Milan hit three and record statement victory at Real Madrid

Proper Madrid suffered their 2d defeat in the UEFA Champions League this season as AC Milan claimed a most attention-grabbing looking 3-1 acquire at the Bernabeu.

Alvaro Morata returned to the Spanish capital to hang-out his extinct aspect yet again, whereas Vinicius Junior’s penalty modified into as soon as no longer satisfactory as goals from Malick Thiaw and Tijjani Reijnders earned the Italians a gigantic three components.

Madrid fell at the aid of for the third consecutive game – which has included two ties in the Champions League – when Milan took the lead thru Thiaw’s header. He found condominium in between Aurelien Tchouameni and Eder Militao to acquire his first goal for the membership.

It did no longer take long for Madrid to strike aid thru Vinicius from the gap after he drew a penalty from Emerson Royal’s clumsy declare. The Brazilian critically stepped as a lot as take the penalty as a change of Kylian Mbappe, old to clipping it down the center.

There would be more drama old to the smash, even supposing, as Morata popped as a lot as fire his fresh group aid in front. Rafael Leao’s strike modified into as soon as saved by Andriy Lunin, nonetheless Morata modified into as soon as the handiest participant on alert as he reacted like a flash satisfactory to toddle home his seventh goal against his extinct aspect.

Milan silenced the Bernabeu with a third goal thru Reijnders for an amazing two-goal cushion, and whereas Madrid threw every thing at the away aspect in quest of a comeback in the latter stages, it modified into as soon as to no longer be as Paulo Fonseca’s aspect held on for a memorable victory.

Madrid have suffered a 2d successive defeat and conceded seven goals in the blueprint. Of their ultimate Champions League game, they recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Borussia Dortmund in stunning vogue, nonetheless the script modified into as soon as very diversified on Tuesday.

Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect were conveniently 2d-handiest all over the game, whereas the Italians were contrivance more resilient in defence and contrivance more clinical going forward, which is being concerned brooding about the firepower they’ve added to their aspect.

The consequence leaves them 17th in the league share table after four video games, even supposing amazingly they are peaceable a state before Milan in 18th. The Italians greatly bowled over everybody with their efficiency at the Bernabeu after two defeats of their old three Champions League video games.

As Los Blancos battle in Europe and domestically – the put they are already nine components adrift of Barcelona in La Liga after their 4-0 El Clasico defeat – may per chance well well presumably additionally Ancelotti be beneath strain after defeat against his extinct aspect?

Carlo Ancelotti

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As if issues may per chance well well presumably additionally no longer accumulate any worse for Proper Madrid, Morata scored against them yet again to rub salt into the injuries. It is miles his seventh goal against his extinct membership – greater than any diversified opponent in his occupation – the put he performed 95 cases all over two spells.

The ex-Atletico Madrid man has already been booed at the Bernabeu this year when he visited with Spain for a friendly against Brazil in March, nevertheless it appears to be like he old that reception as motivation for his subsequent focus on with.

Morata took his goal brilliantly too, reacting to Leao’s strike when everybody else modified into as soon as watching on to stab home the decisive 2d.

Alvaro Morata esulta durante Proper Madrid-Milan – Champions League 2024-25

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Proper Madrid: Lunin 6, Vazquez 5, Militao 6, Rudiger 6, Mendy 5, Tchouameni 6, Valverde 5, Modric 6, Bellingham 6, Mbappe 6, Vinicius 7

Subs: Garcia 6, Ceballos 6, Camavinga 6, Diaz 6, Rodrygo 6

AC Milan: Maignan 8, Royal 6, Thiaw 8, Tomori 7, Hernandez 7, Fofana 6, Musah 7, Pulisic 8, Reijnders 8, Morata 9, Leao 8

Subs: Calabria N/A, Pavlovic N/A, Loftus-Cheek 6, Okafor 6, Abraham 6

6’ – CHANCE FOR MBAPPE! The contaminated is available in from the upright nonetheless the Frenchman can’t form out his toes as the probability flashes old to his eyes! He may per chance well well presumably additionally peaceable effect better there.

