P. Cutrone has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by L. Antonelli.
Assist Luca Antonelli
Goal Patrick Cutrone
GOAL! Cutrone completes the rout with a lovely team goal! He is released by Antonelli's clever through ball, coolly rounds Prentz before slotting into an empty net. The 19-year-old grabs a well deserved double.
90' +1
Montella will be pleased with his side's professionalism this evening and they will win the group with a game to spare.
90'
There will be three minutes of additional time to be played at the end of this match.
87'
Milan have had 61 per cent of possession, but it has felt like even more. The visitors haven't been in the game since Rodriguez's goal in the 27th minute.
86'
Lee Jin-Hyun enters the game and replaces R. Holzhauser.
Austria Wien's skipper Holzhauser is replaced by Jin-Hyun Lee for the final few minutes.
85'
STAT: Patrick Cutrone is the youngest player to score at least two goals in the group stages of the Europa League this season.
83'
Serbest fouls Çalhanoğlu and Milan have a free-kick in a wide area. The set-piece is delivered to the back post, but evades at least four Milan players. It wouldn't have counted anyway as Antonelli was in an offside position.
82'
Milan are moving the ball around so confidently, it is almost like a training exercise for Montella's men.
80'
G. Gómez enters the game and replaces L. Bonucci.
A third and final change in personnel for Milan sees Bonucci's eventful match come to an end as he is replaced by Gustavo Gómez who makes his first appearance of the season.
78'
Ismael Tajouri enters the game and replaces Felipe Pires.
Austria Wien make their second change as the tiring Pires is replaced by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi. Pires has probably been the visitors' best player, but he looked short of energy recently.
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76'
Into the final five minutes - can Silva score a second hat-trick in two months against Austria Wien?
75'
Silva finds Çalhanoğlu with a beautiful lobbed pass. The Turkey international tries his luck from a tight angle, but it straight into the arms of Pentz. Cutrone was in a decent position in the middle and lets his team mate know his feelings.
74'
M. Locatelli enters the game and replaces F. Borini.
A second change for Milan sees the hard working Borini replaced by Manuel Locatelli.
72'
Austria Wien register their first shot on target in quite some time, but Pires' tame effort from 20 yards is straight forward for Donnarumma.
70'
André Silva has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by H. Çalhanoğlu.
Çalhanoğlu caps a fine performance by registering an assist.
GOAL! A wonderful finish from Silva, he just cannot stop scoring in the Europa League! He feeds Çalhanoğlu and continues his run into the box. Çalhanoğlu dinks the ball into the danger area and finding Silva who controls the ball on the chest, is allowed to turn and somehow tucks the ball into the bottom corner of the goal.
69'
P. Gluhaković enters the game and replaces T. Salamon.
Salamon was fortunate not to be booked twice this evening and he is finally replaced by Petar Gluhakovic.
67'
Finally, the visitors work their way into Milan's half. However, their build-up play is too slow, too pedesterian-like and Milan easily recover possession.
65'
Austria Wien have all eleven players inside their own half as Milan continue to pass and probe. However, Pires does well to win the ball back for the visitors and then draws the foul to give his side a breather.
64'
L. Antonelli enters the game and replaces R. Rodríguez.
Milan make the first change of the game, with Luca Antonelli replacing Rodriguez. It is a like-for-like substitution.
62'
Rodriguez is picked out in space on the flank, but there is no one in the box and his cross sails out of play.
60'
An hour has gone now in this one-sided match. Can Milan extend their advantage or will Austria Wien score to make things more interesting?
59'
Despite their healthy lead, Milan remain in total control and have their visitors pinned inside their own half at the moment.
57'
Cutrone holds off a defender easily, he is allowed to turn and shoot but Borkovic makes an excellent and important block.
56'
The set-piece is poor and now it is Austria Wien's turn to produce an attack on the break. Pires is released on the right flank, he cuts inside and drags a shot wide of Donnarumma's goal. That is the closest the visitors have come in some time.
55'
Milan are finding too much space in the wide areas at the moment. Borini escapes his marker yet again, but his low drilled cross to the near post is hacked behind for yet another corner.
54'
C. Monschein gets yellow.
The cross is played too close to the goalkeeper and Austria Wien survive. Then Monschein is booked.
53'
CLOSE! Bonucci releases Silva inside the Austria Wein penalty area, but his touch is heavy and a defender is able to get across and clear behind for a corner.
