Analysis for Newcastle's return to the Champions League, the smart tweak that put Milan on top and what happened next
The knock-on effect was that a Newcastle central midfielder had to press Milan’s full-back, which opened central space. All together, Newcastle’s midfield was stretched for Milan to access their forwards from wide spaces, and also had them out of position for collecting second balls.offered the necessary physicality to combat Newcastle in central midfield.
Milan had 13 first-half shots, more than they managed in the opening 45 of any Champions League game last season. Seven of those were on target — including a goal-line clearance — also better than all their European first-halves in 2022-23.Calabria’s substitution at half-time, a result of him being on a yellow card after fouling Gordon, derailed Milan’s attacking plan for most of the second-half.
Their 15 shots in the first half were the most they’ve managed in Champions League competition since 2011-12 matchup against Belarusian heavyweights BATE Borisov. The statistic loses a little gloss when you consider only seven of those shots were on target, with another section aimed directly at Nick Pope in central areas, but it speaks to the curious construction of Stefano Pioli’s side.
Against a Newcastle side who were solid, if a little shaky under the brighter lights of the Champions League, Pioli’s men should have been out of sight by the hour mark.and Tijjani Reijnders brought a further injection of pace and attacking thrust to things but an attacking effort from the former in the 64th minute summed things up. A dribble Clever enough to eke out a yard of space in a dangerous area. A shot dull enough to leave Pope unbothered.
It has been called a group of death because all of the teams within it are good, but all four sides are prone to odd glitches. The final scoreline read 0-0, but the expected goals totals of Milan’s 2.08 compared to Newcastle’s 0.19 painted a fuller picture of the Italian side’s wastefulness.Sandro Tonali said before the game that it took him time to settle into life in Newcastle, and it was certainly the case here.
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