12’ – GOAL!!! – REAL MADRID 0-1 AC MILAN (THIAW): Madrid are at the aid of at the Bernabeu yet again! It comes straight from Christian Pulisic’s nook, the put Malick Thiaw gets in between Tchouameni and Eder Militao old to sending a elegant header past Lunin!

21’ – PENALTY TO MADRID! Vinicius drives into the box from the left and Emerson Royal trips the Brazilian as he approaches the six-yard box, which leaves the referee no alternative nonetheless to demonstrate the gap.

23’ – GOAL!!! – REAL MADRID 1-1 AC MILAN (VINICIUS): Vinicius clips it straight down the center and Madrid are degree! It modified into as soon as critically the Brazilian who took the gap-kick and no longer Mbappe…

38’ – GOAL!!! – REAL MADRID 1-2 AC MILAN (MORATA): It accurate needed to be him! Milan fly forward yet again down the upright and Pulisic finds Leao in the box, who turns, shoots nonetheless sees his shot saved. All americans is standing peaceable ball-watching, except Morata who pounces on the rebound and pokes Milan aid in front!

51’ – WHAT A SAVE TO DENY LEAO! Leao gets on the tip of Royal’s contaminated and his header in opposition to the aid post forces a most attention-grabbing assign from Lunin! The hazard is no longer obvious there, even supposing, and Hernandez races into the box old to pulling a contaminated aid which flashes all over goal with out a contact. That’s a possibility for a third wasted!

62’ – MBAPPE GOES WIDE! Modric wins possession on the point of the box and threads a ball thru to Mbappe, who strikes wide!

73’ – GOAL!!! – REAL MADRID 1-3 AC MILAN (REIJNDERS): Madrid are in deep, deep agonize at the Bernabeu! Leao darts down the upright flank which has been a drawback for Madrid all evening. He finds Reijnders in the box who is fully free, as the midfielder spins on the gap old to firing home a third for Milan.

81’ – GOAL!!! – REAL MADRID 2-3 AC MILAN (RUDIGER): There may per chance be one aid for the home aspect! Rudiger thumps a half-volley into an nearly empty acquire after Maignan punches Ceballos’ transport obvious.

84’ – NO GOAL! Wow! VAR has chalked it off thanks to an offside in the accumulate-up. It regarded as even supposing he modified into as soon as millimetres offside when Ceballos at the starting put build the contaminated in. Milan defend defend of their two-goal cushion.

87’ – MILAN SHOULD HAVE FOUR! Madrid are reduce open all over yet again as Hernandez finds Loftus-Cheek in the box, who thumps a shut-fluctuate effort at Lunin! It is a correct assign from the goalkeeper, nonetheless the veteran Chelsea man may per chance well well presumably additionally peaceable no doubt effect better!

89’ – VINI SENDS A HEADER WIDE! He gets on the tip of a contaminated, completely unmarked in the six-yard box, nonetheless guides it wide. That’s a gigantic omit from the Ballon d’Or runner-up.

90’+2 – WHAT A SAVE! Or is that a terribly, no doubt sinful omit from Brahim Diaz? He’s all by myself in the box as he latches onto a contaminated from the left, nonetheless he sends a header straight at Maignan who makes narrate of a ambitious upright hand to defend it out. Madrid have had the potentialities in the ultimate instant time, it be accurate no longer coming off!

• Morata has scored seven goals in 13 video games against Madrid in all competitions, his favourite opponent in his total occupation. He has scored more goals against Los Blancos than any diversified Spanish participant in the history of the Champions League (3).
• Madrid have conceded nine photos heading in the appropriate route in this match against Milan, greater than in any diversified Champions League neighborhood stage home game since at least 2003/04 season.
• Madrid have misplaced consecutive home video games conceding at least three goals in every for the first time in all competitions since Would possibly simply 2009 beneath Juande Ramos (2-6 vs Barcelona and 1-3 vs Mallorca).