AC Milan vs Chelsea LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction after Reece James injury
Chelsea took a step closer to the knockout stages with a huge win over 10-man AC Milan at the San Siro
Chelsea took a huge step towards booking their place in the Champions League knockout stages after beating 10-man AC Milan at the San Siro.
The game turned following a controversial red card shown to former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori, who was sent off for pulling back Mason Mount in the box.
Jorginho stepped up to convert the penalty and although Milan responded well to going behind, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finished off a slick move to double their lead.
Chelsea played out the second half to earn a professional win, but their victory was dampened by the sight of Reece James going off injured after an awkward landing.
The win moved Chelsea top of Group E after Salzburg and Zagreb played out a 1-1 draw. Follow reaction to Chelsea’s win at the San Siro, below.
AC Milan 0-1 Chelsea
29 mins: Milan have a sense of injustice now and are fired up for this. Sterling is booked, even though it looked like Krunic was the one who slid in on him. It’s getting fiery.
AC Milan 0-1 Chelsea
26 mins: CHANCE! How has Giroud not scored?! It should be level at 1-1.
Diaz picks out a brilliant cross and Giroud is unmarked in the middle.
But the header from in front of the posts is skewed wide! What a miss.
AC Milan 0-1 Chelsea
24 mins: The Milan fans and neutrals will hate to hear this, but what a boost for Chelsea. Suddenly, a potentially awkward night looks much simpler against 10 men.
This has been a bad night already for Uefa officials and referees, though.
GOAL! AC Milan 0-1 Chelsea (JORGINHO pen 21’)
A skip from Jorginho before he sends Tatarusanu the wrong way.
Simple stuff from the Italian.
But there will be lots of debate about that red card for Tomori.
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea - Penalty to Chelsea!
The Milan players continue to protest. But there’s no VAR check incoming. This will stand.
It’s a ridiculous decision and I hope it doesn’t kill the game.
Now Giroud has been booked. The Milan fans are furious.
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea - Penalty to Chelsea!
And a red card for Tomori! He can’t believe it.
It’s harsh. James plays a brilliant ball to put through Mount on goal. Tomori is on the wrong side, and pulls Mount back. It’s a penalty, but a red card? Surely not!
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea
14 mins: Neither side have been able to take charge of this one. Lots of free kicks so far, and it’s all quite scrappy. Elsewhere in Group E, Salzburg have taken the lead against Dinamo Zagreb. They could be moving to eight points tonight as things stand.
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea
11 mins: Sterling has his first chance to run at the Milan defence but he is stopped well by Bennacer as he made his way into the box. Kovacic then gets unlucky after winning the ball back from Bennacer high up the pitch, but the referee brings it back for a foul.
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea
8 mins: Mount goes short but Milan clear through Leao, who brings the ball out and launches the counter. Sterling gets back well to cut it out. There are some tasty challenges flying in, too, with Hernandez a little lucky not to be picked up for a late foul on Mount.
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