Milan leaves Tottenham on the brink of European goodbye
Tottenham, disclosure of the Champions League, AC Milan left on the ropes after winning at San Siro (0-1), forcing the Italian side, seven-time champion of this competition, to turn the situation to a triumph at White Hart Lane in London in two weeks.
A Peter Crouch both the final ten minutes left on the edge of goodbye in the Milan tournament, hobbled by the intermittency of their individuality, full of talent but no continuity. Enough to pretend to go far in this tournament.
Tottenham made evident to the leader of the Italian League and during the first half. The Londoners, the great sensation of the tournament so far, set the pace and took control. The Dutchman Rafael Van der Vaart was the main threat for the Italian team, unable to reach the area by Brazilian Heurelho Gomes.
In an attack action visitors came the first setback of Milan. The goalkeeper Christian Abbiati came unfavorably a collision with England striker Peter Crouch in the bid to air the ball. The goal was lying on the grass. He finished the couch with a collar on the neck and replaced by Marco Amelia on 18 minutes. A foul shot by far the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who came out to the left of Gomes, was the most dangerous action of Milan in the first half.
The bad light forced the coach Massimiliano Allegri react, which ushered in after the break when Brazilian Pato in place of Dutchman Clarence Seedorf. Encouraged the entrance of the Milan midfield, forcing Gomes to offer the best of his repertoire. The clearest chance of the game came early in the second half with a header from Mario Yepes to Gatusso center Gennaro, who deflected a corner the Brazilian goalkeeper, who had another decisive intervention by responding with a reflex point-blank shot also of central South America.
Milan squeezed. Led the party to the situation where better managed. Thick, with interruptions and abruptness. Without continuity. Directed by arreones talent, forcing the Spurs to crouch in his room and wait some time at the counter, with the Croatian Luka Modric, who came through Van der Vaart, and more reliable option in this situation.
Option came ten minutes from time. A steal and a meteoric career of Aaron Lennon who used to beat Amelia Crouch, he’s facing elimination for the Londoners, who left Milan on the shores of elimination