AFC Bournemouth 3-0 AC Milan Player Ratings as Maignan 3.0/10, Red Card Shame as the Cherries Stun the Rossoneri in a Wild Vitality UEL Night

Mike Maignan didn’t just cost AC Milan the match; he cost them their dignity. The French goalkeeper’s inexplicable decision to shove James Hill in the face during a corner handed Bournemouth two gifts they gleefully converted, and what might have been a competitive Europa League contest at the Vitality Stadium became a humiliation that Ruben Amorim will spend the international break desperately trying to forget.

Marco Rose’s Cherries needed no second invitation. Kluivert’s penalty in the 8th minute set the tone before Tavernier calmly sent the replacement goalkeeper the wrong way in the 32nd, both goals born entirely from Maignan’s moment of madness rather than anything Milan’s defence allowed organically. Adli’s composed 84th-minute finish merely confirmed what had been apparent long before, that this was Bournemouth’s night entirely.

Marcus Tavernier was the evening’s composed, reliable match-winner, his penalty conversion and all-round creative energy throughout earning a deserved 8.2/10 that reflects a performance of calm authority in the biggest European night the Vitality has seen this season. AC Milan’s outfield players were left fighting a battle made impossible before it had truly begun. Check out the AFC Bournemouth vs AC Milan player ratings.

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Man of the Match

Sportsdunia's Man of the Match goes to Marcus Tavernier.