Celtic v AC Milan, a major fixture which harks back to the past and lives for the present. The Rossoneri and the Hoops face off on matchday 1 of the Europe League 2020/21 group stage. As we wait for kick-off at 21:00 CEST, let’s take a look at 7 stats pertaining to the game:
1- So far, Celtic and AC Milan have met ten times in European competitions, all in the European Cup/Champions League. Celtic have only won a single match, in October 2007 (2-1 at Celtic Park).
2- AC Milan have kept a clean sheet against Celtic more times than against any other side in UEFA competitions: eight clean sheets in ten games (six wins, three draws, one defeat).
3- AC Milan have won their last three matches against Celtic, with an aggregate score of 6-0.
4- AC Milan are unbeaten in thirteen of their sixteen European matches against Scottish teams (ten wins, three draws). The three losses were all obtained in away games.
5- In their last seventeen European away games excluding qualifiers, AC Milan never repeated the same result twice (six wins, three losses, eight draws).
6- Playing for AC Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimović has been involved in fourteen goals (ten goals and six assists) in seventeen European matches (including qualifiers).
7- In the last transfer window, Diego Laxalt joined Celtic from AC Milan. The Uruguayan totals 35 appearances with the Rossoneri in all competitions.
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