52'
A cross is delivered into the Austria Wien penalty box and it rolls all the way to Borini at the back post. The wideman does well to keep his first-time volley on target as Pentz parries it clear and a defender scrambles it clear.
51'
Biglia is allowed to make his way into the Austria Wien relatively easily, but his shot from a slightly tight angle is straight at Pentz.
50'
Holzhauser tries to switch the play but instead concedes possession in his own half. Borini surges forward, but the Austria Wien skipper does well to make a recovering challenge.
49'
OVER! Bonucci almost makes amends for his earlier mistake as he strikes first-time from Çalhanoğlu's, but can't keep volley down.
48'
Milan deal with the set-piece comfortably and, in fact, launch a rapid counter attack. Çalhanoglu is picked out on the right, but his cross is blocked and Milan have to settle for a corner.
47'
Borini commits a rather needless foul on Holzhauser, and now Austria Wien have a chance to float the ball into the box from the flank.
46'
Here we go then, Austria Wien get the second half underway, on the second time of asking after a false re-start.
45'
One minute of stoppage time will be played at the end of a one-sided first-half.
43'
Milan are in total control, but Austria Wien have been so, so poor defensively. The Italian giants could well repeat their 5-1 victory they earned a couple of months ago.
42'
P. Cutrone has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by F. Borini.
GOAL! Milan strengthen their lead! Silva nods on Rodriguez's cross to Borini who does well to keep the ball in play on the right, picking out the unmarked Cutrone in the six-yard box and he is left with a simple headed finish.
Borini showed great determination to stop the ball rolling out of play and his dinked cross was fantastic.
41'
Milan have had 64 per cent of the possession in this first half.
40'
Salamon mis-controls the ball and ends up clattering into Borini. The Austria Wien man is already on a yellow card and is perhaps fortunate not to be shown a second.
39'
Cristian Zapata has plenty of time to pick out a team mate with a cross from deep, but he overcooks the delivery and the ball rolls out for a goal-kick.
38'
As it stands, Milan top the group with 11 points, while Austria Wien are bottom with only four points.
36'
André Silva has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by R. Rodríguez.
Rodríguez was going for goal, but inadvertently found Silva who finished confidently.
GOAL! Milan are ahead! Silva scores AGAIN in the Europa League, his fifth of the campaign! Rodriguez tries a low shot, it is impeccably controlled by the unmarked Silva who buries the ball into the bottom corner.
35'
T. Salamon gets yellow.
Thomas Salamon takes down Silva cynically, conceding a foul and receiving a yellow card. This is a decent opportunity for Milan to have a crack at goal...
34'
Borini is allowed to cut in from the channel and tries a left-footed shot from quite a distance, it is a daisy cutter and simple for Pentz to gather.
32'
Milan win their second corner of the game, which Çalhanoğlu takes. He picks out Cutrone who tries a spectacular aerobatic volley, but unsurprisingly sends the ball into row-z.
30'
That equaliser appears to have restored Milan's confidence and they are hungry for a second goal now. Biglia tries his luck from 25 yards, but it drifts just wide of Pentz's far post.
28'
Franck Kessie fires an effort over the bar from inside the box as Milan squander an opportunity to take the lead.
27'
R. Rodríguez has scored a goal for AC Milan!
GOAL! AC Milan equalise! Borini's cross from the right is flicked on by Silva, finding Rodríguez who is left unmarked at the back post and he has time to take a touch before slotting the ball past Pentz.
25'
The visitors, as it stands, would qualify as the second-placed team in Group D.
24'
Donnarumma is forced to tip over Holzhauser's free-kick over the bar. That was a decent effort.
23'
M. Musacchio gets yellow.
Musacchio goes into the book for a foul and Austria Wien have a free-kick, around 25 yards from goal in a central position.
21'
C. Monschein has scored a goal for Austria Vienna! Assist by R. Holzhauser.
A superb pass from the skipper Holzhauser released Monschein.
GOAL! Austria Wien take a shock lead! Monschein is released by Holzhauser's delightful through ball and the striker takes the ball past Donnarumma before sliding a low effort towards goal. It looks as though Bonucci will clear, but the ball somehow squirms between the veteran's legs and rolls into the net.
20'
CLOSE! Borini delivers an early pin-point cross into the visitors' penalty area. It is a perfect height for Silva, but he somehow misses the connection and Mohamed, though he doesn't know much about it, makes the clearance.
18'
It is worth noting that Milan were already two goals up by this stage when these sides last met.
