Bournemouth cruised to a famous 3-0 victory over 10-man AC Milan at Vitality Stadium in the Europa League to maintain their 100% start.
2026/2027 UEFA Europa League
3-0
Match Report
Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier both netted from the penalty spot in the first 32 minutes, with Mike Maignan sent off after giving away the second, before Amine Adli capped the win with a stunning free-kick late on.
It was a dream start for Bournemouth, who won an early penalty after Koni De Winter's raised arm blocked a right-sided cross.
The spot-kick was given following a VAR review, and Kluivert coolly slotted into the bottom-right corner to give the hosts an eighth-minute lead.
Ryan Christie, Evanilson and James Hill all saw chances saved by the increasingly frustrated Maignan before things went from bad to worse for Ruben Amorim's side when the goalkeeper's temper boiled over.
During a corner, Maignan needlessly pushed out at Hill, shoving the defender's face, with the referee sending off the Milan captain in the 27th minute and awarding Bournemouth a second penalty.
Lorenzo Torriani's first touch after coming on saw him pluck the ball out of his net after Tavernier emphatically finished into the bottom-left corner five minutes after Maignan was shown the red card.
Bournemouth's dominance continued after the break, with Kluivert's whipped cross almost sneaking in at the far post before Rayan got caught under a header that he thumped over.
Christie saw more chances go begging, with Adrien Truffert also firing over from distance, but Adli added the late gloss to the scoreline when he bent a sublime 20-yard free-kick over the wall 84 minutes in.
It almost got better for the Cherries late on as Rayan forced a great save out of Torriani from a tight angle, but Bournemouth had already got the job done.
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Bournemouth look completely at home as they make history
Marco Rose finally got his first Premier League win last weekend, and they followed it up with another incredible result in the Europa League, where they have looked completely at ease this term.
They are the first English side to win their first three matches in major European competition since Sunderland in the 1973-74 Cup Winners' Cup, and it means they are one of just five teams left with a perfect record in the competition after three games, leaving them third in the table.
From the very first whistle, they looked in total control at Vitality Stadium, putting Milan on the ropes from the get-go, and the visitors were not helped by De Winter's handball or Maignan's moment of madness.
It was a tough situation for Torriani to step into, and it means two different Milan goalkeepers have conceded penalty goals in the same European match for the first time since the data has been available (from 2009-10, when the Europa League was rebranded).
Bournemouth barely gave Milan a moment to breathe, firing 20 shots at their goal (seven on target) worth 3.11 expected goals (xG). Milan failed to test Michele Di Gregorio with any of their three attempts at the other end (accumulated just 0.11 xG).
It was a sorry return to England for Amorim, who failed to beat Bournemouth in any of his three games as Manchester United boss, while this is the first time he has lost an away game in the group/league phase of the Europa League, and Milan sit 24th with only one win to their name (L2).
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
8' Penalty Goal! Bournemouth 1-0 Milan (Justin Kluivert)
28' Red Card! Maignan Sent Off
32' Penalty Goal! Bournemouth 2-0 Milan (Marcus Tavernier)
84' GOAL! Bournemouth 3-0 Milan (Amine Adli)
Line-ups
Bournemouth XI: Ryan Christie, Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Kluivert, Di Gregorio, Evanilson, James Hill, Bafodé Diakité, Adrien Truffert, António Silva, Ben Gannon-Doak
Subs: Smith, Lewis Cook, Brooks, Djordje Petrović, Adli, Álvaro Rodríguez, Julio Soler, Alex Tóth, Mack Allan, Rayan
Milan XI: Maignan, Loftus-Cheek, Tomori, Pervis Estupiñán, Yunus Musah, Ardon Jashari, S. Pavlovic, Koni De Winter, Omari Hutchinson, Diego Moreira, Alphadjo Cisse
Subs: Modric, Rabiot, Pulisic, Mario Gila, Davide Bartesaghi, Torriani, Francesco Camarda, Christian Comotto, Sankhoun Diawara, Léo Paul Bouyer, Valeri Vladimirov