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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 2-2) Stadio San Siro - Milan Thursday 25 February 2021 AC Milan 21.00CET (21.00 local time) FK Crvena zvezda Round of 32, Second leg Last updated 19/03/2021 14:18CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 6 Squad list 8 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 15 Match officials 18 Legend 20 1 AC Milan - FK Crvena zvezda Thursday 25 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kanga 52 (P), Pavkov 90+3; Pankov 42 (og), 18/02/2021 R32 FK Crvena zvezda - AC Milan 2-2 Belgrade Theo Hernández 61 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Djokić 80; F. Inzaghi 22/08/2006 QR3 FK Crvena zvezda - AC Milan Belgrade agg: 1-3 29, Seedorf 78 09/08/2006 QR3 AC Milan - FK Crvena zvezda 1-0 Milan F. Inzaghi 22 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 (Rep) Stojković 39; Van 10/11/1988 R2 (Rep) FK Crvena zvezda - AC Milan Belgrade (aet, 2-4 pens) Basten 35 26/10/1988 R2 AC Milan - FK Crvena zvezda 1-1 Milan Virdis 48; Stojković 47 Home Away Final Neutral Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AC Milan 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 7 5 FK Crvena zvezda 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 5 7 AC Milan - Record versus clubs from opponents' country AC Milan have not played against a club from their opponents' country FK Crvena zvezda - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Hamšík 11, Mertens 28/11/2018 GS SSC Napoli - FK Crvena zvezda 3-1 Naples 33, 52; Ben Nabouhane 57 18/09/2018 GS FK Crvena zvezda - SSC Napoli 0-0 Belgrade UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FK Crvena zvezda - US Sassuolo 1-1 25/08/2016 PO Belgrade Katai 54; Berardi 28 Calcio agg: 1-4 US Sassuolo Calcio - FK Crvena Berardi 17, Politano 18/08/2016 PO 3-0 Reggio Emilia zvezda 41, Defrel 69 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Žigić 37, 86, Purović 01/12/2005 GS FK Crvena zvezda - AS Roma 3-1 Belgrade 77; Nonda 23 2 AC Milan - FK Crvena zvezda Thursday 25 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Bošković 69; Chiesa 14/11/2002 R2 FK Crvena zvezda - SS Lazio Belgrade agg: 1-2 77 31/10/2002 R2 SS Lazio - FK Crvena zvezda 1-0 Rome Fiore 10 AC Chievo Verona - FK Crvena 0-2 Gvozdenović 70, D. 03/10/2002 R1 Verona zvezda agg: 0-2 Milovanović 86 FK Crvena zvezda - AC Chievo 19/09/2002 R1 0-0 Belgrade Verona European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mihajlović 11; FK Crvena zvezda - UC Katanec 33, 01/04/1992 R3 (GS) 1-3 Sofia Sampdoria Vasilijevic 41 (og), Mancini 75 UC Sampdoria - FK Crvena 27/11/1991 R3 (GS) 2-0 Genoa Mancini 7, Vialli 73 zvezda UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Djurovski 16 (P), FK Crvena zvezda - Hellas 2-3 Djurovski 58; 28/09/1983 R1 Belgrade Verona FC agg: 2-4 Sacchetti 34, Galderisi 64, 82 Hellas Verona FC - FK Crvena 14/09/1983 R1 1-0 Verona Fanna 36 (P) zvezda European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FK Crvena zvezda - FC 0-1 18/03/1981 QF Belgrade Muraro 13 Internazionale Milano agg: 1-2 FC Internazionale Milano - FK 04/03/1981 QF 1-1 Milan Caso 45+2; Repčić 75 Crvena zvezda European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers ACF Fiorentina - FK Crvena 0-0 18/04/1957 SF Florence zvezda agg: 1-0 FK Crvena zvezda - ACF 03/04/1957 SF 0-1 Belgrade Prini 88 Fiorentina Home Away Final Neutral Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AC Milan 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 7 5 FK Crvena zvezda 11 1 6 4 10 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 2 9 11 17 29 3 AC Milan - FK Crvena zvezda Thursday 25 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Match background The only UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie between former European champions continues at San Siro with AC Milan and Crvena zvezda level at 2-2 after an eventful first leg in Belgrade. • Milan qualified for the round of 32 from a tough section comprising LOSC Lille, Sparta Praha and Celtic, leapfrogging the French side on Matchday 