Feyenoord reached the final 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw at 10-man AC Milan which took them previous the seven-time kings of Europe 2-1 on mixture.
Julian Carranza thumped dwelling the profitable header within the 73rd minute at a frigid San Siro, cancelling out Santiago Gimenez’s first-minute opener for Milan and sending the Dutch by means of to satisfy both Inter Milan or Arsenal.
Argentine attacker Carranza struck for Feyenoord shortly after approaching as substitute because the away facet pushed to succeed in the subsequent spherical, whereas Milan struggled following Theo Hernandez’s sending off early within the second half.
Already on a reserving for a useless foul on Anis Hadj-Moussa simply earlier than half-time, Hernandez was dominated by referee Szymon Marciniak to have dived within the penalty field when beneath stress from Givairo Learn.
The France full-back was dismissed, leaving Milan on the again foot after having dominated as much as that time.
Hernandez’s sending off and Carranza’s tie-winning header ruined what Gimenez’s evening when he nodded dwelling the opener towards his previous group after simply 36 seconds.
Mexico ahead Gimenez has already scored thrice for Milan since signing from Feyenoord in the course of the winter switch window however his sixth objective within the Champions League this season was additionally his final.
Sergio Conceicao’s Milan are under no circumstances assured of a spot in subsequent yr’s match as they sit seventh in Serie A, 5 factors off the highest 4 with a sport in hand.
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