UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Wed, Sep 16 2026 · 20:00 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
AC Milan
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.96 – 0.64
Benfica
  • 16’ D. Lukébakio
  • 53’ J. Kamiński
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Benfica beat AC Milan

Benfica entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Lukébakio and Kamiński. Benfica won despite the lower xG; AC Milan created the better chances (0.96 vs 0.64). On the chances created, AC Milan deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

AC Milan27%
Draw23%
Benfica ✓51%

Model vs reality

AC Milan goals
0
Model 1.29 · xG 0.96
Benfica goals
2
Model 1.87 · xG 0.64
Total goals
2
Model 3.16 · xG 1.60
Score 0–2
7%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 61%
Both scored
No
Model 61%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. TrubinBenfica
8.5
  • RefereeJarred Gillett
  • CoachesRuben Amorim · Marco Silva
  • VenueStadio Giuseppe Meazza
  • Weather at kick-off24°C · Partly cloudy · wind 9 km/h

Timeline

  1. S. PavlovićYellow card · Holding
    11’
  2. D. Lukébakio 0–1Assist J. Kamiński
    16’
  3. S. El KarouaniYellow card · Holding
    26’
  4. J. DuránYellow card · Elbowing
    37’
  5. Half time · 0–1
  6. ⇄ C. PulišićFor O. Hutchinson
    46’
  7. ⇄ Mario GilaFor F. Terracciano
    46’
  8. J. Kamiński 0–2Assist S. El Karouani
    53’
  9. ⇄ Diego MoreiraFor A. Cissè
    57’
  10. ⇄ A. SaelemaekersFor D. Bartesaghi
    57’
  11. ⇄ L. BarreiroFor F. Aursnes
    70’
  12. ⇄ G. PrestianniFor H. Sudakov
    70’
  13. ⇄ A. RabiotFor A. Jashari
    73’
  14. Daniel BanjaquiYellow card · Tripping
    77’
  15. ⇄ A. SchjelderupFor J. Kamiński
    80’
  16. ⇄ V. PavlidisFor J. Durán
    80’
  17. L. BarreiroYellow card · Holding
    84’
  18. ⇄ S. DahlFor S. El Karouani
    88’
  19. V. PavlidisYellow card · Holding
    90+2’
  20. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

AC Milan15 shots · 8 in box, 7 outside
Benfica11 shots · 5 in box, 6 outside
AC MilanBenfica
60% Possession 40%
0.96 Expected goals (xG) 0.64
1.60 Expected points (xPts) 1.05
15 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 5
7 Shots outside the box 6
545 Passes 380
92% Pass accuracy 85%
9 Corners 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 4
14 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
6.59 Team rating 7.43

Line-ups

AC Milan 3-4-2-1

166.3 M. Maignan(G)
316.3 S. Pavlović 56.7 K. De Winter 426.5 F. Terracciano ↓46’
336.9 D. Bartesaghi ↓57’ 806.9 Y. Musah 306.2 A. Jashari ↓73’ 217.3 S. Chukwueze
706.9 A. Cissè ↓57’ 206.5 O. Hutchinson ↓46’
95.9 Gonçalo Ramos
  • 16M. Maignan (G)6.3
  • 31S. Pavlović6.3
  • 5K. De Winter6.7
  • 42F. Terracciano↓46’6.5
  • 33D. Bartesaghi↓57’6.9
  • 80Y. Musah6.9
  • 30A. Jashari↓73’6.2
  • 21S. Chukwueze7.3
  • 70A. Cissè↓57’6.9
  • 20O. Hutchinson↓46’6.5
  • 9Gonçalo Ramos5.9

Substitutes used

  • 34Mario Gila↑46’7.2
  • 11C. Pulišić↑46’6.0
  • 22Diego Moreira↑57’6.3
  • 56A. Saelemaekers↑57’7.3
  • 12A. Rabiot↑73’6.5

Unused: L. Torriani, O. Tomori, M. Gabbia, P. Estupiñán, R. Loftus-Cheek, L. Modrić, F. Camarda

Coach: Ruben Amorim

Benfica 4-2-3-1

18.5★ A. Trubin(G)
347.3 S. El Karouani A↓88’ 448.2 Tomás Araújo 37.3 A. Circati 587.5 Daniel Banjaqui
367.5 João Palhinha 86.6 F. Aursnes ↓70’
137.9 J. Kamiński A↓80’ 106.7 H. Sudakov ↓70’ 118.2 D. Lukébakio
226.2 J. Durán ↓80’
  • 1A. Trubin (G) ★8.5
  • 34S. El KarouaniA↓88’7.3
  • 44Tomás Araújo8.2
  • 3A. Circati7.3
  • 58Daniel Banjaqui7.5
  • 36João Palhinha7.5
  • 8F. Aursnes↓70’6.6
  • 13J. KamińskiA↓80’7.9
  • 10H. Sudakov↓70’6.7
  • 11D. Lukébakio8.2
  • 22J. Durán↓80’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 18L. Barreiro↑70’6.2
  • 25G. Prestianni↑70’6.9
  • 26S. Dahl↑88’
  • 21A. Schjelderup↑80’6.3
  • 14V. Pavlidis↑80’6.5

Unused: Samuel Soares, C. Lenglet, E. Barrenechea, Manu, Rafa, C. Echeverri, Anísio Cabral

Coach: Marco Silva

Player stats

Top rated
A. TrubinBenfica8.5
2nd
Tomás AraújoBenfica8.2
3rd
D. LukébakioBenfica8.2

AC Milan

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Maignan G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 81% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
S. Pavlović D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 76 1 0 0/1 4/1 6.3
K. De Winter D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 58 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.7
F. Terracciano M 46 0 0 1 (1) 0 97% 36 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
D. Bartesaghi D 57 0 0 0 (0) 3 89% 28 2 0 2/4 0/0 6.9
Y. Musah M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 97% 63 0 1 0/0 1/2 6.9
A. Jashari M 73 0 0 1 (0) 1 92% 50 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2
S. Chukwueze F 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 88% 33 1 1 3/4 0/1 7.3
A. Cissè F 57 0 0 1 (1) 0 96% 28 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
O. Hutchinson F 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 15 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.5
Gonçalo Ramos F 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 81% 16 2 0 1/2 2/0 5.9
Mario Gila D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 43 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
C. Pulišić M 44 0 0 2 (2) 0 83% 24 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.0
Diego Moreira F 33 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Saelemaekers F 33 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 20 0 0 1/2 2/2 7.3
A. Rabiot M 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 15 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.5

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 58% 33 0 0 0/0 0/1 8.5
S. El Karouani D 88 0 1 1 (0) 1 98% 42 2 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 41 4 1 0/0 0/0 8.2
A. Circati D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 39 1 2 0/0 2/0 7.3
Daniel Banjaqui 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 39 7 0 2/3 1/1 7.5
João Palhinha M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 26 3 4 1/1 0/2 7.5
F. Aursnes M 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 31 2 0 0/0 3/0 6.6
J. Kamiński M 80 1 1 1 (1) 3 77% 30 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.9
H. Sudakov M 70 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 32 1 1 2/3 1/0 6.7
D. Lukébakio F 90 1 0 3 (3) 0 72% 29 3 0 1/2 0/1 8.2
J. Durán F 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 0 1 0/0 1/3 6.2
L. Barreiro M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.2
G. Prestianni F 20 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 10 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Dahl D 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Schjelderup F 10 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
V. Pavlidis F 10 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.