He moved towards the sidelines to raise a white shirt which has Adieu Champion Ta Bi Willy written on it.
Shortly after the opener, Comoros striker El Fardou Ben Nabouhane scored an equaliser for the Serbian giants to put the aggregate score at 3-3 but AC Milan qualified for the Round of 16 on away goals.
Ta Bi moved to Italy to join Atalanta from Ivory Coast s ASEC Mimosa in 2019 and he made an instant impact to help the team win the Italian youth title.
The Abidjan-born defensive midfielder captained Ivory Coast at youth level before he made his international debut for the Elephants in 2017.
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A recap of the draw.
Manchester United set up a thrilling reunion with Zlatan Ibrahimovic as AC Milan were paired with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side in the last-16 of the Europa League.
United made light work of Real Sociedad in the round of 32, progressing 4-0 on aggregate after a thrilling first leg in Spain, but face a tougher assignment in the next round.
AC Milan found life tougher against Red Star Belgrade, eventually progressing on away goals, but Ibrahimovic is still in fine form at the age of 39 and will hold no fear returning to Old Trafford.
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Milan edged into the last 16 of the Europa League on away goals after being held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Red Star Belgrade at San Siro.
Reeling from Red Star s last-gasp equaliser in the first leg and Sunday s 3-0 derby defeat to Serie A title rivals Inter, Milan just did enough to secure their progress on Thursday – and they had birthday boy Gianluigi Donnarumma to thank.
Franck Kessie s early penalty put Milan 3-2 up on aggregate, but Red Star hit back through El Fardou Ben.
With Milan profligate at the other end, 22-year-old Donnarumma had to pull off an outstanding stop to deny Sekou Sanogo, before Marko Gobeljic s red card dented Red Star s comeback hopes.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers into Europa League last 16 as Leicester exit
By Martyn Wood
PARIS - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over Benfica in Greece, while Manchester United and Rangers cruised through to the next round.
The Gabon striker put Arsenal ahead at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus in their home leg of a tie relocated due to Covid-19 travel restrictions between Portugal and the United Kingdom.
Diogo Goncalves levelled the contest with a magnificent free-kick and Rafa Silva gave Benfica a 2-1 lead on the night when he took advantage of an error from Dani Ceballos on the hour.