Milan featured in their fifth pre-season friendly this afternoon and just like last time out, it ended scoreless. Real Madrid had a golden opportunity to score from the spot but Mike Maignan came up big for the Rossoneri.
The start of the first half was extremely lively as we got to see some end-to-end play. Milan came close after just three minutes as a lovely counter-attack opened up space for Theo Hernandez on the left. Instead of crossing it, he went for goal and hit the post, having beaten the goalkeeper.
After that, though, the Rossoneri only really had a few half-chances and the same could be said for Real Madrid up until the 39th minute. Gareth Bale did well to break through and was eventually brought down by Davide Calabria in the box. Fortunately, Mike Maignan guessed the right way and saved the penalty.
The second half didn’t offer the fast-paced football that we saw at the start of the first and there wasn’t really much to report on. Luka Modric had a scorcher that hit the bar in the 52nd minute and Brahim Diaz was denied by a wonderful save of the Real Madrid goalkeeper.
Other than that, however, we didn’t see much of value. Stefano Pioli made a total of six changes so it’s clear that he’s starting to focus on just a few players. Take a look at Mike Maignan’s save in the video below.
🎥 | Maignan’s penalty save on Balepic.twitter.com/aYpjPxkkTJ
— Milan Eye (@MilanEye) August 8, 2021
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Leao may be loaned, to Ligue 1 or Bundesliga.
Milan did marvelously well
I know is friendly but Leo is lazy boom
They should through him out.
I don’t know what they like about him
Milan a besoin en urgence:
– 1 Arrière droit
– 1 Ailier droit
– 2 milieux défensifs
– 1 milieu offensif
– 1 gardien de but
I was really looking forward to us playing against a great team such as Madrid, which is a true test of our abilities.
The team did very well,Kudos to all the players. It remains to be seen if Elliot management will provide the much needed upgrades in the attacking and defensive positions we all know about.
Forza Milano