AC Milan booked their place in the last 16 of the Europa League by beating Slavia Praha 3-1 last night, a 7-3 aggregate victory.
As in that match at San Siro, a red card for Slavia in the first half marked the turning point, followed by three goals in the first half for Milan from Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao to seal the tie.
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via SempreMilan. it) features the best scores, with Stefano Pioli’s control earning him a score of 7 out of 10.
Moving to the rearguard, Mike Maignan earned a 6. 5 for making an important save before being forced to leave the box with an injury, while Matteo Gabbia and Theo Hernandez earned the same score. Davide Calabria and Fikayo Tomori scored a 6.
Yacine Adli (6) and Yunus Musah (6. 5) formed the duo tasked with maintaining the midfield and controlling the pace, which they did well at times, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek (7) scored goals in the attacking midfield role.
Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao were the two who stood out the most in Milan’s ranks, each winning a 7. 5 for a goal and lending a hand to each, while Olivier Giroud calmed down and won a 6.
Marco Sportiello, Pierre Kalulu and Malick Thiaw scored a 6 off the bench, while Samu Chuwkueze scored a 5. 5.
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