AC Milan kicked off their Champions League group stage campaign with a 1-1 draw in Austria against Red Bull Salzburg.
It was a tough examination from the Austrian champions but Milan battled from a goal behind to snatch themselves a point, while Chelsea’s defeat at Dinamo Zagreb proves this will be anything but an easy group.
Below are some of the key stats from the game courtesy of the official website…
➤ Milan registered a 65.1% ball possession ratio, their highest in a Champions League game since 2003-04 (since Opta collected this data).
➤ Milan have only lost one of their last 12 opening matches in the UEFA Champions League group stage (W8 D3).
➤ Milan have gone behind first in four of their six games in all competitions this season, avoiding defeat in all of them (W2 D2).
➤ Rafael Leão is the Serie A player to have delivered the most assists in all competitions since the start of 2022 (11).
➤ Alexis Saelemaekers has scored his first-ever goal in the Champions League, on his 7th appearance in the competition.
Weldone Milan you didn’t disappoint me