AC Milan earned their third successive Champions League win with a 3-2 victory at Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday, hanging on after the house facet sought to stage a late comeback.
Milan arrived on the again of a 3-1 win at Actual Madrid whereas Slovan had been crushed 4-1 by Dinamo Zagreb final outing within the event, however for a lot of the sport the house facet appeared greater than able to inflicting their guests actual issues.
The primary half ended stage with Milan’s Christian Pulisic opening the scoring within the twenty first minute earlier than a fast counter-attack led to Slovan’s Tigran Barseghyan equalising three minutes later.
Milan struggled to place Slovan away earlier than substitute Rafael Leão put them again in entrance within the 68th minute and Tammy Abraham capitalised on a horror back-pass from David Strelec to increase their lead three minutes later.
Slovan pulled a aim again via Nino Marcelli within the 88th minute, and likewise had Marko Tolic despatched off late on, however Milan got here via the late drama to maneuver on to 9 factors.
Slovan, with no factors, stay rooted on the backside of the standings.
Milan managed the sport in Slovan’s half for the opening quarter-hour with out creating any actual hazard earlier than a fast counter from the house facet nearly allow them to in to take the lead.
Barseghyan’s move despatched Strelec via on aim the place he rounded the keeper however his end lacked energy permitting Strahinja Pavlovic slide in to dam the shot.
The guests lastly made their possession rely when a through-ball from Abraham on the midway line set Pulisic free and he raced into the world earlier than angling his low shot into the far nook.
Milan didn’t study their lesson from Slovan’s earlier counter and this time Barseghyan collected the ball in his personal half and not using a single opposition participant forward of him.
Tijjani Reijnders was the closest Milan participant, however he couldn’t maintain tempo and Barseghyan calmly lofted the ball over the oncoming Maigan.
Milan despatched on Leao at the beginning of the second half and the Portuguese winger put them again in entrance after Youssouf Fofana’s cross subject move discovered him forward of his marker to coolly slip the ball previous the keeper.
It appeared throughout for Slovan when Strelec performed a move again into the field which solely went so far as Abraham who had the straightforward job of turning and sending a shot previous the helpless keeper.
The sport appeared throughout as a contest however Marcelli’s very good strike from exterior the world all of the sudden gave Slovan hope, however all they might muster was Tolic getting a double reserving for a foul and dissent, and Milan survived to take all three factors.
