AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud believes Inter’s victory in the Champions League semi-finals is as simple as them taking their chances over the two legs.
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The Champions League ended at the final four stage for Milan, with the Nerazzurri undoubtedly the better team over the two legs and some serious questions to be asked now about the future if the club at all levels.
Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s goals in the first leg meant that it would be tough for the Rossoneri to mount a comeback in the ‘away’ leg, and ultimately it proved to be that way as they couldn’t fashion a goal and Lautaro Martinez then ended the tie in the second half.
Giroud was interviewed by Sky after the game against Inter last night, with his comments relayed by MilanNews, and he was asked to highlight the difference between the two sides over the two legs.
“At these levels, the difference is made by the details. In the first leg, Inter scored two goals in three minutes. In the second leg, to comeback, we would have had to score in the first half,” he said.
“We didn’t succeed, but we believed in it until the end. After Lautaro Martinez’s goal, everything became even more difficult. We beat them in the first leg in the league, but in these two games they deserved the qualification.”
