English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored twice as AC Milan defeated Rennes in the first leg of the Europa League knock-out tournament.
The 28-year-old headed home the opening goal from Alessandro Florenzi's cross.
Then, after adding a second goal with a stooping header, Rafael Leao scored Milan's third with a superb finish.
Loftus-Cheek has scored five goals in his last five games for Milan, after scoring just two goals in his first 21 games since joining from Chelsea.
Among others, Azerbaijan Karabag They achieved a surprising 4-2 victory against Portugal. braga. French midfielder Abdellah Zubir scored twice for the away team.
Angel Di Maria scored two penalties, including the winning goal in the 98th minute. Benfica beat toulouse 2-1. lens and Freiburg It ended in a scoreless draw.
Earlier in the day, Roma drew 1-1 with Feyenoord, with Romelu Lukaku scoring.
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ac milan
formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 42FlorenziReplacementTerraccianoin 75 minutesminutes
- twenty fourCareReplacementThiauin 62 minutesminutes
- 46Gabbia
- 19hernandez
- 80Musa
- 14Reinders
- 11PulisicReplacementAdriin 81 minutesminutes
- 8loftus cheekReplacementBennacerin 75 minutesminutes
- TenRafael LeanReplacementOkaforin 62 minutesminutes
- 9Giroux
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- FourBennacer
- 7Adri
- 15Jovic
- 17Okafor
- 28Thiau
- 38Terracciano
- 57sportiello
- 81Eretu
- 83Mirante
- 84Nsiala Makengo
- 95Baltes heron
rennes
formation 4-4-2
- 30Mandanda
- 17DueReplacementSeydouxin 67 minutesminutes
- twenty threeOmari
- Fivetheater
- 3TruffateReplacementNagidain 76 minutesminutesBooked in 87 minutesReplacementin 90+4'minutes
- 14Brijo
- 8santa maria
- 6MatsuiwaReplacementbrassin 76 minutesminutes
- 33DueReplacementSalahin 76 minutesminutes
- 9Kalim EndReplacementGoiriin 67 minutesminutes
- 7terrier
substitute
- 1gallon
- TenGoiri
- 11brass
- 15Hmm
- 16Velocian
- 34Salah
- 36Seydoux
- 38Cisse
- 39rumbled
- 40Rembet
- 43Nagida
- 99Yildirim
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Game over, AC Milan 3, Rennes 0.
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At the end of the second half, Milan 3, Rennes 0.
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After Rennes had used all their subs, Aboubakar Nagida was sent off injured.
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Malik Thiau (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defence.
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Foul on Amin Gouiri (Rennes).
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Attempt failed. From a direct free kick, Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan) fired a left-footed shot from outside the box that was slightly too high.
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I'm late. They are ready to continue.
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Aboubakar Nagida (Rennes) was late to the match due to injury.
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Aboubakar Nagida (Rennes) was shown a yellow card for a serious foul.
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Tijani Lijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Abubakar Nagida (Rennes).
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Attempt failed. Theo Hernandez (AC Milan)'s left-footed shot from outside the box was a little too high.
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Substitution, AC Milan. Yassine Adri replaces Christian Pulisic.
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Attempt failed. Baptiste Santamaria (Rennes) fired a right-footed shot from outside the box that was a little too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Salah.
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Attempt failed. Amin Gouiri (Rennes) took a header from the left side of the six-yard box, but it went wide of the left side of the frame. Ludovic Blas assists the cross.
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Handball player Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan).
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Replacement, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Desiree Douai.
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Replacement, Rennes. Abubakar Nagida replaces Adrian Truffert.
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Replacement, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Azor Matusiła.
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Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
