Axel Divio, Media365, published on Tuesday November 5, 2024 at 11:18 p.m.
After its defeat in the Clasico, Real Madrid suffered another disappointment at home, losing 3-1 against AC Milan on the 4th day of the Champions League. The Merengue are now 17th in the standings, just ahead of the Rossoneri.
These are two European giants – who had not faced each other in official competition since 2010 – who were looking for confidence. Severely beaten by FC Barcelona (0-4) in La Liga and by Lille (0-1) in the Champions League, Real Madrid continues to sink little by little into the crisis. Faced with AC Milan not necessarily in the form of its life – 7th in Serie A and two defeats in the European Cup – Madrid's performance was once again disappointing.
Morata weighs down his former team
If Kylian Mbappé, who had a lot to be forgiven for a failed Clasico, was the first to report a cross shot (4th), it was AC Milan who scored first through Malick Thiaw, header from a corner from Christian Pulisic (0-1, 13th). Kylian Mbappé will be close to the equalizer, but his shot is this time deflected by Mike Maignan (14th), still decisive, in the process, in front of Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian equalized a few minutes later with a panenka on a penalty that he himself obtained following a mistake by Emerson Royal (1-1, 23rd). AC Milan is not panicking and will, on the contrary, continue to shake up the Merengue. Tijjani Reijnders forces Andrii Lunin to make a save (32nd), before Álvaro Morata scores in the empty goal, at the heart of a sleeping Madrid defense (1-2, 40th). It is again Kylian Mbappé who will sound the revolt on a counter initiated by Eder Militao, but he still finds Mike Maignan on the trajectory (44th).
Imperial Maignan
Real Madrid are still sluggish and it will take a classy save from Lunin to deflect Rafael Leao's magnificent header (53rd). It's only a postponement for the goal of the break. Rafael Leao performs a little number, all powerful, before serving Tijjani Reijnders, author of a beautiful sequence to score from close range (1-3, 74th). While Kylian Mbappé continues to clash with his Blues teammate (76th), Antonio Rüdiger thinks to reduce the score to 2-3 with a nice volley, but an offside is signaled (82nd). Mike Maignan, decidedly imperial, will shine again against Brahim Diaz, defeated 5 meters from the goal (91st). Real Madrid are powerless, like Militao who wastes one last opportunity by sending a missile over (93rd). AC Milan returns to equal points with Real Madrid and puts itself back in the race for qualification. Doubt persists in the White House…
