, 8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 14 Luka Modrić, 73 Francesco Camarda

Coach Ruben Amorim

Benfica crestBenfica4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Trubin
  2. 58Banjaqui
  3. 44Araújo
  4. 3Circati
  5. 34Karouani
  6. 8Aursnes
  7. 36Palhinha
  8. 11Lukebakio
  9. 10Sudakov
  10. 13Kamiński
  11. 22Durán

Substitutions

  1. 70’↑18 Leandro Barreiro↓8 Fredrik Aursnes
  2. 70’↑25 Gianluca Prestianni↓10 Georgiy Sudakov
  3. 80’↑21 Andreas Schjelderup↓13 Jakub Kamiński
  4. 80’↑14 Vangelis Pavlidis↓22 Jhon Durán
  5. 88’↑26 Samuel Dahl↓34 Souffian El Karouani

Unused substitutes 24 Samuel Soares, 2 Clément Lenglet, 5 Enzo Barrenechea, 16 Manu Silva, 27 Rafa Silva, 30 Claudio Echeverri, 72 Anísio Cabral

Coach Marco Silva

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Kick-off
19:00 (UTC)
Venue
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Referee
Jarred Gillett, Australia
AC Milan coach
Ruben Amorim
Benfica coach
Marco Silva

League table

UEFA Europa League

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Juventus crestJuventus2200+66
2Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen2200+66
3Benfica crestBenfica2200+56
4Beşiktaş crestBeşiktaş2200+46
5Bournemouth crestBournemouth2200+46
16AC Milan crestAC Milan2101+23

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Scored / match
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What happened

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Benfica beat AC Milan 2-0 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League at San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano.

D. Lukebakio 16' and J. Kaminski 53' for Benfica.

AC Milan had 61% of the ball to Benfica's 39%; the sides had 16 and 11 shots (4 and 4 on target).

The referee showed 6 yellow cards and no reds.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Referee
Jarred Gillett
Match ID
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18 events

  1. 11’Yellow cardAC Milan crestAC MilanS. Pavlovic
  2. 16’Goal!Benfica crestBenficaD. LukebakioAssist: J. Kaminski0 – 1
  3. 26’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaS. El Karouani
  4. 37’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaJ. Duran
  5. 46’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanC. Pulisic ONO. Hutchinson OFF
  6. 46’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanM. Gila ONF. Terracciano OFF
  7. 53’Goal!Benfica crestBenficaJ. KaminskiAssist: S. El Karouani0 – 2
  8. 57’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanD. Moreira ONA. Cisse OFF
  9. 57’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanA. Saelemaekers OND. Bartesaghi OFF
  10. 70’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaL. Barreiro ONF. Aursnes OFF
  11. 70’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaG. Prestianni ONG. Sudakov OFF
  12. 73’SubstitutionAC Milan crestAC MilanA. Rabiot ONA. Jashari OFF
  13. 77’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaD. Banjaqui
  14. 80’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaA. Schjelderup ONJ. Kaminski OFF
  15. 80’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaV. Pavlidis ONJ. Duran OFF
  16. 84’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaL. Barreiro
  17. 88’SubstitutionBenfica crestBenficaS. Dahl ONS. El Karouani OFF
  18. 90+2’Yellow cardBenfica crestBenficaV. Pavlidis