Milan 1-0 Girona
Girona go away the San Siro with the satisfaction of getting competed on equal phrases in opposition to one of the vital in-form opponents within the Champions League and in a historic setting. Míchel’s males had been subdued initially, however little by little they obtained the ball and ended the primary half with three clear possibilities to tie the rating. Within the second half the tempo was not as frenetic, however they saved attempting and by no means misplaced the sport in opposition to a Milan staff that has 5 consecutive victories within the competitors. Bryan Gil, in truth, scored an incredible objective, however it was disallowed for a millimetric offside.
Three very clear possibilities earlier than the break
The Italians began with some harmful possibilities and Theo Hernandez had the clearest one, hitting the crossbar. Musah additionally hit the put up, and in a restoration in the midst of the sector, the Italians constructed a vertical assault that ended with the objective of Rafael Leao, who with nice high quality inside the world minimize twice and beat Gazzaniga. From this level on, Girona took the lead and solely the nice position of goalkeeper Maignan separated them from the tie. Van de Beek had the primary likelihood, slicing again and capturing contained in the field, Tsygankov additionally got here very shut and Yangel Herrera was once more on track on the verge of the break. Actually, Míchel’s males went into halftime dominating possession (53%), and having fun with their greatest minutes of the match.
A historic journey
A lot of Girona followers didn’t wish to miss the historic duel in San Siro, and have accompanied the staff in a multitudinous approach as they did in Paris within the premiere within the competitors. A magical evening to recollect, although the outcome was not the specified one, due to what it means for the membership to have the ability to play this competitors and compete on the highest stage in opposition to the perfect groups in Europe.
