AC Milan needed a miracle, and never got one, as Inter won the second leg of the Champions League semi-final. Down below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri, with several letting the fans down.
Starting XI
Maignan (6 – MOTM): You could make the argument that he should’ve done more on the goal, but ultimately he was let down by his teammates at the back. Plus, he made several fantastic (really fantastic) saves tonight. So it’s a pass for him.
Calabria (4): From what we have seen in these two games, he’s not captain material. You need someone like Tonali, who gets stuck in ALL THE TIME, to lead the charge and not someone who’s constantly out of position and is weak physically.
Thiaw (6): Along with Maignan, probably the best Milan player tonight, although that doesn’t say much. He did well against both Lautaro and Dzeko, winning some duels and at least keeping them at bay when losing them. The goal came after he was subbed off.
Tomori (4.5): He improved in the second half but his positioning was truly awful in the first half and left a hole in the heart of the defence (just like in the first leg). He’s not the Tomori we fell in love with, sadly.
Hernandez (5): Not great defensively, let’s be honest, and even though he was allowed to have a higher position from the start he added very little to the attack.
Krunic (5): Just a tad better than in the first leg, covering more space defensively and remaining calm on the ball. But he was too reckless (again) and could have been sent off.
Tonali (5.5): He was very bright in the first half and created that fantastic chance for Diaz, but almost completely faded in the second half. Not to say that he was bad, but he wasn’t involved enough sadly.
Messias (3.5): Awful, just awful from him tonight with sloppy passing. Given that Leao was heavily marked, Milan had to play on the right a lot but the Brazilian – even when he created space for himself – was really poor with the final touch.
Diaz (3): Questions should be asked regarding his future at the club. As soon as he got the ball, he stuck his head down and tried to dribble centrally and it always failed. Never passed when he was supposed to, and missed a fantastic chance in the first half with such an embarrassing finish.
Leao (4.5): He wasn’t involved enough tonight, which Milan needed him to be. He had one moment, which came after a clearance really, and nearly scored but looked lazy otherwise and wasn’t synced (potentially slightly injured still).
Giroud (4): Didn’t win enough duels, just like the first leg, and when he did the flicks were always to an Inter man. He was no threat to the Inter defence.
Substitutes
Kalulu (3): Such an embarrassing error from him on the goal, especially since he was marking Lautaro two seconds earlier and then just left him completely free.
Origi (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to give a rating.
Saelemaekers (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to give a rating.
