AC Milan held up their end of the bargain by beating Newcastle United at St. James’ Park, but it wasn’t enough in the end to secure Champions League knockout stage football.
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) has their ratings from the game, starting with the overall team performance and Stefano Pioli’s management which both scored a 6.5 out of 10.
The man of the match was Mike Maignan who made a world class save to deny Bruno Guimaraes as he scored a 7, while the most disappointing player was Ruben Loftus-Cheek who got a 5.
Davide Calabria got a 6, Fikayo Tomori scored a 7, Theo Hernandez and Alessandro Florenzi were both given a 6.5 as the Milan rearguard held firm despite the selection issues.
In midfield, Tijjani Reijnders got a 6 and Yunus Musah a 5.5 as they were often bypassed, while in attack Christian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao all got a 6.
Tommaso Pobega (6), Luka Jovic (6.5) and Samuel Chukwueze (7) all came off the bench to make their mark on the game.
