Series A
UCL | Milan 1-3 B Dortmund: Diavolo disaster

Milan now threat not even managing to take third place and drop into the Europa League after a 3-1 dwelling defeat to Borussia Dortmund, which noticed Olivier Giroud’s early penalty parried and one other harm.
This was an awfully tight group with solely three factors separating leaders Dortmund from Newcastle on the backside going into the fifth matchday. Giroud was accessible after a Serie A ban and Ruben Loftus-Cheek prepared to begin, however Rafael Leao, Noah Okafor, Simon Kjaer, Pierre Kalulu, Marco Pellegrino, Ismael Bennacer, Mattia Caldara, Marco Sportiello and suspended Yunus Musah missed out. Borussia missed Felix Nmecha, Julien Duranville and Niklas Sule, whereas Nico Schlotterbeck and Marcelo Sabitzer weren’t at 100 per cent.
It was an aggressive begin from the hosts, who had been awarded a penalty after six minutes when Schlotterbeck charged down the Samuel Chukwueze effort together with his arm. Nevertheless, Giroud’s weak and central spot-kick was parried by Gregor Kobel.
As an alternative, moments later the referee awarded a penalty on the different finish for Davide Calabria’s deal with on Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and this time Marco Reus fired it with energy into the highest nook past Mike Maignan’s glove.
Bynoe-Gittens was a continuing menace together with his tempo and drilled over from a difficult angle and a Christian Pulisic weak try was smothered, however Maignan acquired all the way down to palm away the harmful Donyell Malen pull-back from the by-line.
Schlotterbeck made a vital block on Giroud from six yards, however Milan equalised with a beautiful solo effort from Chukwueze, who reduce inside from the appropriate previous two defenders and positioned the end into the far backside nook.
Milan ought to’ve gone into the break forward, however Calabria nodded the Christian Pulisic ball throughout the face of objective when unmarked on the again submit.
After the restart, an acrobatic Pulisic volley was charged down within the six-yard field, however
Catastrophe struck when Malick Thiaw pulled up clutching the again of his thigh with what appears to be like like a hamstring harm.
With no appropriate alternative on the bench, they needed to reshuffle on the again and it confirmed, as Borussia Dortmund restored their lead with a great passing transfer, Marcel Sabitzer’s flick discovering Bynoe-Gittens to brush into the far backside nook with the within of the boot.
Giroud’s header on a nook was straight on the goalkeeper, however Milan conceded a 3rd when substitute Karim Adeyemi hit a sudden strike from the sting of the world and it stunned Maignan, who acquired a hand to it, however not sufficient to maintain it out.
Fullkrug nodded over, however Milan had been unfortunate within the remaining minutes when Luka Jovic noticed his header thump the upright.
In addition they risked conceding a fourth, as Fullkrug’s rocket smashed in opposition to the underside of the crossbar.
Milan’s confidence was rock-bottom and it confirmed, as Loftus-Cheek’s volley was going for a throw-in after which Jovic scuffed the end at Kobel from seven yards.
This victory means Borussia Dortmund are assured each qualification and high spot within the group.
Milan 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
Reus pen 10 (B), Chukwueze 37 (M), Bynoe-Gittens 59 (B), Adeyemi 69 (B)
Saved penalty: Giroud 6 (M)


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Olivier Giroud | ![]() | 6′ | ||
10′ | ![]() | Marco Reus | ||
Samuel Chukwueze (Help: Davide Calabria) | 37′ |
59′ | Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Help: Marcel Sabitzer) | |||
Fikayo Tomori | ![]() | 67′ | ||
69′ | ![]() | Karim Adeyemi |
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