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 0-0 Chelsea
6 mins: Milan have started well in front of their home crowd. A response is expected from them after Chelsea’s comfortably 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Cheslea get their first attack as James lofts a ball over to Aubameyang, as Gabbia steers the ball behind for a corner.
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea
3 mins: The return of Hernandez is a big boost to Milan. The captain charges forward until he is brought down by Koulibaly, who has played against Milan plenty of times from his Napoli days.
Mount is able to hack away the cross from Tonali.
AC Milan 0-0 Chelsea
1 min: There’s an early coming together between former Chelsea teammates Mount and Tomori, who ends up on the floor. Milan resume with a free kick.
AC Milan vs Chelsea
The atmosphere in the San Siro is absolutely electric. There’s a huge tifo on the Curva Sud and it seems deafeningly loud. The teams are out and kick-off is moments away.
AC Milan vs Chelsea
There are two full-time results from tonight’s early Champions League games. Manchester City have failed to score for the first time this season after Pep Guardiola’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by Copenhagen.
In a game marred by VAR decisions and overturns, City had an opening goal scored by Rodri ruled out for a handball on Riyad Mahrez. City, who rested Erling Haaland, were then awarded a penalty but Mahrez saw his effort from the spot saved.
And there was a further VAR decision that went against City as left back Sergio Gomez was sent off for pulling back a Copenhagen forward on the edge of the box when he was through on goal.
Elsewhere, Juventus have been beaten 2-0 by Maccabi Haifa as things go from bad to worse for the Italian side. They now face an uphill task to qualify for the last 16.
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Graham Potter has praised Thiago Silva and the impression the 38-year-old defender has made on him since taking charge last month, but insists it is too soon to talk about whether the Brazil international will renew his contract at Stamford Bridge.
“He’s an incredible person, an incredible player. The level he can play at and the amount of respect he has throughout the game is incredible,” Potter said. “All I can do is help him reach the best levels he can at the club. And the rest is something for him and the club to think about.”
AC Milan vs Chelsea
Chelsea were dealt a blow in the build up to their trip to Milan as N’Golo Kante suffered a fresh setback in training as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
Kante, who has been out of action since suffering a hamstring problem in the Blues’ 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham on August 14, stayed in London on Monday after encountering an issue in training.
Chelsea boss Graham Potter acknowledged both player and club now faced a nervous wait for the results of scans.
“It’s not ideal, disappointing for him and us, but we have to wait and see the extent of it, and go from there,” Potter said.
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Fikayo Tomori has vowed AC Milan will vent their anger for last week’s below-par showing at Stamford Bridge when hosting the Blues at the San Siro.
“I think for us we knew that it wasn’t us (against Chelsea), we didn’t play as we have been playing since I’ve been here,” the former Chelsea defender said.
“Especially in a tough game at a big stadium in the Champions League, that’s when we want to show it and we didn’t really do it. So it was disappointing for us.
“That was not Milan and that was not myself as well. But the good thing was we had another game against Juventus, we had the chance to correct it and we did that with a good performance and a win.
“Now we have another chance a week after in front of our fans to put that game against Chelsea to bed and hopefully put in a good performance and get a result.”
AC Milan vs Chelsea
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