UEFA Europa League, League Stage 3BournemouthBOU 3 0 Full Time AC MilanMIL Venue Vitality Stadium Referee Vassilis FotiasJustin Kluivert 8 (Pen)Marcus Tavernier 32 (Pen)Amine Adli 84 Bournemouth pulled off a stunning win on a famous night for the club as they swept to a Europa League win over giants AC Milan. First-half penalties by Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier put the Cherries in control, after a red card for AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan before the half hour mark.And the 10 men of Milan had no answer as Bournemouth totally dominated the rest of the night to keep pace at the top of the table.Amine Adli made it three late on when he bent in a brilliant free-kick to seal the win.It was a nightmare return to England for former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim as Bournemouth became the first English side to win their first three matches in major European competition since Sunderland in the 1973-74 Cup Winners Cup.Under driving rain on the south coast a riotous home crowd saw Bournemouth outwork and outclass Milan, only five years since they finished below Barnsley in the EFL.It is only 16 years since they were down in League Two.Milan, on the other hand, have won the Champions League seven times but look miles off that level now on this gutless display, not having a shot on target all night.The Cherries had a good early chance but Ben Gannon-Doaks shot was well charged down before Evanilson headed wide.Replays showed that his header hit the hand of Koni De Winter on the way through and after referee Vassilios Fotias went to the screen he awarded a penalty.Kluivert, whose dad Patrick played for Milan in 1998, made no mistake.Ryan Christie hammered in a left-footed shot from range which Maignan did well to push out as Milan struggled to cope with the Bournemouth press.Maignan made another good save but moments later saw red as the corner was whipped in. The Milan captain pushed Tyler Adams in the face as the pair jostled and was shown a straight red card.A bemused Maignan took an age to leave the field before a second penalty was given, as Lorenzo Torriani came off the bench to face the penalty.Tavernier took the second one and buried it in decisive style, with Milan offering nothing in response.The second half was a bit of a non event until Rayan came off the bench and immediately headed over the top after a terrific leap.The hosts then found some energy with Christie having a shot blocked before Adlis wonderful third.Rayan was denied by a good save from Torriani with Amorim chuckling on the touchline at his sides inept display. Bournemouth AC Milan 3 Goals 0 3.18 xG 0.17 64% Possession 36% 20 Total Shots 3 7 Shots on Target 0 9 Shots off Target 2 6 Corners 4 18 Fouls 15 2 Offsides 1 2 Yellow Cards 3 0 Red Cards 1 0 Saves 4 507 Passes 288 452 Passes Completed 228 89% Pass Accuracy 79% Home Away The UEFA Europa League Table UEFA Europa League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Juventus22007166 D W 2 Bayer Leverkusen22006066 W W 3 Benfica22006156 W W 4 Beikta22007346 D W 5 Bournemouth22005146 W W 6 Omonia Nicosia22004046 L W 7 Ferencvarosi TC22005236 W W 8 Lyon22005326 L W 9 Sunderland22003126 D W 10 Olympiakos Piraeus22003126 W W 11 Sparta Praha21105234 L D 12 Union St. Gilloise21104134 W D 13 Rennes21102114 D W 14 Dinamo Zagreb21101014 L W 15 Crystal Palace21016333 D L 16 AC Milan21014223 L W 17 Jagiellonia21014313 L W 18 OFI21013213 L L 19 Torreense21013303 L L 20 AZ Alkmaar21012203 W W 21 Red Bull Salzburg210114-33 D L 22 Real Sociedad201123-11 W D 23 Lillestrom201123-11 L D 24 Levski Sofia201112-11 W D 25 Hapoel Beer Sheva201112-11 L L 26 Sturm Graz201103-31 W L 27 NEC Nijmegen201116-51 W D 28 Celta Vigo200213-20 W L 29 Anderlecht200213-20 W L 30 1899 Hoffenheim200225-30 W L 31 Plzen200215-40 L L 32 Marseille200215-40 L L 33 Celtic200227-50 L L 34 Ararat-Armenia200227-50 L L 35 Celje200205-50 D L 36 Lech Poznan200208-80 D L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Upcoming fixtures for Bournemouth and AC Milan Upcoming Fixtures : Bournemouth Premier League Manchester United MUN 14:00 2026-10-25 Bournemouth BOU League Cup Bournemouth BOU 19:45 2026-10-28 Aston Villa AST Premier League Bournemouth BOU 15:00 2026-10-31 Leeds LEE UEFA Europa League Sparta Praha SPA 17:45 2026-11-05 Bournemouth BOU Premier League Ipswich IPS 15:00 2026-11-07 Bournemouth BOU Upcoming Fixtures : AC Milan UEFA Europa League AC Milan MIL 17:45 2026-11-05 Ferencvarosi TC FER UEFA Europa League Olympiakos Piraeus OLY 17:45 2026-11-26 AC Milan MIL UEFA Europa League AC Milan MIL 20:00 2026-12-10 Sunderland SUN UEFA Europa League Levski Sofia LEV 20:00 2027-01-21 AC Milan MIL UEFA Europa League AC Milan MIL 20:00 2027-01-28 Ararat-Armenia Topics A.C. 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