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SASSUOLO. Milan tops Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 after B. Díaz scored just 1 goal (7′).

The match was played at the Stadio Enzo Ricci stadium in Sassuolo on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer with the help of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Lukas Fähndrich. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Tottenham Hotspur that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Milan succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Milan shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Milan received 2 yellow cards (Sandro Tonali and Theo Hernández). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Romero and Eric Dier).

Standings

After playing this contest, Milan will have 10 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 11 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Milan will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 8th of March with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Tottenham Hotspur will host Milan on the 8th of March with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Milan and Tottenham Hotspur will play the return match on the at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Milan – Formation

Milan adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Ciprian Tătărușanu (7.1), Pierre Kalulu (7.2), Simon Kjær (7.0), Malick Thiaw (7.3), Alexis Saelemaekers (6.4), Rade Krunić (6.5), Sandro Tonali (6.6), Theo Hernández (7.1), Brahim Díaz (6.8), Rafael Leão (7.5) and Olivier Giroud (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Junior Messias (6.8), Davide Calabria, Fodé Ballo Touré, Charles De Ketelaere, Matteo Gabbia, Lapo Francesco Maria Nava, Divock Okoth Origi, Antonio Mirante, Ante Rebić and Tommaso Pobega.

Substitutions

Milan made 3 changes: Alexis Saelemaekers for Junior Messias (77′), Sandro Tonali for Tommaso Pobega (86′) and Rafael Leão for Ante Rebić (90′).

Best player: Rafael Leão​

The player that probably impressed the most for Milan was Rafael Leão even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 6 crosses.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Also Tottenham Hotspur adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Antonio Conte played with: Fraser Forster (7.1), Cristian Romero (6.7), Eric Dier (7.2), Clément Lenglet (7.0), Emerson Royal (7.0), Oliver Skipp (6.8), Pape Matar Sarr (7.2), Ivan Perišić (7.8), Dejan Kulusevski (6.2), Heung-min Son (7.3) and Harry Kane (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ben Davies (6.2), Alfie Whiteman, Japhet Tanganga, Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda, Brandon Austin, Alfie Devine, Davinson Sánchez Mina, Richarlison (6.4), Arnaut Danjuma (6.2) and Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Dejan Kulusevski for Richarlison (70′), Clément Lenglet for Ben Davies (81′) and Heung-min Son for Arnaut Danjuma (81′).

Best player: Ivan Perišić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Ivan Perišić.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Paris Saint Germain – FC Bayern München – 0-1
• Milan – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0