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MILANO. Milan was after all too strong for Rennes with the goal of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (32′), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (47′) and Rafael Leão (52′). Milan made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Nikola Dabanović assisted by Vladan Todorović and Srđan Jovanović. The 4th official was Miloš Bošković. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.32 degrees Celsius or 52.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Milan had a strong ball possession 60% while Rennes was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Milan found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Milan shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Rennes shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Milan didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Rennes received 1 yellow card (Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida).
Match Timeline
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Milan – Formation
Milan
62'
32', 47'
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Alessandro Florenzi , Simon Kjær , Matteo Gabbia , Theo Hernández , Yunus Musah , Tijjani Reijnders , Christian Pulišić , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
The home team had on the bench: Ismael Bennacer , Luka Jović, Noah Okafor , Malick Thiaw , Filippo Terracciano , Marco Sportiello, Victor Ehuwa Eletu, Antonio Mirante, Clinton Nsiala, D. Bartesaghi and Yacine Adli .
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: Rafael Leão for Noah Okafor (62′), Simon Kjær for Malick Thiaw (62′), Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Ismael Bennacer (75′), Alessandro Florenzi for Filippo Terracciano (75′) and Christian Pulišić for Yacine Adli (81′).
Player of the match: Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (100% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
87'
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Julien Stéphan played with: Steve Mandanda , Guéla Doué , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Baptiste Santamaria , Azor Matusiwa , Désiré Doué , Arnaud Kalimuendo and Martin Terrier .
These were the players on the bench: Alidu Seidu , Gauthier Gallon, Amine Gouiri , Ludovic Blas , Christopher Wooh, Jeanuel Belocian, Ibrahim Salah , Djaoui Cissé, Mathis Lambourde, Geoffrey Lembet, Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida and Bertuğ Yıldırım.
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Arnaud Kalimuendo for Amine Gouiri (67′), Guéla Doué for Alidu Seidu (67′), Désiré Doué for Ibrahim Salah (76′), Adrien Truffert for Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida (76′) and Azor Matusiwa for Ludovic Blas (76′).
Player of the match: Ludovic Blas
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Ludovic Blas.
His rating is with 9 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 76′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Feyenoord – Roma – 1-1
- Young Boys – Sporting CP – 1-3
- Galatasaray – Sparta Praha – 3-2
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Olympique Marseille – 2-2
- Milan – Rennes – 3-0
- Lens – SC Freiburg – 0-0
- Benfica – Toulouse – 2-1
- Sporting Braga – Qarabağ – 2-4
