The hopes of Serie A champions AC Milan of booking their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League were this evening afforded a timely boost.
The Rossoneri, of course, are currently at the halfway point of their Last-16 tie in Europe’s most high-profile European club competition.
And Stefano Pioli’s troops are in possession of the advantage, too, owing to a hard-fought 1-0 downing of Tottenham Hotspur at San Siro.
The San Siro erupts 🔴⚫️
Brahim Diaz scores for Serie A holders Milan…#UCL pic.twitter.com/bm8FVnVAOd
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 14, 2023
After seeing Spurs subsequently bounce back courtesy of impressive wins over capital rivals West Ham and Chelsea, though, all associated with Milan are no doubt fully aware of the test which lies in wait in north London in a little over a week’s time.
In turn, on Sunday, it came as a timely boost when not one, but two members of Pioli’s squad marked their returns to the pitch.
En route to a two-goal triumph over Atalanta, first, star shot-stopper Mike Maignan took his place back between the posts, marking his comeback with a clean sheet.
Mike Maignan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic make their long awaited return from injury against Atalanta.
A good day for AC Milan fans. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/zXiDFThIWi
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 26, 2023
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