6 to take top spot with 13 points, while the Belgrade side, who registered 11 points in Group L, qualified as runners-up behind Hoffenheim. Previous meetings • There were two penalties and an own goal in the first leg at the Stadion Rajko Mitić, Milan taking the lead twice before Crvena zvezda substitute Milan Pavkov grabbed an added-time equaliser to keep alive his team's hopes of reaching the round of 16 for the first time. • The clubs have been paired twice previously in UEFA competition, the Italian side prevailing on both occasions. Most famously, they triumphed on penalties in the second round of the 1988/89 European Cup – which the Rossoneri went on to win – after two 1-1 draws, the second of which, in Belgrade, came a day after the initial second leg had been abandoned because of fog with the home side leading 1-0. • Milan also overcame Crvena zvezda 3-1 on aggregate in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (1-0 h, 2-1 a), Filippo Inzaghi scoring in both legs. The Rossoneri have never faced any other Serbian club in UEFA competition. • Crvena zvezda have won only two of their 21 UEFA matches against Italian opposition (D9 L11), the solitary away victory, 2-0 at Chievo in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup first round, helping them to their only success in nine previous two- legged European ties against Italian teams (0-0 h) – though that was immediately followed by defeat against another Serie A side, Lazio, in the second round (0-1 a, 1-1 h). • It was in Italy, however, that Crvena zvezda won the 1990/91 European Cup, beating Marseille on penalties after a goalless draw in Bari. Form guide Milan • A sixth-placed finish in Serie A last term earned Milan a return to Europe after a one-season absence. Stefano Pioli's side beat Shamrock Rovers (2-0 a) and Bodø/Glimt (3-2 h) in their first two qualifying matches before dramatically capturing a place in the UEFA Europa League group stage by ousting Rio Ave 9-8 in a marathon penalty shoot-out after a 2-2 draw in Portugal. • The Rossoneri made a strong start to Group H, winning 3-1 at Celtic and 3-0 at home to Sparta, but then lost 0-3 at home to LOSC before drawing 1-1 in France. Further wins against Celtic (4-2 h) and Sparta (1-0 a) were enough, however, to see them through as group winners. • This is the seven-time European champions' second appearance in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, the first, in 2017/18, having brought a comfortable 4-0 aggregate victory over Ludogorets (3-0 a, 1-0 h) before they crashed out in the round of 16 to Arsenal. Milan failed to get out of their group the following season, finishing third behind Real Betis and Olympiacos. • Milan's home record in the UEFA Europa League, qualifiers included, is W10 D1 L3, one of those defeats having come in their most recent knockout phase tie – 0-2 to Arsenal in 2017/18. • Milan have won 23 of the previous 27 UEFA ties in which they drew the first leg away, including both with a 2-2 scoreline, although the last time that happened was in the 1960s. Two of the four eliminations, however, have come in the last three such ties – against Arsenal in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League round of 16 (0-0 a, 0-2 h) and on away goals against Werder Bremen in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup round of 32 (1-1 a, 2-2 h). Crvena zvezda • The 2019/20 season brought Crvena zvezda their 30th national title, completing a hat-trick of Serbian Super Liga successes. The Belgrade giants also reached the UEFA Champions League group stage for the second successive season, again finishing in fourth place, behind Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur and Olympiacos. • The 1990/91 European champions' bid to return to the UEFA Champions League group stage this season under new head coach Dejan Stanković ended in the third qualifying round with a penalty shoot-out defeat in Cyprus against Omonoia, but a 2-1 win back in neutral Nicosia against Ararat-Armenia in the UEFA Europa League play-offs ensured a fourth successive autumn of European group stage football.