AC Milan travel to face Rennes in the second leg of their Europa League play-off round tie hoping to book a place in the last 16 without too much drama.
Rennes arrived at San Siro in excellent form but in truth the contest was over after less than an hour as a Ruben Loftus-Cheek brace and a stunning goal from Rafael Leao put Milan firmly in command of the tie.
You can find team news and opposition insight in our pre-match preview, and below are the best stats ahead of the game…
➤ Rennes have won the second leg in six of their last seven UEFA competition two-legged ties.
➤ Rennes are unbeaten in all three home UEFA competition matches against teams from Italy, most recently against Lazio in the 2019-20 Europa League group stage when they won 2-0.
➤ Rennes have won six of their last eight matches in all competitions (D1 L1).
➤ Milan have lost only two of their last nine UEFA competition matches against French teams (W5 D2).
➤ Milan have won the second leg away from home in only one of their last 11 UEFA competition two-legged ties (D3 L7).
➤ Milan have won all four UEFA competition ties after a 3-0 home first-leg victory, although the most recent came against PAOK in the 1973-74 European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals (2-2 away).
➤ The only occasion they have not progressed in a tie after leading by three goals or more after the home first leg – from 17 ties – was in the 2003/04 Champions League quarter-finals against Deportivo La Coruña, when their 4-1 first-leg lead was overturned by a 4-0 defeat in Spain.
➤ Milan have scored two or more goals in each of their last nine away matches in all competitions.
You had to mention La Coruna, didn’t you….
Could mention the loss to Liverpool instead in the CL Final… But they both hurt the same…
Pirlo said in his book that he thought Coruna players were on something in that return leg.