Key Events
At the 34th minute, AC Milan broke the deadlock when Pulisic delivered a corner kick that was not touched by any player and flew directly into the net. AC Milan 1-0 Brugge.
At the 37th minute, Nwakali appeared to step on Rieders during a defensive action. After a VAR review, the referee showed a red card to Nwakali, leaving Brugge with ten men.
Match Report
On October 23 at 0:45 AM China Time, in the third round of the Champions League group stage, AC Milan hosted Brugge.
Just one minute into the game, Brugge had a chance as Vanaken provided a through ball, and Jutglà managed to take a high-quality shot despite interference from defenders, but the ball was blocked by Maignan with his foot.
At the 7th minute, Odonez took a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, hitting the crossbar and bouncing out.
At the 15th minute, Fofana took a shot from the edge of the box, which narrowly missed the goal.
At the 27th minute, Leão dribbled skillfully in front of the penalty area and passed the ball, but Pulisic’s close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.
The first half ended with AC Milan leading 1-0 against ten-man Brugge.
Player Lineups
AC Milan Starting XI: 16-Maignan; 19-Theo; 23-Tomori; 46-Gabbia; 22-Emerson; 8-Kieffer; 11-Pulisic; 10-Leão; 14-Rieders; 29-Fofana; 7-Morata; Substitutes: 57-Sportiello; 96-Torriani; 31-Pavlovic; 28-Gaf; 80-Musa; 42-Traciano; 18-Zeroli; 21-Chukwueze; 17-Okafor; 73-Camarda;
Brugge Starting XI: 22-Mignolet; 44-Mechele; 55-Dekuyper; 4-Odonkor; 65-Cissé; 20-Vanaken; 15-Nwakali; 8-Szoláris; 30-Jasuri; 68-Talbi; 9-Jutglà; Substitutes: 29-Jacquels; 2-Romero; 64-Sabe; 58-Speirs; 27-Nelson; 10-Vitulsen; 7-Olson; 21-Skola; 17-Vermant;
