Milan are back in Champions League quarter finals for the first since 2012. It wasnโt a win but nevertheless it was a legendary night for the Rossoneri.ย
For the first time in more than 10 years, Milan qualified for Champions Leagueโs quarter finals. The Rossoneri held on to their 1-0 win in the first leg against Tottenham with a 0-0 draw tonight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.ย
It was a good performance from Stefano Pioliโs side, who were able to match up Tottenhamโs intensity, alternating moments of positional defense to others where every player was entitled to go after the opponent and steal the ball.ย
Milan had two big chances in the second half with Tottenham keeper Fraser Forster saving shots from Brahim Diaz and Olivier Giroud.
With 15 minutes left to play, Tottenham was reduced to 10 men as defender Cristian Romero received the second yellow card of his game for a harsh tackle on Theo Hernandez.
Nevertheless, the red card would not prove to be the tombstone on Spursโ hopes as Mike Maignan produced a miraculous save off Harry Kaneโs header in stoppage time.
The Rossoneri will know their opponents for the next round on March 17th when the draw for the next round will be held at UEFAโs headquarters in Nyon.
Player ratings
Tottenham (3-4-3): Forster (6); Romero (5), Lenglet (5), Davies (5); Emerson Royal (5,5), Skipp (6), Hojbjerg (6), Perisic (5,5); Kulusevski (6), Kane (5,5), Son (5).
Substitutes: Pedro Porro (6); Richarlison (6), Sanchez (-).ย
Milan (3-4-2-1): Maignan (7); Kalulu (6,5), Thiaw (6), Tomori (7); Messias (6), Tonali (6), Krunic (7), Hernandez (6,5); Diaz (7), Leao (6,5); Giroud (6,5).
Substitutes: Saelemaekers (6); Bennacer (6), Origi (-), Rebic (-).
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Andrea Agostinelli I GIFN
