TOTTENHAM have lost 1-0 to AC Milan in their Champions League last-16 first leg.
Antonio Conte’s side, however, are still well in the tie with a crucial home game at Tottenham Stadium to come next month.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 1
- AC Milan XI: Tatarusanu, Kalulu, Kjaer, Thiaw, Saelemaekers, Tonali, Krunic, Hernandez, Leao, Giroud, Diaz
- Tottenham XI: Forster, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Royal, Sarr, Skipp, Perisic, Kulusevski, Son, Kane
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That’s all from Milan
AC Milan defeated Tottenham 1-0 at the San Siro after a disappointing performance from Antonio Conte’s side .
Milan broke the deadlock after just seven minutes with Brahim Diaz’s goal.
Theo Hernandez beat Cristian Romero in the air down the left and delivered a low cross that found Diaz waiting at the far post.
The attacking midfielder delivered a speedy and powerful shot that Fraser Forster denied with a wonderful save.
But the Spaniard followed up and headed it to the back of the net.
That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a wonderful night!
Credit: Rex Milan finally beat Spurs
AC Milan have beaten Tottenham for the first time ever across all competitions.
Heading to tonight’s Champions League encounter, the two sides had faced off four times.
Spurs won twice and drew the other two matches across all competitions.
But Milan have finally ended their long-running hoodoo
Credit: Getty Brahim Diaz milestone
AC Milan ace Brahim Diaz made Champions League history with his goal against Tottenham.
Diaz is now Milan’s second youngest ever goalscorer in the competition behind Kaka.
The playmaker found the back of the net at 23 years and 195 days old.
The legendary Brazilian, on the other hand, broke the record on March 2004 with a brace against Deportivo de La Coruna in the quarter-finals at 21 years and 336 days old
Credit: AP
How do Tottenham go through?
Tottenham are on the back foot after losing 1-0 to AC Milan at the San Siro.
That means Spurs have to win in the return fixture on March 8 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
If the North Londoners win by a goal difference then the match will go to extra-time and possibly penalties if nothing changes.
But a win with at least a two-goal difference would see Antonio Conte’s men going through to the Champions League quarter-finals
Credit: Getty AC Milan vs Tottenham stats
Tottenham lost even though they dominated 53 per cent of possession.
Spurs produced a total of 12 shots but only a fourth was on target.
AC Milan, on the other hand, managed nine shots – four of which were on target.
More below:
FT: AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham
AC Milan beat Tottenham 1-0 at the San Siro after a disappointing performance from Antonio Conte’s men.
Milan broke the deadlock after just seven minutes with Brahim Diaz.
Theo Hernandez beat Cristian Romero in the air down the left and delivered a low cross that found Diaz at the far post.
The playmaker delivered a quick and powerful shot that Fraser Forster denied with a wonderful save.
But the Spaniard followed it up and headed it to the back of the net
Credit: Getty FT: AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham
Peep!
That’s full-time in Milan!!!
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Tottenham are dominating possession in the last few minutes.
But – just as it has been throughout the entire game – they are struggling to produce anything with it
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Six more minutes of added time to go until full-time.
Can Tottenham produce some magic in they dying minutes…?
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Tottenham are running out of time and Milan look compact.
The home fans are loving what they’re seeing
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Substitution
Another change for Milan boss Pioli as Pobega replaces Tonalli, who put together a top performance
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Chance
Tottenham ace Davies tries an overconfident shot from distance but completely misses the target
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There’s urgency at Tottenham for the much-needed equaliser but there’s also a fatigue.
Milan are holding up very well as we approach full-time
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Substitution
A double change by Tottenham boss Conte as Danjuma and Davies come on for Son and Lenglet
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Just 10 more minutes left for Tottenham to equalise.
The game has opened up but Spurs are still lacking a major opportunity to score
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Yellow card
Milan pick up their first booking with Tonalli penalised for a foul on Kane
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What a chance!
Milan come just a whisker from a second!
Hernandez delivers wonderful cross from the left and Thiaw gets the header from close range but just misses the bottom right corner.
Forster should have done better there as he didn’t come off his line to pick the cross
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Substitution
Milan boss Pioli makes his first changes of the match.
De Ketelaere and Messias come on for Diaz and Saelemaekers respectively
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The game lacks some serious entertainment.
That is basically down to Tottenham’s incompetence to attack and Milan preferring to hold on to the ball and keep the opposition at bay
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Milan have done very well defending their lead against Tottenham
Very good performance from the back three, with the help of Tonali and Krunic from midfield
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Substitution
Tottenham manager Conte makes the first change of the match with Richarlison replacing Kulusevski
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Tottenham stars Kulusevski and Son are having their back against the play every time they’re in a position for the ball.
That really slows the visitors’ attacks down, especially when they can get on the counter
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Tottenham are increasing the pressure now that they know Milan’s keeper is injured.
Pioli is taking quite a risk…
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Yellow card
Another booking for Tottenham, and quite a harsh one, with Dier bringing Giroud down to the ground with a soft challenge.
Nevertheless, the versatile defender will miss the second leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Milan keeper Tatarusanu is obviously in pain, he jumps in the air to pick up Tottenham’s loose corner-kick and his expression shows he is not well.
The hosts may have to make a switch promptly
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
