Bournemouth 3-0 AC Milan: Kluivert 8 pen, Tavernier 32 pen, Adli 84
It keeps getting better and better for Bournemouth as they celebrated a third straight win in Europe here by thrashing AC Milan. Marco Rose’s side won 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium to maintain their perfect start to their first Europa League campaign.
Milan arrived unbeaten in Serie A this season under Ruben Amorim, but they were picked apart by a Bournemouth team that pressed with purpose and attacked at pace right from the opening minutes. Ben Gannon-Doak saw an early effort deflected wide after Justin Kluivert missed his kick from Evanilson’s cross. Evanilson then went close with a header as Bournemouth put the visitors under immediate pressure.
Their reward came in the fourth minute after a VAR review found that Koni De Winter had handled Evanilson’s header inside the penalty area. Kluivert stepped up and sent his spot kick into the bottom corner to give Bournemouth the lead.
Milan struggled to cope with the intensity of their opponents. Ryan Christie forced Mike Maignan into a save, and the goalkeeper was also tested by Evanilson before James Hill’s deflected effort required another intervention.
The corner that followed proved decisive. Maignan, Milan’s captain, raised his hands to Tyler Adams’ face as the ball came into the box. The referee showed him a red card after a VAR review, leaving Ruben Amorim’s side with 10 men for more than an hour.
Maignan’s dismissal brought another penalty for Bournemouth. Marcus Tavernier took responsibility and beat substitute goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani to double the home side’s advantage.
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The visitors were left with a mountain to climb, but Bournemouth had already shown they were capable of causing serious problems before the sending-off. Rose’s players continued to move the ball quickly and denied Milan the chance to settle into the game.
Bournemouth could have added to their lead before half-time, but the second half brought more missed chances. Gannon-Doak remained a constant threat, and substitute Rayan nearly set up Christie with an impressive piece of skill. Rayan later went close himself with a header that lacked the direction needed to beat Torriani.
Milan offered little in response and struggled to find a way past Bournemouth’s pressure. Amorim described the evening as difficult in every respect, but his side’s problems went beyond the red card. They had been second best from the start and never found a way to change the course of the contest.
Bournemouth finally added a third goal late on. Amine Adli stepped up to take a free kick from around 22 yards and curled a superb left-footed effort into the net. It was a fitting finish to a performance that had given the home supporters plenty to celebrate. Rayan came close to making the scoreline even more emphatic, but Torriani denied him a fourth goal. Bournemouth had to settle for three.
