AC Milan’s growth path took a big step last night as the victory against Red Bull Salzburg secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time since 2013-14.
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After the Scudetto win last season it was important that the team also became competitive in Europe, and winning the last two games of the group stages 4-0 to secure passage into the knockout stages is certainly evidence of progress.
This progress can be seen in the updated UEFA coefficients as the Rossoneri have climbed two positions, taking them to 44th position in the ranking of European clubs. The overall score, which takes into account the achievements of recent years, has gone up to 37,000 points.
Milan have overtaken both AZ Alkmaar and Lask Linz – two teams that do not even participate in the Champions League this season – but the Diavolo are still paying for the fact they were without UCL football for seven years as they remain behind Juventus, Rome, Inter, Napoli, Lazio and Atalanta.
