a huge night at a great stadium we're here at the san siro i'm derek ray with me for commentary
is lee dixon and without doubt a match with the potential to bring genuine excitement this ought
to be a thriller lee yeah thanks derek i always get a buzz from being here the players will feel
the same i'm sure fast start always a good idea to impose yourself on the game straight from the off
here's the milan team alessio romagnoni plays alongside
simon care in central defense and the story and attack is one of a strike partnership
this is how the visitors will set up today wing backs are important on this setup did you enjoy
your experience of playing at wingback lee not at all under bruce rock he's a very very demanding
role as we can see the full backs are exposed both offensively and defensively lots of support inside
them but going forward they need to try and get the ball into the box for the two up front
and they kick off here
alexis salamakers tonali with it teo hernandez
rosso neri pushing forward with options available
well he got the touch on the ball and so a corner it'll be while derrick corners
will be few and far between for them today they should really try and utilize this one
p low
ronaldo clear foul play and as a result a free-kick forthcoming
ronaldinho possession changes hands the interception there
ibrahimovic ibrahimovic castillejo oh commanding goalkeeping well he's given a corner the referee
played into the center of the box and that effect of clearance
and he takes on the shots and it goes the goal for one nil and that changes the dynamic
well let's take a look at this replay the difference between a good player
and some of the best players is they don't need to take a touch gets his shot away
first time nothing else matters but concentrating on that ball
so the game has been restarted it's milan in front here
has it
nice looking pass
is it going to end up being productive for them
ronaldo and they've done it to square the game once again exhilarating
well here's a replay and in many ways it doesn't do justice so how patient they were
in the build-up just so composed waiting for the right moment and then the composer is impressive
as he smashes the ball with all he has to beat a forlorn goalkeeper brilliant strike
even steven won a piece on this match
castillejo
at times they make passing look easy this looks promising on the ball sanderbackers sanders on ali
chance to cross
and there is the goal to re-establish their advantage
well here we see it again a lovely passage of pure
quality passing fluid as you like and what a great finish as well
good connection with the ball leaving the goalkeeper absolutely no chance fantastic goal
well two one it is here
under pressure doesn't seem to be bothering him
the visitors have totally controlled possession but after that it's been
disappointing i'd like to see them use those wide areas around the defense get
round them as opposed to trying to go through the middle andrea pillow and it's with baracy
well they want that equalizer but their passing remains smooth
to say
might really be able to trouble them here he read the situation defensively and did his job
salamakers
and crossed in there a decisive clearance it was
it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
desai and there it is the halftime whistle
well truth be told he's only had a very limited influence on the game what have you made of his
performance late well he's tried hard derek will give him that but his heart has ruled his head
never clever enough today to find enough space to lose his marker
that's probably the major reason why they're losing this game has
anticipated plenty of talking points so far and now the second half is underway
but ac now with maldini qakar
nicely cut out
it looks promising very clever intervention on the part of paolo maldini
moving into the advanced position that's how to blunt the edge of the opposing attack
substitution time as is here
ronaldinho went in strongly decisively well they might be training but hope
in the form of a corner over it comes nothing positive comes of it unfortunately
moving forward effectively crossing opportunity
ibrahimovic and able to get a body in the way
from so far away it didn't appear to be the high percentage option
closer well he surprised everybody including me long-range effort and it wasn't too far off was it
paggio
pierlo
looking for that final pass and for that chance to level the game
and he'll take efforts like that all day long
slip short passing
pillow this ie has it
doing well to keep possession badgio and you can sense the threat as there
good tackle milan have hardly had the ball really but they won't mind they're winning this game
and why because their counter attack is absolutely fantastic well i couldn't quite find his teammate
15 minutes remaining
teo hernandez now samuel castillejo
and it's with ronaldinho good physical play barraci
andrea pillow ronaldo on the ball
roberto on the ball in an attacking position but they've got to do something positive quickly
well the flag has gone up here offside it is and a substitution in the office
inside the final five minutes now given away by milan
roberto baggio
gullet frank reichard now and the electronic board showing one additional minute
frank reichard until they have a goal in the future they're giving it a go
and milan have the ball once more and that is the end of the contest of not the happy
outcome as far as the visitors are concerned well everybody connected to the club will be
disappointed with today's game not only because of the defeat but the manner of that defeat
that's what hurts way below the standards they set themselves derek
and he puts in a really thorough performance tonight lee he's always a man to watch for the
opposition but they couldn't keep tabs on him in that vital moment when he grabbed that goal