AC Milan v Tottenham as it happened: Spurs suffer first-leg defeat
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90+7' The referee blows his whistle for the final time to end this match.
90+2' Theo Hernandez (AC Milan) violates the rules and gets a yellow card.
90+1' Substitution. Rafael Leao leaves the pitch and is replaced by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
86' Sandro Tonali will be replaced by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
81' Ben Davies (Tottenham) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Clement Lenglet.
81' Here is a change. Heung-Min Son is going off and Antonio Conte gives the last tactical orders to Arnaut Danjuma (Tottenham).
80' Sandro Scharer shows the yellow card to Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) for a heavy challenge.
79' Great ball in from Rafael Leao. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) should really have done better with a close-range header, but he heads it a whisker wide of the left post.
78' Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) wasted a chance to score! He pinged a fine header from deep inside the box towards the net, but his aim was off and it flew narrowly wide of the right post.
77' Stefano Pioli decides to make a substitution. Brahim Diaz will be replaced by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
77' A substitution has been made. Alexis Saelemaekers goes off and Junior Messias (AC Milan) comes on.
70' Antonio Conte has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Richarlison (Tottenham) replacing Dejan Kulusevski.
63' Eric Dier (Tottenham) will miss the next game.
63' The foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham) is worthy of a card and a yellow is duly shown by Sandro Scharer.
48' Cristian Gabriel Romero (Tottenham) takes out his opponent with a nasty challenge and is relieved when the referee only gives him a booking.
46' The game restarts for the second half.
45+4' Sandro Scharer blows his whistle to signal the end of the first-half action.
39' Theo Hernandez (AC Milan) produces a poor pass. He attempts to get the ball into the box but it's hacked away. Corner kick. AC Milan will have an opportunity.
7' 1 - 0 Theo Hernandez fires in a promising shot which ricochets off the goalkeeper back to Brahim Diaz (AC Milan) inside the box and he sends the ball into the back of the net. The score is 1:0.
1' The first half has started.
The match will be delayed due to minute of silence.
Match preview
Players to watch: Milan’s only goalscorer from the weekend, Olivier Giroud, has netted four times against Tottenham and has a wealth of experience against them. At full-time, he will have notched up more games against Spurs (19) than any other club.
Similarly, Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski has already taken on Milan seven times - but with very limited success (W1, D2, L4)!
Hot streak: Milan’s last five UCL fixtures were decided by a multiple goal margin (W3, L2).
