With a perfect second half, Milan thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 and continued to fight for a spot in the round of 16 of the Champions League
On the afternoon of this Tuesday, the 25th, the Milan took no notice of Dynamo Zagreb and applied a rout of 4 x 0. Despite the invincibility at home, the Croatian team could not hold the Italian attack. In this way, the Rossoneri have reached the seven-point mark and depend only on themselves to advance to the next phase of the Champions League.
The confrontation was marked by the volume of play produced in the first 15 minutes. With a little more freedom, Milan managed to create more danger plays with Giroud and From Ketelaerebut stopped at the good defenses of Livakovic. On the other hand, Dinamo Zagreb didn’t back down and offered danger to the Italian goal, but they couldn’t pierce the opposing defense.
Until, at 39′, Matteo Gabbia, a 23-year-old defender, took advantage of a beautiful cross and headed into the back of the net. Author of the assistance and responsible for the articulation of the Italian midfield, Sandro Tonali was the highlight of the first stage. With 1 x 0 on the scoreboard, Milan went down to the dressing room with an advantage.
In the second half, Dinamo Zagreb did not see the color of the ball and was dominated by Milan. At four minutes, Rafael Leão shot from the left wing, lined up and scored his first goal in this Champions League. At 14′, Giroud extended the score by converting the penalty suffered by Tonali. The French striker kept trying to score once more, but goalkeeper Livakovic didn’t allow it. Finally, ljulbicic was surprised, scored against and closed the result.
Thus, Milan beat Dinamo Zagreb with ease, by the score of 4 x 0. Now, the Italian club has seven points and only needs a draw against RB Salzburg, in the last round, to reach the dreamed qualification to the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Croatians no longer have a chance of qualifying, so they fight for 3rd place, which gives a spot to the Europa League.
Source: sportbuzz
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