AC Milan 2-1 Paris St-Germain: Olivier Giroud's header gives hosts crucial win

Publish date: 2024-02-10

Olivier Giroud's thumping header secured AC Milan's first Champions League win of the season as the Italian side beat Paris St-Germain in Group F.

The French forward netted the winner from Theo Hernandez's cross five minutes into the second half.

Milan Skriniar had opened the scoring for PSG, heading in at the back post from a Marquinhos flick on.

Rafael Leao swiftly equalised with an overhead kick from close range after Giroud's initial shot was parried.

PSG are now second in the group on six points, one behind leaders Borussia Dortmund who beat Newcastle earlier on Tuesday, while Milan are third with five points - one more than Eddie Howe's side.

Their victory means last season's semi-finalists Milan will remain in contention to reach the knockout stages when they host Dortmund on 28 November.

Former goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was roundly booed by the home fans, who also threw fake money towards him, as he returned to the San Siro for the first time following his acrimonious move to PSG two years ago.

Milan were much improved from their previous Champions League performances this season, with Donnarumma forced into fine saves from Hernandez and Fikayo Tomori free-kicks.

However, the evening ended on a sour note for the hosts, with Christian Pulisic withdrawn after injuring his hamstring in the closing stages.

Player of the match

GiroudOlivier Giroud

with an average of 8.38

AC Milan

  • Squad number9Player nameGiroud

    Average rating

    8.38

  • Squad number10Player nameRafael Leão

    Average rating

    8.20

  • Squad number8Player nameLoftus-Cheek

    Average rating

    7.89

  • Squad number23Player nameTomori

    Average rating

    7.74

  • Squad number19Player nameHernández

    Average rating

    7.60

  • Squad number11Player namePulisic

    Average rating

    7.45

  • Squad number17Player nameOkafor

    Average rating

    7.43

  • Squad number80Player nameMusah

    Average rating

    7.20

  • Squad number42Player nameFlorenzi

    Average rating

    7.07

  • Squad number28Player nameThiaw

    Average rating

    7.00

  • Squad number16Player nameMaignan

    Average rating

    6.99

  • Squad number14Player nameReijnders

    Average rating

    6.96

  • Squad number2Player nameCalabria

    Average rating

    6.92

  • Squad number33Player nameKrunic

    Average rating

    6.78

    • Paris Saint Germain

  • Squad number37Player nameSkriniar

    Average rating

    5.91

  • Squad number2Player nameHakimi

    Average rating

    5.88

  • Squad number10Player nameDembélé

    Average rating

    5.83

  • Squad number5Player nameMarquinhos

    Average rating

    5.77

  • Squad number21Player nameHernández

    Average rating

    5.76

  • Squad number17Player nameVitinha

    Average rating

    5.43

  • Squad number99Player nameG Donnarumma

    Average rating

    5.41

  • Squad number7Player nameMbappé

    Average rating

    5.40

  • Squad number33Player nameZaïre-Emery

    Average rating

    5.32

  • Squad number9Player nameGonçalo Ramos

    Average rating

    5.31

  • Squad number19Player nameLee Kang-in

    Average rating

    5.24

  • Squad number23Player nameKolo Muani

    Average rating

    5.15

  • Squad number4Player nameUgarte

    Average rating

    5.08

  • Squad number29Player nameBarcola

    Average rating

    4.90

  • Squad number26Player nameMukiele

    Average rating

    4.63

  • Squad number8Player nameRuiz

    Average rating

    4.56

    • Line-ups

    AC Milan

    Formation 4-2-3-1

    16Maignan

    2Calabria23Tomori28Thiaw19Hernández

    14Reijnders80Musah

    11Pulisic8Loftus-Cheek10Rafael Leão

    9Giroud

    Substitutes

    PSG

    Formation 4-3-3

    99G Donnarumma

    2Hakimi5Marquinhos37Skriniar21Hernández

    33Zaïre-Emery4Ugarte17Vitinha

    10Dembélé23Kolo Muani7Mbappé

    Substitutes

    Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano

    Attendance:75,649

    Match Stats

    Live Text

  • Match ends, AC Milan 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.

  • Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.

  • Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.

  • Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).

  • Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.

  • Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  • Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.

  • Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).

  • Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Milan Skriniar.

  • Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.

  • Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.

  • Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.

  • Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

  • Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

  • Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  • Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.

  • Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Yunus Musah.

  • Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Leão (AC Milan).

  • Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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