Milan advanced to the semi-finals for the first time since 2007
Italy’s Milan qualified for the UEFA Champions League’s Golden Square on Tuesday, drawing 1-1 with host and compatriot Napoli in the quarter-final second leg.
Milan scored one goal in the first leg and won by one goal on aggregate, two goals to one.
Frenchman Olivier Giroud scored a goal in the 43rd minute to miss a penalty in the 21st minute and Milan went ahead. Nigerian teammate Victor Osimhen also missed a penalty kick awarded to Napoli in the 82nd minute by Kwicha Kvaratskelia. Last seconds for landlords.
Milan are chasing their eighth Champions League title and first since the 2006-2007 season.
Milan will meet the winner of Manchester City’s clash with Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals at the Golden Square, where the first leg ended with England winning 3 goals without reply, ahead of tomorrow’s match that brings them together. , Wednesday, at Alliance Arena.
The match began cautiously with each team anxious to protect its net from any surprise goal that would make the task difficult.
As time went on, Napoli began to impose their control over the course of the game, and the team was awarded a direct free kick on the borders of the penalty area, but Mario Roy shot wide of the net.
Napoli had another chance after a brilliant individual effort from Kwicha Kvaratskelia, who penetrated the Milan penalty area and struck a creeping ball, but goalkeeper Mike Minyan made an easy save.
Missed chances continued for Napoli, notably Matteo Politano’s powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball went wide of Milan’s goal.
Milan responded with a stunning shot from David Calabria from the edge of the penalty area, but Napoli goalkeeper Alex Merritt stopped him on the lookout.
The referee awarded Milan a penalty kick after Mario Roy fouled Rafael Leo and Giroud rushed to shoot, but goalkeeper Alex Merritt made a brilliant save.
Milan missed a chance in the 28th minute after an organized attack that ended with Giro, who penetrated the Napoli penalty area and scored a powerful ball, but the Naples goalkeeper saved his goal from another goal.
Napoli made a damaging change, with Matteo Politano out injured and Hirving Lozano coming on, immediately after which Mario Roy left the field and was replaced by Matias Oliveira.
Giro scored the first goal for Milan two minutes before the end of the first half after a brilliant individual effort by Rafael Liao from the middle of the field, and he headed towards the hosts’ goal before easily firing past Giro. into the web.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, the referee disallowed a goal for Napoli due to a volley against Victor Osimhen.
Two minutes into the second half, Kwicha Kvaratskelia almost equalized for Napoli after penetrating Milan’s defense with a powerful ball, but it went just centimeters over the crossbar.
Napoli intensified their attacking pressure in search of an equaliser, and another chance was missed by Gwicha Kvaratskelia, who penetrated Milan’s defense and struck a powerful ball, but it also went wide of the net.
Substitute Hirving Lozano almost equalized for Napoli in the 60th minute with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, but it went straight past Milan’s goal.
Against the run of play, Milan scored their second goal in the 68th minute with Sandro Donali’s direct free kick, but Naples goalkeeper Alex Merritt pushed the ball away with his fist.
A handball against Figaio Tomori earned Napoli a penalty kick, but Milan goalkeeper Mike Mignon made a brilliant save from Gvika Kvaratskelia in the 82nd minute.
In stoppage time, Osimhen scored for Napoli after a Giacomo Raspatori cross into the penalty area met the Nigerian striker’s net.
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