How did you sleep, Rossoneri? The next day it is even better to wake up and realise that you are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. At the final whistle of Tottenham 0-0 AC Milan the celebrations started on the pitch, but also on the players' social media accounts. Here is a summary of the main posts dedicated to the magical evening in London:
Applause for the best player on the pitch according to UEFA. He is England, London and Chelsea, but on important occasions Tomori rises to the top, fierce and almost unbearable for attackers. "Well done boys" - well done Fik.
Krunić, wow. A first half that was not easy, a second half of great mastery. There in the middle he made his voice heard. And speaking of his voice, he recalls some phrases from the new, beautiful and already famous chant of the Milan support, sung non-stop in London. 'How beautiful AC Milan is, how beautiful it is to be us', indeed.
Tonali's message shows that Sandro is 100% Milanese. The pride of wearing this shirt, of having played, achieved qualification and celebrated with the fans. Champions League things. AC Milan things.
The dirty, exemplary and invaluable work. Giroud was forced into the fight, into backs, into tackles far away from the opponent's area, the area he belongs to and prefers. 'Teamwork', that's right.
Fighting yes, even better with Maignan by our side. In the second half he was fundamental in denying Tottenham perhaps their only real chance of scoring, a last gasp attempt at qualification into the quarters. But he came away with another clean sheet.
A certainty that never ceases to amaze. As in the first leg, Thiaw put in an impeccable performance. Of enormous substance. Always effective, never in trouble: Kane's threat completely defused. "Special night, proud of the team," writes Malick.
Among the most frequently used photos in the post-Tottenham celebrations, including by Bennacer and Origi, is a shot straight from the dressing room at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A sacred place, where such evenings are born: before the opening whistle there was tension, after the final whistle there was immense joy. Kalulu and AC Milan are strolling through Europe.
Nothing is impossible, right Rafa? Leão chooses a non-game photo to frame the evening, dressed in Off-White as soon as he arrives at the stadium, in the phase before the warm-up. The rest is history... And now on to the quarters.
Mamma mia, Brahim. Díaz's performance was the classic 'a goal was the only thing missing'. He tried, he came very close, but Forster denied him. It didn't matter, the decisive goal in the first leg was enough. Inspired, fast, immense.
"Giving up is not an option," said Messias. The Brazilian's muscle injury in the second half is the only negative from Tottenham v AC Milan, but pain and suffering will be lessened thanks to qualification. We are waiting for you.
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