Tottenham and AC Milan clash in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 (REUTERS)

Tottenham there Milano They fired aimlessly in a duel as same as studied in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He Red Black they maintained the advantage acquired at home by 1-0 and, despite the fact that they were able to settle the draw early, they had to suffer until the end. The host ended up with 10 men due to the eviction of Christian Romero.

The approach was distinguished by the tactical aspect and the restraint of the teams at each advance in the risk. Both turned play on the wings to take advantage of lane speed and every detail sought to be exploited, but the lack of efficiency in foreign territory took options away from the duel, which only had the 17 clearest minutes in the initial stage. After a violation of Romero A Raphael Leo, junior messiah He was tasked with finishing a lab play with a deflected crossfire.

Not every chance generated resulted in an effective conclusion, as the rival defense managed to contain every shot before it reached the fences defended by Fraser Forster there Mike Maignanwho should have intervened only to divert an attempt made by Harry Kane. Parity took over in the second game of the key and the obligation continued to weigh on the English, who needed a goal to extend the story in extra time.

The complement maintained this essence after the whistle of the French Clement Turpineven if in the first moments he threatened to change this scenario because Brahim Diaz stood hand in hand in front Forster. The guardian of the Spurs he shone to deflect the round sideways 5 minutes into the second half. It was the first danger play of the entire engagement. At 21, his presence was once again crucial to contain a shot made by Olivier Giroud.

The disadvantage reaped in Saint Siro imposed a greater obligation on those who were ruled by Antonio Contewho was returning to the bank after traveling to Italy to have his gallbladder removed, but they never found a way to violate the arc of Maignan, footballer who returned to the post after a long injury that excluded him from the World Cup. In this framework, it is necessary to add the correct expulsion for the double yellow of the Vacation 14 minutes leftafter a serious offense against Theo Hernandez.

Trainings:

Tottenham: Fraser Forster; Cuti Romero, Clement Lenglet, Ben Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Ivan Perisic; Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son. DT: Antonio Conte.

AC Milan: Mike Maignan; Peter Kalulu, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori; Junior Messiah, Rade Krunic, Sandro Tonali, Theo Hernandez; Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud. DT: Stephane Pioli.

Arbitrator: Clement Turpin (FRA).

Stadium : Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London).

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