This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
AC Milan 2-1 Benfica - September 18, 2007 / Ligue des Champions 2007/2008
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Ligue des Champions 2007/2008 - Groupe D
ACM
0
9' - Goal
Andrea Pirlo9
24' - Goal
Filippo Inzaghi24
HT
ACM
61
61' - Yellow card
Óscar Cardozo
61' - Yellow card
Óscar Cardozo63
63' - Substitution
Óscar Cardozois substituted by Nuno Gomes
63' - Substitution
Óscar Cardozois substituted by Nuno Gomes 67' - Yellow card
Filippo Inzaghi6773
73' - Substitution
Miguel Vítoris substituted by Gilles Binya
73' - Substitution
Miguel Vítoris substituted by Gilles Binya
75' - Substitution
Clarence Seedorfis substituted by Émerson75
81' - Substitution
Massimo Oddois substituted by Daniele Bonera81
84' - Substitution
Filippo Inzaghiis substituted by Alberto Gilardino8487
87' - Substitution
Rui Costais substituted by Nuno Assis
87' - Substitution
Rui Costais substituted by Nuno Assis92 92' - Goal
Nuno Gomes
92' - Goal
Nuno Gomes
FT
BEN
BEN
Team line-ups
AC Milan
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Dida | 33 | 240 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | D |
Alessandro Nesta | 31 | 200 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Kakha Kaladze | 29 | 221 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 44 | D |
Massimo Oddo | 81 | 31 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | D |
Marek Jankulovski | 30 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Gennaro Gattuso | 29 | 344 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 23 | M |
Massimo Ambrosini | 30 | 300 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Andrea Pirlo | 9 | 28 | 263 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Clarence Seedorf | 75 | 31 | 246 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | M |
Kaká | 25 | 197 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Filippo Inzaghi | 248467 | 34 | 192 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
30.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
210
Benfica
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | G |
Quim | 31 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 28 | D |
Miguel Vítor | 73 | 18 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Edcarlos | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | M |
Maxi Pereira | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Luis Filipe | 28 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Léo | 32 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Costas Katsouranis | 28 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Rui Costa | 87 | 35 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | M |
Cristian Rodríguez | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | M |
Ángel Di María | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | F |
Óscar Cardozo | 6361 | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | G |
Zeljko Kalac | 34 | ||||
| 25 | D |
Daniele Bonera | 81 | 26 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | D |
Giuseppe Favalli | 35 | ||||
| 17 | D |
Dario Simic | 31 | ||||
| 5 | M |
Émerson | 75 | 31 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 32 | M |
Cristian Brocchi | 31 | ||||
| 11 | F |
Alberto Gilardino | 84 | 25 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | G |
Hans-Jörg Butt | 33 | ||||
| 18 | D |
Gilles Binya | 73 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | D |
Nelson | 24 | ||||
| 32 | M |
Romeu Ribeiro | 18 | ||||
| 25 | M |
Nuno Assis | 87 | 29 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | F |
Nuno Gomes | 9263 | 31 | 298 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Gonzalo Bergessio | 23 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Massimo Oddo
IN
Cafu
OUT
Andrea Pirlo
IN
Émerson
OUT
Marek Jankulovski
IN
Giuseppe Favalli
OUT
Filippo Inzaghi
IN
Alberto Gilardino
OUT
Massimo Ambrosini
IN
Cristian Brocchi
OUT
Kaká
IN
Yoann Gourcuff
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Óscar Cardozo
IN
Nuno Gomes
OUT
Miguel Vítor
IN
Armando Petit
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
327
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Ancelotti vs Benfica
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on September 18, 2007
Ancelotti vs Camacho
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on September 18, 2007
Manager
Age
Match num
52
77
Success rate in this team:
66 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Camacho vs AC Milan
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on September 18, 2007
Camacho vs Ancelotti
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on September 18, 2007
Referee
Mike Riley
3 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
AC Milan5 matches | General total | Benfica1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
AC Milan1 match | Season total | Benfica1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 18, 2007 | Latest figure on September 18, 2007 | |||||||
Videos
April 22, 2023
Key figures
End of streak for Benfica after 4 matches without conceding any goal (since 25/08/2007).