17'
STAT: Milan are unbeaten in their eight European matches this season (W6 D2), keeping six clean sheets
15'
Kadiri Mohammed brings down Biglia and Milan have a free-kick, and an opportunity to test Pentz in between Austria Wien's stick. However, Çalhanoğlu curls his effort wide of goal.
14'
Ricardo Rodríguez gets to the by-line and plays a clever cut-back to Lucas Biglia on the edge of the box, but the midfielder's shot is straight at Pentz who makes a comfortable save.
13'
Holzhauser steps up to take the free-kick, it is around 35 yards from goal but the distance doesn't prevent the Austria Wein man from shooting and unsurprisingly he sends his effort over the bar.
12'
Bonucci fouls Christoph Monschein from behind, conceding a free-kick in a dangerous position.
10'
Patrick Cutrone drifts between two defenders inside the Austria Wien penalty area to meet a cross... but the 19-year-old can't keep his header down.
8'
Pires is back on the pitch and seems fine to continue.
7'
Felipe Pires dribbles by a number of Milan defenders on the channel before he is eventually caught by Bonucci. He goes to ground and will need some treatment. The visitors will be hoping it isn't anything too serious as Pires is probably Austria Wein's most creative outlet.
4'
Borini is first to react to a loose ball in the visitors' final third as he drives to the by-line before drilling a cross to the near post, but Patrick Pentz in the Austria Wein goal collects this time.
3'
Çalhanoğlu delivers the corner but Austria Wien manage to scramble it clear on the second attempt. You sense the visitors will have a lot of defending to do this evening.
2'
Milan launch the first attack of the night, with Silva playing a weighted pass to Çalhanoglu on the channel and his cross is awkward for the goalkeeper who palms it behind for a corner.
1'
KICK-OFF! Milan are the firm favourites and they get the game underway
Hello and welcome to our LIVE text commentary of the Europa League group stage clash between AC Milan and Austria Wien. Vincenzo Montella's men are unbeaten in Group D but still need a win to secure their place in the latter stages of the competition.
TEAM NEWS
AC MILAN (3-5-2) : Donnarumma; Musacchio, Bonucci, Zapata; Borini, Kessié, Calhanoglu, Biglia, Rodriguez; André Silva, Cutrone.
AC MILAN SUBS: Storari, Antonelli, Gomez, Bonaventura, Locatelli, Montolivo, Kalinic.
AUSTRIA WIEN (4-1-4-1): Pentz; de Paula, Kadiri, Borković, Salamon; Serbest; Prokop, Alhassan, Holzhauser, Pires; Monschein.
AUSTRIA WIEN SUBS: Hadzikic, Gluhaković, Tajouri, Shradi, Friesenbichler, Blauensteiner, Jinhyun, Sarkaria.
There are no surprises in Montella's starting line-up, with André Silva and Patrick Cutrone in attack and Hakan Çalhanoğlu operating just behind the front two. Franck Kessié and Lucas Biglia will playing a holding role in midfield, while Fabio Borini and Ricardo Rodríguez are the wing-backs.
Austria Wien's captain Raphael Holzhauser has recovered from a broken toe and takes up his usual position in midfield. However, coach Thorsten Fink is still missing several key players including Heiko Westermann, Christoph Martschinko and Florian Klein.
While a win would guarantee Milan's spot in the latter stages of the Europa League, a draw would also be enough should Rijeka fail to win away to AEK Athens in the other group fixture, while Austria Wien will exit the competition if they fail to win and AEK gain victory.
The players are out on the pitch and now we are only moments from kick off...
Milan are seventh in Serie A, but they have enjoyed a much more impressive campaign in Europe and grabbed their largest win of the season so far when these two sides met on match day one, with Montella's side running out 5-1 winners. Andre Silva bagged a hat-trick on the night.
HALF-TIME. Milan lead 3-1 at the break, despite falling behind to Monschein's 21st minute goal. The hosts were level only six minutes later through Rodríguez, before Silva gave Milan the lead in the 36th minute while Cutrone added a third three minutes before the interval.
FULL-TIME. Milan are now four points clear in Group D and are still unbeaten in the Europa League after this convincing 5-1 victory over Austria Wien - a repeat scoreline when the sides met on matchday one. The visitors took a shock lead after Monschein's 21st minute goal but Milan were level only six minutes later through Rodríguez and then proceeded to take control of the game. Silva gave Milan the advantage in the 36th minute while Cutrone added a third three minutes before the interval and on 70 minutes Silva grabbed his brace. The rout was completed by Cutrone in injury-time.
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