# Dream night for Bournemouth – win over Milan a sign of Premier League power

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dream-night-for-bournemouth-win-over-milan-a-sign-of-premier-league-power/
- Published: 2026-10-22T21:30:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:38:43+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6z981p24q1eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Europe, Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Bournemouth beat seven-time European champions AC Milan 3-0.
- The win was Bournemouth’s third European fixture.
- Premier League wealth helps explain English clubs’ strength in secondary competitions.

## Summary

Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over AC Milan in their third European fixture was a remarkable moment for a club that was close to liquidation in 2008. The result also raises a wider question: whether the financial strength of the Premier League is giving English clubs an advantage in Europe’s secondary competitions.

Justin Kluivert opened the scoring, 31 years after his father Patrick scored in a Champions League final against Milan; Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was sent off after 27 minutes. Bournemouth have also beaten Real Sociedad and Sturm Graz this season, while Premier League sides have lost only four of 26 European matches so far, two of them by Manchester United. The article points to the league’s £1.37bn in annual television rights and the revenues of English clubs, while noting that Manchester City alone has won the Champions League among Premier League clubs in the past five years.

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