Carlo Ancelotti has registered 100 goal(s) in Ligue des Champions since the 07/11/2001 as the manager of AC Milan next after this match..
End of streak for Benfica after 3 consecutive wins (since 29/08/2007).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAC Milan 3-1 Empoli07/04/2007 | VAC Milan 3-1 Cagliari21/04/2007 | VAC Milan 3-0 Manchester United02/05/2007 | DAC Milan 0-0 Fiorentina06/05/2007 | LAC Milan 2-3 Udinese19/05/2007 | DAC Milan 1-1 Fiorentina03/09/2007 |
| Overall | VAC Milan 2-1 Liverpool23/05/2007 | LLFA Reggio Calabria 2-0 AC Milan27/05/2007 | VGenoa 0-3 AC Milan26/08/2007 | VAC Milan 3-1 Sevilla FC31/08/2007 | DAC Milan 1-1 Fiorentina03/09/2007 | DSiena 1-1 AC Milan15/09/2007 |
Current form
| Away | DBeira Mar 2-2 Benfica09/04/2007 | VMaritimo Funchal 0-3 Benfica21/04/2007 | VVitória Setúbal 0-1 Benfica13/05/2007 | DLeixões 1-1 Benfica18/08/2007 | VFC Copenhagen 0-1 Benfica29/08/2007 | VNacional Madeira 0-3 Benfica02/09/2007 |
| Overall | VBenfica 2-1 FC Copenhagen14/08/2007 | DLeixões 1-1 Benfica18/08/2007 | DBenfica 0-0 Vitória Guimarães25/08/2007 | VFC Copenhagen 0-1 Benfica29/08/2007 | VNacional Madeira 0-3 Benfica02/09/2007 | VBenfica 3-0 Naval 1 de Maio15/09/2007 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 14 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 15 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
7 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
19 |
|
2 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
1 |
Results
|
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Rui Costa | |
||
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Costas Katsouranis |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Rui Costa | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
2 gf
0 ga
Away
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
3 gf
1 ga
Total
4 matches
3 v
1 d
0 l
5 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Away
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
1 gf
3 ga
Total
4 matches
0 v
1 d
3 l
1 gf
5 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
March 01, 1995 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
March 01, 1995 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
March 15, 1995 - Ligue des Champions 1994/1995
March 01, 1995 - Ligue des Champions 1994/1995
May 23, 1990 - Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions 1989/1990
May 22, 1963 - Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions 1962/1963
Best historical scorers against Benfica
 |
Marco Simone | 2 goals | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
José Altafini | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
 |
Frank Rijkaard | 1 goal | 1990 - 1990 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/05/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against AC Milan
 |
Eusebio | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
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Players with most games played vs Benfica
 |
Daniele Massaro | 3 matches | 1990 - 1995 |
 |
Franco Baresi | 3 matches | 1990 - 1995 |
 |
Paolo Maldini | 3 matches | 1990 - 1995 |
 |
Christian Panucci | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
|
Marco Simone | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
Giovanni Stroppa | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/05/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs AC Milan
 |
Vítor Paneira | 3 matches | 1990 - 1995 |
 |
Isaías | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
Claudio Caniggia | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
João Pinto | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
Paulo Bento | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
António Veloso | 2 matches | 1995 - 1995 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/05/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
192 matches
114 matches
1991 - 2007
5 matches
21 matches
2000 - 2002
1 match
13 matches
1993 - 1996
Total : 3 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/10/1991. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
192 matches
114 matches
1991 - 2007
5 matches
21 matches
2000 - 2002
1 match
13 matches
1993 - 1996
Total : 3 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/10/1991. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. Competition info
The other matches
September 18, 2007
October 03, 2007
October 24, 2007
November 06, 2007
November 28, 2007
December 04, 2007
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