At 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 19, the second leg of the 2023-24 Europa League 1/4 finals will be a key match, AC Milan will play Roma away. In the first leg, AC Milan lost 0-1 at home. In the first half of the second leg, Roberto Mancini opened the scoring early in the opening period, Dybala doubled the score, Celik was sent off with a red card, and in the second half, Gabbia scored to pull one back. In the end, AC Milan lost to Roma 1-2 away and 1-3 on aggregate and missed the semi-finals. Roma will face Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals after advancing to the semi-finals.
In the 12th minute, Pellegrini's long-range shot from the top of the penalty area hit the right post, and Mancini scored in front of the goal, giving Roma 1-0 and a 2-0 lead on aggregate!
In the 15th minute, AC Milan's cross from the left was cleared not far away, and Te'o's volley from the edge of the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 20th minute, AC Milan burst into the box from the right and the low cross was blocked, and Loftus-Cheek's volley from the right side of the box hit the crossbar.
In the 22nd minute, Roma's long pass from the back launched a counterattack, Lukaku won the ball on the right side of the front field and brought it into the penalty area and the cross was blocked, Dybala shot from the right side of the penalty area scored, Roma 2-0, 3-0 lead on aggregate!
In the 28th minute, Romelu Lukaku suffered a thigh injury and Roma made a substitution, bringing him on Tammy Abraham. In the 31st minute, Celik stepped on Leao's heel with a shovel behind his back, and the referee directly showed a red card to send Celik off, and Roma only had to respond with ten men.
In the 35th minute, AC Milan crossed from the left and Loftus-Cheek's header was blocked by a defender. In the 40th minute, AC Milan adjusted the lineup, and Jovic came on to replace Bennacer.
In the 43rd minute, Roma replaced Dybala with Llorente to strengthen the defence. At the end of the first half, Roma went into the break with a 2-0 advantage and a 3-0 aggregate advantage.
In the second half, AC Milan made a substitution, with Chukwueze and Reinders coming on for Loftus-Cheek and Calabria. In the 51st minute, Pulisic's long-range shot from the right side of the edge of the penalty area went wide.
In the 57th minute, Spinazzola burst into the penalty area with the ball and shot with his feet but was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 69th minute, AC Milan made two more changes, with Okafor and Florenzi coming on to replace Christian Pulisic and Moussa.
In the 84th minute, Reinders' long-range shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 85th minute, Leao crossed the ball from the left side of the field, and Gabia scored with a header in the middle of the penalty area, AC Milan pulled one back 1-2, and the total score came to 1-3!
In the 92nd minute, Te'o tripped El Shaarawy from behind, and the referee showed Te'o a red card, but after watching VAR, the red card was cancelled and replaced with a yellow card. Soon after, the game ended, and in the end, AC Milan lost 1-2 away to Roma and 1-3 on aggregate, missing out on the semi-finals.
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