Rafael Leao has admitted that he is dreaming of going all the way with AC Milan and lifting the Champions League trophy as a semi-final spot was secured tonight.
It was two minutes before the break Milan got the lead that their counter-attacks had threatened on the night, and it was all thanks to Leao. The Portuguese winger set off on a run from his own half and ended up taking the ball beyond three players, outpacing Rrahmani to the byline and cutting the ball back to Giroud who made no mistake.
That ended up being the goal that won the tie as Victor Osimhen’s late leveller on the night made it 1-2 on aggregate and set up a potentially nervy last minute, but in the end it would prove to be the final chance of the game.
Leao spoke to Mediaset Infinity after the game to analyse what was a night with many emotions and all of them happy ones as soon as the referee blew for full-time, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
Was the assist for Giroud like Van Basten’s goal against Napoli?
“It’s the same. I know I can make the difference. If I can’t score there are my team-mates.”
Could you be what Gullit was for Milan?
“I’m happy to be here. I’m proud to defend this shirt. There are no words for those who work with me. Last year I had a good season in the league and I wanted to show it again this year in the Champions League.”
Can you take penalties?
“I’m learning.”
How do you see your future story?
“I want to keep dreaming, higher up, like all the players at Milan we want to win the Champions League and we’re one step away. We have to try until the end.”
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I put in hope with leao froza milan
I put in hope with leao froza milan
When I got the results of the draw, I know we could go all the way. May the best team win.
May the best team is AC Milan.
Pay his salary demand
If Milan can stick to its current players and a few more signings, they can probably once again be world beaters in the coming years.
Agreee
So we need a player like Kjaer he is getting old now. A new RW, a new young replacement for Origi.
Leao is no good, he is trash.
He doesn’t have intelligence and physicality.
He drifts wide, doesn’t engage the box.
How many penalties has he won as a winger? None.
I repeat, Leao cannot be our best player.
He is no worth his salary demands.
Let us sell him now ASAP.
According to stats, he’s numbers aren’t impressive.
Can you compare Leao to Kvara? Kvara takes the world by storm.
Well, there’s no bigger stage to sell a sh**y player, the whole world was watching milan play yesterday, a live auction would have shown his real worth.
Those clamouring sell sell sell, listen, there’s no player milan can sign right now who is better than Leao, it’s the hard truth. Pay him his demands and get it done.
I feel sorry for Napoli fans for camping all night at the hotel thinking Milan won’t sleep. Now they have nightmares from this defeat, can’t sleep because they were traumatized by rafa speed. Secondly those monkey chants fired up rafa and all the black players in that squad. We deserved to be in the semi-finals. Napoli should respect us.