A late goal from Simon Kjaer secured a valuable away goal and a draw for AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League tie against Manchester United.
It looked like the end the only goal on the night would come through young winger Amad Diallo as his back-peddling header caught Fikayo Tomori and Gianluigi Donnarumma in No Man’s Land.
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However, the excellent Simon Kjaer scored with a header from a corner in the second minute of added time to give Milan a deserved draw but also a crucial away goal heading into next week’s return leg.
Below are the reactions of the players on social media…
Grande carattere e spirito di squadra #ForzaMilan 🔴⚫️ @EuropaLeague #UEL @acmilan pic.twitter.com/X1S9Ldetct
— GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA (@donnarumma) March 11, 2021
Donnarumma: “Great character and team spirit #ForzaMilan 
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Un match che sa di storia, in uno stadio fantastico, queste sono le sfide che ci competono! Pronti per il ritorno a San Siro 💪🏼❤️🖤📈 #MUFCACM #UEL #ClashOfDevils #ForzaMilan @acmilan pic.twitter.com/xFT4lTopUO
— Davide Calabria (@davidecalabria2) March 11, 2021
Calabria: “A match that tastes like history, in a fantastic stadium, these are the games that challenge us! Ready to return to San Siro.”
Unforgettable🙏
We deserved this !!
Team spirit💪
#UEL #SempreMilan❤️🖤 pic.twitter.com/6UJwCJGR1a— Simon Kjær (@simonkjaer1989) March 11, 2021
Che squadra😍🔥❤️🖤. pic.twitter.com/72dLKBVTM7
— Fikayo Tomori (@fikayotomori_) March 11, 2021
Che emozione tornare all’Old Trafford.
Portiamo a Milano un risultato importante.#ForzaMilan 🔴⚫#ManchesterMilan #EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/9Gj0jsHXyr— Diogo Dalot (@DalotDiogo) March 11, 2021
Dalot: “What an emotion to come back to Old Trafford. Let us bring an important result to Milan.”
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Kessie: “Good at fighting to the end! A very important result in view of the return match! Go on like this!”
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Krunic: “The Rossoneri heart never gives up. Good guys 💪🏼❤️🖤”
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Leao: “We deserved another result but happy for our performance !! We remain strong and united for the second leg”
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Castillejo: “Happy for the 100 appearances with this shirt‼ ️❤️🖤 and above all for the great match of the team tonight”
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Tonali: “With our heart.”
