AC Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has said that the Rossoneri found the best in themselves to secure the vital Champions League victory against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night.
Speaking to Milan TV (via Milan News) after the game at San Siro, the English midfielder showed just how thrilled he was with the 2-1 victory that came with goals from Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud in either half.
It was a sold-out San Siro that made plenty of noise and that was something that clearly had an impact on the former Chelsea player: “Hard to describe when the stadium sang ‘The Champions’ with the anthem.”
Milan were in a very dire situation when it came to the Champions League group stage, knowing that a defeat would almost certainly see them knocked out. Loftus-Cheek was well aware of what was needed.
“It was a must-win game, we had to win to have a chance of qualifying. We have confidence going forward now,” Loftus-Cheek said.
He also explained that sometimes it takes a really big match for a team to turn its fortunes around, and that is what happened for Milan.
“When you are in difficult periods you need a big match to recover, tonight we brought out the best in ourselves. We have a talented group, we want to continue like this,” he said.
Simply beautiful performance from RLC…hope he stays fit, he really made a difference tonight. We need to press more and not allow the opponents to dictate terms, just too risky at this level. And whilst we are at it, can we be more consistent going forward…
Yes Loftus cheek ..magnificent..Rafeo leao sheer class .Giroud a warrior…a great headed goal! What a magnificent cross from Theo Hernandez …
We defended really well .
Great team performance..
Yes Loftus cheek made the difference…
Also Rafeo leao …I thought was unstoppable, and man of the match !
Honestly our poor run of form might have been because we didnt have RLC. He absolutely changed the flow and our game. We need to protect him