Milan, white-net draw worth quarterfinals

Tottenham-Milan 0-0

Milan is back in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after 11 years.

At home to Tottenham, the Rossoneri, on the strength of a 1-0 first leg lead, needed only a 0-0 draw to eliminate Antonio Conte’s team and continue on their way, joining Benfica, Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

Pioli’s boys, solid in defense, risked very little and also had the best chances, as with the post hit by Origi. In the final, Romero’s expulsion ended the hosts’ hopes.

Milan has held the title of Italian champions nineteen times, most recently in 2022 under Stefano Pioli. The first tricolor was won in 1901, two years after the club was founded. The first Champions Cup was centered in 1963, when Nereo Rocco was on the bench of the meneghini. Seven cups with big ears appear in Milan’s trophy cabinet, the last of which was lifted to the sky by Rossoneri legend Paolo Maldini in 2007 after beating Liverpool in the final.