POST! Calhanoglu nearly makes it 4-1 with a cracking strike from the edge of the area that pings off the base of the right post! What an effort from the midfielder!
90' +2
MISS! Borini looks to get his name on the scoresheet as he charges down the left and gets a shot off, but he can only blast into the side-netting!
90' +1
MISS! Olympiacos win a corner off Biglia that is floated into the middle by Fetfatzidis, but Cisse's header is too high!
89'
Olympiacos have the ball back, but they look spent. They're passing without penetration, and too few players are making the necessary runs to trouble the Milan back-line.
87'
Milan seem content to kill the game off now, passing the ball around in comfortable areas and beating a tired Olympiacos press with ease.
85'
MISS! Olympiacos are showing admirable spirit despite the scoreline, as Fortounis has an ambitious drive at goal, but it's always rising and sails over the crossbar.
83'
K. Fortounis enters the game and replaces Y. Touré.
Toure makes way for Fortounis after a quiet evening by his lofty standards, but it seems like too little, too late at this point for Olympiacos.
80'
F. Borini enters the game and replaces Suso.
Suso is replaced by Borini. He was Milan's best player for the majority of the game and he might feel unlucky not to have registered a goal or an assist tonight.
79'
P. Cutrone has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by H. Çalhanoğlu.
GOAL!!! CUTRONE MAKES IT 3-1! Unbelievable! The substitutes link up this time to extend Milan's lead, with Calhanoglu fizzing a low ball across the face of goal for Cutrone to tap into an empty net!
Calhanoglu did the hard work down the right, beating his man and getting into space before placing a perfectly-weighted ball across goal for Cutrone to turn home!
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78'
Torosidis is replaced by Meriah in the aftermath of that goal. Olympiacos look shell-shocked.
77'
Y. Meriah enters the game and replaces V. Torosidis.
76'
G. Higuaín has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by H. Çalhanoğlu.
Gattuso's substitutions have made quite an impact, with Calhanoglu providing the assist for Higuain after Cutrone levelled the score.
GOAL!!! IT'S 2-1 TO MILAN! Higuain receives the ball in the box from substitute Calhanoglu and cuts back across his marker, working a yard of space in the box before sliding a left-footed shot into the net to put his side into the lead!
74'
MISS! Fetfatzidis tries a strike from just outside the box, but fires it wide of the far post! Olympiacos aren't satisfied with just a point tonight.
72'
Daniel Podence enters the game and replaces Nahuel Leiva.
Leiva comes off almost immediately for former Sporting winger Podence following the goal.
70'
P. Cutrone has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by R. Rodríguez.
That cross from Rodríguez was outstanding. He flighted it perfectly to avoid the centre-back, but planted it exactly where Cutrone wanted to attack it. Quality from the left-back.
GOAL!! MILAN ARE LEVEL! It's 1-1, and it's the substitute Cutrone who gets his side back on terms! This is a goal to rival the first - Rodriguez produces an unbelievable delivery from the left, and Cutrone powers a header right into the top corner! Game on!
69'
Suso tries to take Koutris on and beat him down the line, but he runs out of room and is marshalled out of play by the left-back.
67'
CHANCE! Calhanoglu is centimetres away from connecting with a left-wing cross, but Sa catches confidently to frustrate Milan.
65'
Zapata produces a moment to forget as Calhanoglu sweeps the ball across to the penalty spot, but the centre-back swipes at thin air as the ball bounces off his standing foot. A defender's finish.
63'
For all Milan's probing, they have yet to truly test Sa in the Olypiacos goal. They'll need to do better in the final half an hour or so of the match if they are to salvage something from this game.
61'
CHANCE! It's Suso again who creates an opening for Milan, curling an enticing ball across the face of goal, but Cutrone just can't get there in time to turn it on target!
59'
Reina has to sprint off his line to make in important interception and he gets his side on the front foot, with Suso laying off Calhanoglu for a shot that is blocked, before winning a corner himself down the right.
58'
MISS! Guerrero is picked out again from the left-hand side by Koutris and gets up superbly, but he can only glance his header wide of the far post this time!
56'
H. Çalhanoğlu gets yellow.
Calhanoglu's first contribution to the cause is to pick up the first yellow card of the night. A little overzealous, perhaps.
