AC Milan were held to yet another draw in the Champions League as their game against Borussia Dortmund finished 0-0. A few of the Rossoneri men did well despite the result and below are the player ratings.
Starting XI
Maignan (6.5): He made a couple of good saves tonight and was also very commanding in the penalty box. His distribution was good as well.
Calabria (5): He improved a bit in the second half, before he got subbed off, but that first half was incredibly rough. He looked so insecure in possession and made a couple of mistakes which Dortmund should have made more of.
Thiaw (6.5): No complaints can be made about him really in what was a tough game. He won many duels against Füllkrug and always made sure to follow his man when needed, except on one occasion when he lost Brandt (he recovered slightly).
Tomori (6.5): Another strong display from the Englishman at the back, showing once again why the Milan fans have been so pleased with him lately. He covers a lot of ground and always seems to be the critical interception.
Hernandez (6): He did make a few errors in possession tonight, it must be said, and that did hurt Milan on a few good counter-attacking opportunities. He also had a couple of chances but failed to hit the target on both. That being said, a crucial player.
Musah (6): He had a very good start to the game and continued to look good when in possession. He dropped off a little towards the end, probably due to fatigue, which is understandable.
Reijnders (6): A big opportunity for him at the end of the game, sending the effort just wide. It felt like he just needed to hit the target to score. He handled the No.6 role well overall and cannot be criticised too much, working tirelessly from start to finish.
Pobega (5): A shocking first half, passing-wise anyway, with so many misplaced passes it was almost comical. He did improve slightly in the second half, and offered good solutions with his runs, but that passing destroyed everything for him tonight.
Pulisic (5.5): He was a bit timid on the ball, at least in the first half, and couldn’t really get things done on the right flank. He also had one big opportunity where he went for goal, understandably so, but could have played an easy pass to Leao.
Giroud (5): Not a good night for him. One huge opportunity squandered in the first half, which ended up being costly, and he had a couple of other occasions when he just couldn’t get it right.
Leao (7 – MOTM): The best player for Milan tonight for sure. He did everything right most of the time but his teammates couldn’t convert the chances. Pioli wasn’t always happy with his defensive work, but in any case the winger was the hope for the Rossoneri tonight.
Substitutes
Adli (6): He came on and was comfortable on the ball, unlike Pobega, and actually dared to push forward in possession too. Milan had a period in which he was instrumental, but that faded a bit as Dortmund made their subs and got new energy on the pitch.
Chukwueze (4.5): Not good enough from the Nigerian. He missed what probably was the best chance of the game and didn’t have much luck apart from that either.
Okafor (5.5): He didn’t have much of an impact at the end of the day.
Florenzi (6): He looked better than Calabria and helped create a few chances at the end.
