AC MilanAC Milan vs Benfica — UEFA Europa League
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BenficaSan Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Going into the match, AC Milan had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Benfica had won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 in 10, scoring 3.1. AC Milan are 31st in the UEFA Europa League on 0 points; Benfica are 7th on 3.
Match report
Home form going in: AC Milan
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D D W W L). 1.3 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Lazio · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Juventus · 6 Sept 2026
- W 2-0 vs Venezia · 28 Aug 2026
- W 1-2 at Torino · 23 Aug 2026
- L 1-2 vs Cagliari · 24 May 2026
- W 1-2 at Genoa · 17 May 2026
Away form going in: Benfica
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 (W W W W W). 3.1 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs GIL Vicente · 13 Sept 2026
- W 0-4 at Moreirense · 9 Sept 2026
- W 0-3 at Maritimo · 5 Sept 2026
- W 2-1 vs Estoril · 31 Aug 2026
- W 3-0 vs Viana Alentejo · 30 Aug 2026
- W 1-3 at Aarhus · 27 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 16' Normal Goal — D. Lukebakio (Benfica)
- 53' Normal Goal — J. Kaminski (Benfica)
Match statistics
| AC Milan | Metric | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 60 | Ball possession | 40 |
| 0.96 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.64 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 567 | Total passes | 382 |
| 521 | Accurate passes | 324 |
| 92 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 14 | Key passes | 9 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |