MILAN – AC Milan against LOSC Lille in the third match of Group H Europa League 2020-2021. The match was held at Milan’s home, San Siro, on Friday (6/11/2020), WIB early in the morning.
Milan dominated possession from the first minute. However, Milan couldn’t take advantage of that to score goals. Actually, Lille broke Milan’s goal on three occasions, making Stefano Pioli’s men lose for the first time this season.
The course of the match
First round
The Rossoneri, nicknamed Milan, started the first half very well. Milan were able to dominate possession in the first 10 minutes. This makes Lille difficult to develop his game.
However, that dominance didn’t make it easy for Milan to score against Lille. The visitors defended themselves well enough to withstand Milan’s onslaught. Lille have even started to be able to suppress Milan with their counterattacks.
Milan’s failure to turn ball dominance into a disastrous goal in the 21st minute. Because Yusuf Yazici scored a goal from the penalty spot after being violated by Alessio Romagnoli.
Milan tried to draw before the break was over. However, until the break came, the Rossoneri failed to change their position on the scoreboard. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his friends had to find a solution to break into Lille’s goal in the second half.
Second round
Milan tried to equalize immediately at the beginning of the second half. However, Milan had trouble breaking through Lille’s defense. Milan lacked the creativity to create occasions.
The Rossoneri’s task was made even more difficult after Yazici completed Lille’s lead in the 55th minute. Yazici scored after playing one-two with Jonathan Ikone. Milan’s defense is quite worrying in this match.
When he needed an opening goal, Milan’s goal collapsed again in the 58th minute. Yacizi scored a hat trick after Milan’s defense failed to anticipate Lille’s quick counterattack.
The Rossoneri are pressed for time to equalize and avoid embarrassment at home. However, Milan’s efforts did not bear fruit until the match was over. Milan also lost for the first time this season.
The following are the line-ups for Milan vs Lille:
Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Diogo Dalot, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Franck Kessie, Sandro Tonali (Ismael Bennacer, 61 ‘); Samu Castillejo (Rafael Leao, 46 ’), Brahim Diaz (Jens Hague, 78′), Rade Krunic (Hakan Calhonoglu, 46 ‘); Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ante Rebic, 62 ‘).
Coach: Stefano Pioli
Little XI (4-4-1-1): Mike Maignan; Zeki Celik, Sven Botman, Jose Fonte, Domagoj Bradaric; Jonathan Ikone (Isaac Lihadji, 65 ‘), Xeka (Benjamin Andre, 65’), Renato Sanches (Boubakary Soumare, 80 ‘), Jonathan Bamba (Reinildo, 84’); Yusuf Yazici (Burak Yilmaz, 80 ‘); Jonathan David.
Coach: Christophe Galtier
