Analysis on the ‘Corriere della Sera’ on Milan’s defeat by journalist Carlos Passerini. Paulo Fonseca’s team was beaten 1-0 by German champions Bayer Leverkusen last night at the BayArena. “But in the first hour of the game – we read – Xabi Alonso’s team could have scored three or four goals, dominating far and wide”.
Different story after Victor Boniface’s goal and, above all, after the entry of Alvaro Morata. “Finally, after a terrible delay, Milan turned on. Transforming themselves into a completely different team, that of the derby, which would have fully deserved the draw, creating several opportunities, including a crossbar by Theo Hernandez. In the final there were also big doubts for a foul on Loftus-Cheek in the area: there could have been a penalty.”
Bayer Leverkusen-Milan 1-0, the scoreboard
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié; Frimpong, Xhaka, Garcia (30′ st Andrich), Grimaldo (44′ st Belocian); Adli, Wirtz (44′ st Tella); Boniface (30′ st Terrier). Available: Kovar, Lomb, Hofmann, Arthur, Schick, Mukiele. Trainer: Xabi Alonso
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Loftus-Cheek; Pulisic (34′ st Chukwueze), Reijnders, Leao; Abraham (17′ st Morata). Available: Nava, Torriani, Calabria, Pavlovic, Thiaw, Terracciano, Musah, Okafor. Trainer: Paulo Fonseca
Referee: Sandro Scharer (SUI).
Markers: 6′ st Boniface (L)
Ammonites: Garcia, Frimpong (L), Morata, Chukwueze (M)