54'
P. Cutrone enters the game and replaces Samu Castillejo.
H. Çalhanoğlu enters the game and replaces G. Bonaventura.
Castillejo is replaced by Cutrone as Gattuso looks to provide Higuain with a strike partner as Milan chase the game.
Set-piece specialist Calhanoglu also enters the fray for Bonaventura to try and provide more creativity in midfield.
53'
Suso desperately chases a switch out wide in his direction. It's well over-hit, but he comes close to reaching it before it bounces out for a goal-kick.
51'
CHANCES! Suso has been Milan's bright spark so far and he has two decent attempts in quick succession. First, he thumps a shot towards the near post following a quick counter-attack that Sa holds well, before ruffling the side-netting after working a yard with some quick feet.
50'
SAVE! Toure is hauled down in a central position outside the box and Koutris smashes a strike towards the bottom-left corner that takes a nick on the way through, but Reina manages to eventually deal with the swerving ball and clings on.
48'
CHANCE! Suso drives inside from the right and plays a neat give and go with Castillejo before feeding Higuain, but the Argentine's shot is deflected behind for a corner.
46'
And we're back underway for the second half!
SAVE! Guilherme tries an audacious long-range strike early on as the Greek side look for a fast start, but he can only sting the palms of Reina, who had positioned himself well.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: AC MILAN 0-1 OLYMPIACOS
44'
MISS! Zapata gets another chance to head at goal as the ball ricochets up off Bakayoko's back, and he really should do better. He gets up too early and can only head over the bar from close range! Poor from the centre-back.
43'
Milan protest at what they feel is rough treatment from the Olympiacos players, as Bakayoko and Higuain both end up on the deck following hefty challenges, but the referee isn't interested.
41'
CHANCE! Suso curls in another quality delivery from the right as he cuts in on his left foot, but Castillejo can't get enough on it and it spins behind for a goal kick!
40'
MISS! Zapata gets his header from a corner all wrong and it's way off target. He got caught under the ball there.
38'
MISS! Bakayoko finds a yard of space on the edge of the box to turn and strike one at goal, but his left-footed effort is wild and high over the bar. Poor contact.
37'
Castillejo has a drive from a difficult angle outside the box, and the keeper saves comfortably at his near post.
36'
SAVE! Higuain races onto a long ball forward and - despite a hint of offside, the flag stays down, but the striker's left-footed effort is tame and straight at the keeper!
35'
MISS! Leiva shows great pace to sprint past Calabria on the flank and Reina feels the need to charge off his line and deal with the danger. The winger sees an opportunity and tries to lob him, but gets it all wrong! That spared the Spaniard's blushes!
33'
MISS! It is Higuain who tries to lash the ball into the top corner, but it's too close to get the ball up and down in time and his effort rises over the bar.
32'
Bakayoko is fouled right on the edge of the 'D', and Higuain stands menacingly over the free-kick. There are a couple of others around the ball, but the striker looks set on having a go himself.
30'
Rodriguez slides in to clear a ball out for a throw-in, but the referee awards a corner as the ball is adjudged to have crossed the line. Reina catches assertively from the resulting cross.
28'
Olympiacos have been forced to cede possession in the last few minutes, but Milan have been strangely subdued since conceding. They seem to have lost the conviction that they started with.
26'
The hosts look to hit Olympiacos down the right through Suso, but his attempted crosses are charged down quickly.
24'
Milan recover some of their attacking spark as they pin Olympiacos back with some nice passing, before Calabria's cross towards Higuain has to be cleared behind for a corner, which is eventually claimed by the goalkeeper.
22'
MISS! Leiva receives the ball from Toure and lashes a shot at goal, but it's narrowly wide of the post with Reina scrambling across!
21'
MISS! Suso has another pop from the free-kick, but it sails harmlessly over the bar again.
20'
Castillejo looks to get his side going again as he charges forward with the ball at his feet, eventually being hauled down by Leiva just outside the box.
18'
The Greek side are knocking it about nicely, and have Milan penned back into their own half.
16'
All of a sudden it's Olympiacos playing with confidence - Milan look rattled. They didn't see that goal coming.
14'
Miguel Guerrero has scored a goal for Olympiakos! Assist by L. Koútris.
