hello to you from milan a city synonymous with high fashion the stadium might not be fashionable
anymore but it remains iconic the san siro ray and joining me for commentary is lee dixon and this
is where it all starts in the uefa champions league the group stage and match day one my
goodness so much to look forward to it's milan facing beer well the first group stage of the
champions league is always exciting three points is vital for both teams to get off to a good start
or a draw may be a good result as well we're about to find out what happens
so
and milan's lineup looks like this a 4-4-2 with a slight tweak maybe yeah it's all about the central
midfield players in this formation derek the two players instead of playing next to each other
one or just play advanced of the other one it's very very important that the wide players took
him when they haven't got the ball to help that lone midfield player in the middle of the part
starting 11.
in central midfield and gerard moreno starts with paco alcatel
calabria on the ball sanderbackers venassa
teo hernandez
cassier
davide calabria
pushing forward with options available excellent passing
and taken away
has it
potential danger and the goalkeeper expertly anticipated that through ball
really forceful play to win the ball back in that position superb save from the keeper well
that's what you're paying for defenders defend goalkeepers make saves like that
and over comes the corner and the opportunity for the opening goal goes begging well the
stalemate should have been broken there it's a real terrible miss given away by the rossoneri
kessie a intense pressure
perfectly positioned to take it away
oh yes one nil as is and it doesn't come as a huge surprise
well as we see again here the damage is started with a beauty of a through ball and the pressure
comes as he knew it would but it's the strength that impresses me it's a great goal in the end
and underway again a wake-up call for milan perhaps
it's with ibrahimovic
ibrahimovic's waiting and they deal with the threat this time
the press was on and it worked
mano triguerros and mario gaspar
and across the touch line so a throw in here
delightful pass
oh great defending
disappointing pass shirou diaz and ago the equalizer superb entertainment
well this is worth another look derrick lovely movement and gail to easily evade the defender
and the thunderous strike to beat the keeper hands down is absolutely brilliant
well we all saw that equalizer coming derek didn't we and so did he
well the earlier goal cancelled out one apiece
mario gaspar on the ball
and we will have just one additional minute giving the ball away
and there it is the halftime whistle
well this man will get most of the plaudits for his contribution
up to this point lee well he's been involved in most of the positive things
in that first half and obviously getting that goal has given his and so the second
half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
moy gomez
paco al qatar it's with parejo
well it was a foul but good use of advantage by the referee at times they make passing look easy
can they forge ahead from this corner kick let's see
it's a short one
a good effect of pressure high up the pitch
room to maneuver on the wing crossing opportunity pavejo and there to intervene
ibrahimovic well not quite what he wanted to do with the pass
ibrahimovic he knows a thing or two about constructing as he gets forward
and he has options he'll dealt with that ball comfortably then assa kessier has it
ibrahimovic and he read it well intercepting it
that's plenty of know-how in the ball shielding department
not showing good defensive judgment
needs to tread carefully olivier giroud
well they've lost the ball
and the goalkeeper has outdone himself would that say
and over comes the corner it hasn't come to very much
how
good use of advantage by the referee
now the referee not too happy with the challenge and blows for a free kick
well very effective goalkeeping to touch it over
so the corner played into the box
possession one
just 10 minutes to go
level pegging but can they change that and intercepted it
a terrific pass
and the ball is loose
well they survived the attack torres moy gomez
and providing width
well they've been getting the substitute ready and now they will make the personnel change
so two minutes to be added on at the end
and that is it for the 90 minutes level pegging here
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