BEST DEFENSIVE PLAY 2021/22: QUARTER-FINALS

The round of 16 is over, and it’s now time for the quarter-finals. Seven players are in contention to win the best defensive play of 2021/22 award, with the men’s first team, women’s first team and Primavera all represented. Mike Maignan, who produced exceptional stops to deny Fiorentina’s Cabral and Genoa’s Portanova, is the only one to feature twice.

Here are all the quarter-final match-ups, which will be decided by your votes on AC Milan’s social media accounts. Enjoy!

• Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan v Inter, Serie A) v Mike Maignan (AC Milan v Fiorentina, Serie A)
• Fotios Pseftis (Sassuolo v AC Milan, Primavera 1) v Fikayo Tomori (Juventus v AC Milan, Serie A)
• Mike Maignan (Genoa v AC Milan, Serie A) v Laura Fusetti (AC Milan v Roma, Women's Serie A)
• Alessio Romagnoli (Salernitana v AC Milan, Serie A) v Ciprian Tătăruşanu (AC Milan v Inter, Serie A)

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