On the evening of November 7, the Champions League 4th round match took place between Italian Milan and French PSG (2-1). The match was played on the field of San Siro stadium in Milan (Italy) and ended in Milan’s victory.

The teams scored goals against each other in the first half. Skriniar’s goal for the visitors (9 minutes) was answered by Rafael Leau with a perfect overhead kick (12 minutes). In the second half, Olivier Giroud scored the winning goal for Milan (2:1).

The red-blacks managed to achieve a strong victory in the Champions League for the first time since October 2009.

The winning goal allowed Giroud not only to surpass Laurent Blanc’s record by leading the list of oldest French goalscorers in the Champions League (37 years and 38 days), but also to be among the ten most experienced snipers of all time in the competition overall . .

Milan’s coach Stefano Pioli:

– We have more players now and it is better for us. The team worked well and deserved the win. Now we need to play well against Dortmund and beat them. The players played with all their heart and strength. That’s what we wanted. We managed to work as a team against a great opponent.

Milan striker Olivier Giroud:

– I wasn’t worried about not scoring goals because we had chances in previous matches. We just needed to be more accurate and we did that today. When we play like this it reminds me of last season; We need to continue like this.

Our fans supported us throughout the match. Pride overflows. Perfect cross from Theo to the far post, just the way I like it, but you still need to pick the right moment for it. It’s a good thing for me and the team. It was a difficult match: we needed to be confident and get the necessary win to improve our position in the points table.

Milan midfielder Yunus Musa:

– Giroud, who has many years of endurance, scored the winning goal. We started off great, then conceded a goal, but because we entered the game well, we kept the structure and continued what we started. It was difficult for us to break today; That was the difference from the match in Paris.

Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek:

“I just wanted to play and regain my confidence in my abilities.” It was a great team game. Now we are in close competition in the group again. We have a really talented team and I think we can go very far.

Defender PSG Milan Skriniar:

“Playing here again after six years is special for me and it was difficult against Milan.

Midfield PSG vitinha:

“We understood that the match would be difficult, especially considering the support of the Milan fans, but that is no excuse. We have to play better. We did not have the patience to show our football and this prevented us from controlling the game.

The second goal changed everything but the reality is that our style of play had to remain the same and that is difficult. It is difficult to seek space and remain patient when trying to set a second goal.

PSG captain Marquinhos:

– We had difficulty finding space for the ball. Before that Milan were more open and we managed to find space but after the second goal they defended well. He knew what was needed for this. This started to become a problem for us.

The second goal changed the course of the match. We played well and didn’t feel too much pressure. There was a cross towards the middle and we know Giroud’s class. We tried to squeeze the opponent, but he closed all the free zones.

We knew the level of play of the current Milan team and we should not ignore that. This was a high-level match. I think we started well, controlled what was going on and did everything that was suggested to us. But I think Milan managed to play to their strengths: they moved forward, trying to move forward as quickly as possible.

Former Inter defender Massimo Paganin:

– Milan played great. It was not easy to achieve a strong-willed victory against a good Paris team. It was a high quality game with a lot of character and Rafael Leao provided the momentum.

The player who scored Milan’s first goal was named man of the match Raphael Leau. The decision of the UEFA technical observer group regarding the Portuguese legionnaire’s match:

“He scored at the right moment to help Milan come back. He was a threat every time he got the ball. He was purposeful, always working on the pitch and opening up for his teammates.

Video review of the match