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Cherries continue to ruffle the feathers of Europe's elite by frustrating AC Milan
23.10.26, 14:23 Updated 23.10.26, 14:34 6 Minute Read
Three goals at Dean Court for Bournemouth against AC Milan made it three wins from three in the Europa League.
It really was as simple as that. Cherries rocked up to the UEFA-christened Bournemouth Stadium, flew out the blocks, and found themselves two goals to the good thanks to Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier, both from the penalty spot.
Amine Adli sprinkled further magic on a memorable evening for AFC Bournemouth, a night where it felt that all AC Milan contributed was their star name.
Simply, AC Milan weren’t very good on the night. A harsh handball - likely waved away by a Premier League referee - was unlucky, and perhaps contributed to the collective headloss that followed.
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Starting his journalism career covering local non-league football at the age of 14, Dorset-native Jack Tanner covered Cherries for the Bournemouth Daily Echo for the best part of four years. After a brief stint covering AFC Bournemouth on a freelance basis for national newspapers, Jack went on to cover boxing for The Independent.