OVERVIEW. AC Milan only passed Siemen Voet and co in the second half, Atlético Madrid has few problems in Prague

Siemen Voet and Slovan Bratislava have not managed to get a first point in this Champions League campaign. Against AC Milan it seemed like a long way to a point, but deep in the second half the Italians scored the winning goal. Atlético Madrid had no problems at all in Prague. Under the impetus of Julian Alvarez, the score became 0-4.

Bad luck for Voet

Milan thought they had their sheep on dry land when ‘Captain America’ Christian Pulisic put the 0-1 on the board after a nice rush. The Rossoneri could not enjoy the lead for long. Milan’s defense was exposed, after which Barseghyan with a subtle marker left Maignan without a chance: 1-1 at half time.

Milan did not feel like losing points and claimed the ball after the break. Under the impetus of Leão and Pulisic, Bratislava put its back against the wall. A second Italian goal seemed only a matter of time. Still, it took a while before the Slovak wall could be demolished. Twenty minutes before the end, Rafael Leão was able to approach the goalkeeper alone. The Portuguese did not fail and put things back in order. A few minutes later, Tammy Abraham was allowed to put the 1-3 on the board after playing bad football. Marcelli’s tying goal came too late to score another point.

Milan is doing an excellent job in the rankings. A spot among the first 24 seems as good as secured.

Size too small

Sparta Prague has not been able to get in the way of Atlético Madrid at home. The Czechs started the game enthusiastically, but after ninety minutes the tough 0-6 final score was on the board.

Julian Alvarez was crowned man of the match for Madrid with two goals. First he painted a free kick fabulously against the ropes, on the hour mark he finished a textbook attack beautifully. Llorente, Griezmann and Correa (2 goals) scored the other four goals.

For Atlético it is the third victory in this CL campaign. The Madrilenians thus jump to ninth place for the time being and seem to be on their way to the next round.