GOAL!! GUERRERO SCORES! Unbelievably, it's 1-0 to Olympiacos! Against the run of play, Koutris whips in a cross from the left that Guerrero powers across Reina and into the bottom-right corner!
Koutris worked a yard of space well and his delivery had plenty of pace on it, allowing Guerrero to divert it into the bottom corner superbly!
12'
Milan are certainly on top and look the likelier side to score. Olympiacos are just hanging on in these early stages.
10'
Higuain is played through on the right, but he's marshalled well and his shot from a tight angle is blocked away.
8'
Fetfatzidis and Natcho concede fouls in successive minutes as they struggle to contain the attacking verve of Milan. The hosts have certainly started stronger.
6'
NO GOAL! Suso whips in a tantalising ball from the right that Bonaventura flicks towards the far corner, and Castillejo taps it in to make sure, but he's offside from the flick-on!
3'
OFFSIDE! Suso thinks he's found Castillejo in a dangerous area, and the forward shapes to shoot, but the flag has gone up for offside - he had made his run a fraction of a second early.
2'
BLOCK! Cisse concedes an early foul on the edge of his own area as he hacks Bakayoko down, and Suso tries his luck from the free-kick, but the strike cannons back off the wall.
1'
Milan get the game underway!
The line-ups have been announced, and we'll start with the home side.
AC Milan XI (4-3-3): Pepe Reina; Ricardo Rodriguez, Alessio Romagnoli (C), Cristian Zapata, Davide Calabria; Giacomo Bonaventura, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Lucas Biglia; Samu Castillejo, Gonzalo Higuain, Suso
AC Milan substitutes: Mateo Musacchio, Patrick Cutrone, Hakan Calhanoglu, Fabio Borini, Franck Kessie, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Diego Laxalt
Olympiacos substitutes: Mohamed Camara, Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub, Thanasis Androutsos, Konstantinos Fortounis, Andreas Gianniotis, Yassine Meriah, Daniel Podence
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Europa League Group F fixture between AC Milan and Olympiacos at San Siro in Milan.
Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso makes five changes from his side's 4-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A. Musacchio, Calhanoglu, Kessie and Donnarumma drop to the bench, while Ignazio Abate misses out altogether. Zapata, Higuain, Bakayoko, Reina and Calabria start instead.
Olympiacos make wholesale changes following their 1-0 defeat against PAOK that ended a run of 10 games unbeaten in all competitions, a run that included a 4-2 aggregate victory over Burnley in the Europa League qualifying stages. Former Manchester City midfielder Toure makes just his second start for the Greek outfit.
Olympiacos XI (4-2-3-1): Jose Sa; Leonardo Koutris, Pape Abou Cisse, Roderick Miranda, Vasilis Torosidis (C); Guilherme, Bibras Natcho; Nauel Mathias Leiva, Yaya Toure, Ioannis Fetfatzidis; Guerrero
And there goes the half-time whistle! Milan came out of the blocks flying, but Guerrero's header into the far corner against the run of play seemed to take the wind out of the hosts' sails somewhat. The Italian outfit eventually grew back into the game, but Olympiacos have defended stoutly and looked a genuine threat when they've gone forward. Milan will need to improve after the break if they are to maintain their unbeaten home record in the Europa League group stages.
Milan threatened to stroll through this one in the opening 10 minutes, looking by far the better side, but Olympiacos were greatly encouraged by their goal. The hosts will need to rediscover that spark and quality to break down their opponents and pick up an important win. Olympiacos, meanwhile, will be quite happy to soak up the pressure and try to extend their lead on the counter-attack.
And breathe! Olympiacos looked set for a famous win after Guererro's first-half header, but Gattuso's inspired substitutions produced a flurry of goals in 10 second-half minutes that put the game beyond the Greek side's reach. Cutrone powered an emphatic header into the top corner from Rodriguez's quality cross, before Higuain put Milan ahead and Cutrone tapped in a third, with Calhanoglu setting up both goals. The Turkish midfielder rattled the post in the dying seconds with a thumping effort, but it finishes 3-1 to Milan!
Milan host Chievo Verona next in Serie A action, while Olympiacos try to avoid three defeats on the spin as they face AEK Athens away from home.
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