FC SALZBURG V AC MILAN: THE STATS FROM THE MATCH

It is an important point to bring home, maybe a worthwhile one, as the group stages progress. At the Red Bull Arena AC Milan's opening Group E Champions League game ends 1-1, with Saelemaekers replying to Okafor's opener. Let's take a look at the main stats of FC Salzburg v AC Milan:

1- AC Milan registered a 65.1% ball possession ratio, their highest in a Champions League game since 2003-04 (since Opta collected this data).

2- AC Milan have only lost one of their last 12 opening matches in the UEFA Champions League group stage (W8 D3).

3- AC Milan have gone behind first in four of their six games in all competitions this season, avoiding defeat in all of them (W2 D2).

4- Rafael Leão is the Serie A player to have delivered the most assists in all competitions since the start of 2022 (11). 

5- Alexis Saelemaekers has scored his first-ever goal in the Champions League, on his 7th appearance in the competition.

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