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Olivier Giroud scored his first Champions League goal of the seasonOlivier Giroud's thumping header secured AC Milan's first Champions League win of the season as the Italian side beat Paris St-Germain in Group F.
The French forward netted the winner from Theo Hernandez's cross five minutes into the second half.
Milan Skriniar had opened the scoring for PSG, heading in at the back post from a Marquinhos flick on.
Rafael Leao swiftly equalised with an overhead kick from close range after Giroud's initial shot was parried.
PSG are now second in the group on six points, one behind leaders Borussia Dortmund who beat Newcastle earlier on Tuesday, while Milan are third with five points - one more than Eddie Howe's side.
Their victory means last season's semi-finalists Milan will remain in contention to reach the knockout stages when they host Dortmund on 28 November.
Former goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was roundly booed by the home fans, who also threw fake money towards him, as he returned to the San Siro for the first time following his acrimonious move to PSG two years ago.
Milan were much improved from their previous Champions League performances this season, with Donnarumma forced into fine saves from Hernandez and Fikayo Tomori free-kicks.
However, the evening ended on a sour note for the hosts, with Christian Pulisic withdrawn after injuring his hamstring in the closing stages.
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AC Milan
Squad number16Player nameMaignan
Squad number2Player nameCalabria
Squad number23Player nameTomori
Squad number28Player nameThiaw
Squad number19Player nameHernández
Squad number14Player nameReijnders
Squad number80Player nameMusah
Squad number11Player namePulisic
Squad number8Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number10Player nameRafael Leão
Squad number9Player nameGiroud
Squad number17Player nameOkafor
Squad number33Player nameKrunic
Squad number42Player nameFlorenzi
Paris Saint Germain
Squad number99Player nameG Donnarumma
Squad number2Player nameHakimi
Squad number5Player nameMarquinhos
Squad number37Player nameSkriniar
Squad number21Player nameHernández
Squad number33Player nameZaïre-Emery
Squad number4Player nameUgarte
Squad number17Player nameVitinha
Squad number10Player nameDembélé
Squad number23Player nameKolo Muani
Squad number7Player nameMbappé
Squad number8Player nameRuiz
Squad number9Player nameGonçalo Ramos
Squad number19Player nameLee Kang-in
Squad number26Player nameMukiele
Squad number29Player nameBarcola
Line-ups
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2Calabria
- 23Tomori
- 28Thiaw
- 19Hernández
- 14Reijnders
- 80MusahBooked at 66minsSubstituted forKrunicat 84'minutes
- 11PulisicSubstituted forFlorenziat 90+2'minutes
- 8Loftus-Cheek
- 10Rafael LeãoSubstituted forOkaforat 85'minutes
- 9Giroud
Substitutes
- 7Adli
- 15Jovic
- 17Okafor
- 21Chukwueze
- 32Pobega
- 33Krunic
- 42Florenzi
- 69Nava
- 83Mirante
- 95Bartesaghi
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 99G Donnarumma
- 2Hakimi
- 5Marquinhos
- 37SkriniarBooked at 80minsSubstituted forBarcolaat 89'minutes
- 21HernándezBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMukieleat 65'minutes
- 33Zaïre-Emery
- 4UgarteBooked at 43minsSubstituted forRuizat 60'minutes
- 17VitinhaBooked at 24minsSubstituted forLee Kang-inat 60'minutes
- 10Dembélé
- 23Kolo MuaniBooked at 29minsSubstituted forGonçalo Ramosat 60'minutes
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 8Ruiz
- 9Gonçalo Ramos
- 19Lee Kang-in
- 26Mukiele
- 28Soler
- 29Barcola
- 30Letellier
- 80Tenas
Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano
Live Text
Match ends, AC Milan 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Milan Skriniar.
Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Yunus Musah.
Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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