AC Milan vs Benfica 0-2
D. Lukebakio 16'
J. Kaminski 53'
Benfica beat AC Milan 2-0 at the San Siro in the UEFA Europa League league stage on 16 September 2026. Goals from D. Lukebakio (16') and J. Kaminski (53') secured the win, despite Milan enjoying 60% possession, 17 shots to 11 and 10 corners to 1.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Strahinja Pavlović · Yellow card11'
- 16'D. Lukebakio assist J. Kaminski
- 26'Souffian El Karouani · Yellow card
- 37'Jhon Durán · Yellow card
- F. Terracciano for M. Gila46'
- O. Hutchinson for C. Pulisic46'
- 53'J. Kaminski assist S. El Karouani
- D. Bartesaghi for A. Saelemaekers57'
- A. Cisse for D. Moreira57'
- 70'F. Aursnes for L. Barreiro
- 70'G. Sudakov for G. Prestianni
- A. Jashari for A. Rabiot73'
- 77'Daniel Banjaqui · Yellow card
- 80'J. Duran for V. Pavlidis
- 80'J. Kaminski for A. Schjelderup
- 84'Leandro Barreiro · Yellow card
- 88'S. El Karouani for S. Dahl
- 90+2'Vangelis Pavlidis · Yellow card
Match stats
Line-ups
AC Milan starting XI
- 16M. Maignan
- 42F. Terracciano
- 5K. De Winter
- 31S. Pavlovic
- 21S. Chukwueze
- 30A. Jashari
- 80Y. Musah
- 33D. Bartesaghi
- 20O. Hutchinson
- 70A. Cisse
- 9G. Ramos
AC Milan bench · coach Ruben Amorim
Benfica starting XI
- 1A. Trubin
- 58D. Banjaqui
- 3A. Circati
- 44T. Araujo
- 34S. El Karouani
- 8F. Aursnes
- 36J. Palhinha
- 11D. Lukebakio
- 10G. Sudakov
- 13J. Kaminski
- 22J. Duran
Benfica bench · coach Marco Silva
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UEFA Europa League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 |  Bournemouth | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 5 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 6 |  Union St. Gilloise | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| 7 |  Juventus | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 8 |  Beşiktaş | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Sunderland | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 10 |  AZ Alkmaar | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Omonia Nicosia | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 12 |  Rennes | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 13 |  Lyon | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Real Sociedad | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sparta Praha | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Levski Sofia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Sturm Graz | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 |  NEC Nijmegen | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Anderlecht | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 23 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  AC Milan | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Celta Vigo | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 26 |  OFI | 3 | -1 | 3 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
VenueSan Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
RefereeJarred Gillett
