AC Milan 3-1 Club Brugge, UEFA Champions League 2024/25: the match report | AC Milan

UCL Triumph: 3-1 Win Against Club Brugge

Pulisic And Reijnders Lead Victory At San Siro

It was a fantastic evening for AC Milan, as they celebrated their first victory in the Champions League this season. Sporting their Third Kit, the Rossoneri triumphed over Club Brugge with a score of 3-1, reigniting their hopes of advancing to the knockout stages. The match was quite challenging; the Belgian team proved to be resilient and managed to level the score early in the second half, even though they were playing with one fewer player. Christian Pulisic opened the scoring for the home team with a goal directly from a corner kick. An outstanding performance from Tijjani Reijnders, who scored two goals in the second half, secured the win, with both assists coming from substitutes Okafor and Chukwueze.

There were plenty of standout performances at San Siro tonight. Along with the two players who scored, we should give a shoutout to Mike Maignan, who made some crucial saves early on. We also can’t overlook Francesco Camarda’s first Champions League appearance, where he nearly scored with his very first touch (although that goal was ruled out for offside). A big round of applause to everyone, as the three points came from a solid display that showed the progress made since the match against Udinese. Now, we need to recharge quickly since the games are coming up fast; we’ll be facing Bologna away on Saturday evening. Forza Milan!

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MATCH SUMMARY The match kicked off with high energy right from the beginning. In the 2nd minute, Maignan had to make a save against Tzolīs, and shortly after, Jutglà's shot went over the bar. We answered back with Leão, who unfortunately couldn't find the net in two attempts. Just a few minutes later, in the 7th minute, Mike made another crucial save to deny Tzolīs again. After that corner, Ordóñez hit the crossbar with a powerful shot. We started to pick up the tempo, and in the 15th minute, Fofana took a shot that just missed the target. Leão was busy creating opportunities, and in the 28th minute, Pulisic got through but was thwarted by Mignolet. In the 33rd minute, Theo and Leão combined well, yet Ordóñez managed to block the French player's effort. Things took a turn for the better when we scored the opening goal from a corner: Pulisic delivered an exceptional ball directly from the corner flag, which Gabbia just failed to connect with at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, we had a numerical advantage after Onyedika received a straight red card for a tackle on Reijnders.

The action resumed with Leão passing to Theo, who shot just over the goal. Club Brugge equalized in the 51st minute with a shot from Sabbe that slipped past Maignan. Theo had another attempt in the 57th minute, but it didn’t lead to anything. Coach Fonseca made some substitutions to shake things up, and it worked almost right away. Okafor, who came off the bench, played a role in Reijnders scoring from inside the box with an assist from Noah, making it 2-1. In the 65th minute, Theo’s corner resulted in an opposing defender hitting the post, but the Rossoneri's persistence finally paid off in the 71st minute. Once again, Reijnders ignited the San Siro crowd, this time with an assist from Chukwueze. In the final 15 minutes, Musah and Camarda came onto the field. The fans erupted with joy in the 87th minute when Camarda scored with a header, but the goal was disallowed for offside. We then played out the remaining minutes until the final whistle.

AC Milan triumphed over Club Brugge with a score of 3-1.

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; E. Royal, Gabbia (substituted in the 82nd minute for Thiaw), Tomori, Hernández; Fofana (substituted in the 75th minute for Musah), Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek (substituted in the 60th minute for Okafor), Leão (substituted in the 60th minute for Chukwueze); Morata (substituted in the 75th minute for Camarda). Bench: Sportiello, Torriani; Pavlović, Terracciano; Zeroli. Head Coach: Fonseca.

CLUB BRUGGE (4-3-3): Mignolet; Seys (substituted at halftime for Sabbe), Mechele, Ordóñez, De Cuyper; Vanaken, Onyedika, Jashari (substituted in the 83rd minute for Nielsen); Talbi (substituted at halftime for Vetlesen), Jutglà (substituted in the 70th minute for Skóraś), Tzolīs (substituted in the 70th minute for Skov Olsen). Substitutes: Jackers; Romero, Spileers; Nielsen; Vermant. Coach: Hayen.

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany). Goals scored: 34' Pulisic (M), 51' Sabbe (CB), 61' and 71' Reijnders (M). Yellow cards issued: 20' Seys (CB), 23' Jashari (CB), 50' Leão (M), 59' Morata (M), 71' Gabbia (M), 74' Skóraś (CB), 88' Camarda (M). Red card shown: 40' Onyedika (CB).

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