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MILAN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund advanced to the Champions League round of 16 with a 3-1 win over AC Milan, whose progress fell to “2-3 percent,” one of its players said Tuesday.
Marco Reus gave Dortmund an early lead from the spot after Olivier Giroud had a penalty of his own saved for Milan. Although Samuel Chukwueze leveled at the end of the first half, goals from Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and substitute Karim Adeyemi gave the visitors the win they needed to book their spot in the last 16.
“The lads are clearly exhausted after this match but they are very happy, happy that we are through already, with a match to spare,” Dortmund coach Edin Terzić said. “We all remember that when the draw was made this was called the group of death.”
Dortmund are top of Group F and three points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain after the French side salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle thanks to a time-sensitive penalty.
Seven-time champions Milan, who revived the semi-finals last season, and Newcastle are two different PSGs. They meet at St. James’ Park on the final matchday, when PSG travels to Dortmund.
“We’re going to give everything for Newcastle and try to win the game. . . I would say we have a 2 to 3 per cent chance of qualifying,” Milan midfielder Yacine Adli told Italian broadcaster Mediaset. I hope Dortmund get a positive result.
Despite having already qualified, Dortmund will be eager to finish top of the group to help it avoid some of the strongest teams in the last 16.
“We don’t need to make any difference between the other games, we play them all to win, we don’t need to offer anything to PSG, Newcastle or Milan,” Terzić said. “In addition, 80,000 fans will come to the stadium and the match will make the difference when it comes to facing us in the draw, so we will be fully motivated. “
The Rossoneri would have been in a more potent position had Giroud missed a penalty in the 6th minute, after Nico Schlotterbeck had his arm loaded Chukwueze’s shot, but the Frenchman’s shot was weakly and comfortably saved by Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
It was only the third time Giroud failed to score a penalty in 35 attempts.
Instead, it was Dortmund who took the lead 4 minutes later through Reus after Davide Calabria fouled Bynoe-Gittens.
Dortmund appeared content to sit back, defend its advantage and try to punish Milan on the counterattack, which it almost did in the 28th minute but Christian Pulisic blocked Julian Ryerson’s effort.
Milan were struggling to break the yellow barrier and needed something special. Eight minutes before the break, Chukwueze, after hitting the injured Rafael Leão again, burst into the box from the right, past two players, before firing an angled into the corner to score. his first goal of the game. Rossoneri.
It was to give Milan confidence and almost turned the game around just before half-time when Pulisic unleashed a delightful cross to the far post, but Calabria’s header went over the goal.
Pulisic came close to scoring a fine goal, against his former club, shortly after the break, but his aerial shot blocked a defender.
Dortmund regained their lead in the 59th minute when Niclas Füllkrug and Marcel Sabitzer combined to set up English teenager Bynoe-Gittens, who broke into the back left corner.
And the German team sealed the victory and their position in the round of 16 10 minutes later. Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was able to hold off Adeyemi’s hard effort but couldn’t prevent the ball from crossing the line.
Both sides also hit the woodwork late on.
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