zlatan ibrahimović has been the bright spark in attack for ac milan this term and hopes to add to his tally as the rossoneri bid to avenge their matchday 3 loss to real madrid cf.
striker zlatan ibrahimović has called on ac milan to avenge their loss to real madrid cf a fortnight ago when they meet the merengues again at san siro in uefa champions league group g on tuesday. "the supporters expect a lot from us," ibrahimović said. "we know real madrid's strengths, but we also know our qualities and we have to put pressure on them."
milan are second in group g, level on four points with afc ajax, and while a draw could be enough for josé mourinho's madrid to advance, the rossoneri must go for all three. "we can win and i am really excited about this game. it's the champions league, the tickets are sold out – it doesn't get better than this," the former fc internazionale milano and fc barcelona forward said.
the swedish international is milan's top scorer this season with seven goals in 11 appearances in all competitions, including three in the uefa champions league. he has been a bright spot at a time when others have struggled for form, and is happy to take on the responsibility of spearheading the attack. "if i have to make sacrifices for the team i do it gladly," the 29-year-old said.
"of course not everything depends on me – i have to get used to the way milan play and my team-mates have to get used to playing with me," continued ibrahimović, who returned to italy from fc barcelona in august. "i only arrived two or three months ago, it's important to find a solution that fits everyone. if they want to keep passing to me, that's good – i'm better with the ball than without."
after a run of seven games without defeat, the rossoneri have lost two of their last three matches, suffering their first serie a home defeat of the year on saturday, 2-1 against juventus. ibrahimović scored again, against another of his old clubs, and is hungry for more as he targets a return to winning ways.
"i came here to win and i feel i have a lot of responsibility on my shoulders," the ex-ajax and malmö ff man said. "the supporters expect a lot of us, from every player. whether you win or lose, you always do it together."
arkadaşla akşamı iple çektik. dile kolay, bir yanda real madrid bir diğer yanda ac milan... milan'ın geçen yıl en kötü zamanında madrid'de madrid'i yendiği maç aklımıza geldi "hadi baaklım" dedik...
ilk yarıda real madrid o kadar güzel top oynadı ki, milan'ı tam anlamı ile sahadan sildi. bir de real nefis bir gol atınca çoğumuz "maç bitti" dedik. zira milan'da hiçbir umut söz konusu değildi...
ikinci yarı real madrid, önde olmanın verdiği rahatlıkla --barcelona üsulu- sürekli top çevirerek hem milan'ı yoruyor hem de topu sürekli tutarak rakibine ümit vermiyordu...
işte o sırada ronaldinho çıkarılıp yerine 37'lik inzaghi girdi. öyle bir hırsla maça girdi ki inzaghi... "bir futbolcu bir takımı ancak bu kadar değiştirir" dedik bolca... derken ibrahimovic'in pepe'yi geçişi, pepe'nin yerdeyken bilica vari bir şekilde rakibini tekmelemeye çalışması, soldan ibrahimoviçin topu kaleye şutlayışı, cassias'ın çelişi ve inzaghi'nin dokunuşu...
milan 1-1'i yakaladıktan sonra oyunu biraz rolantiye almaya başladı. ilerleyen dakikalarda yine inzaghi bariz bir ofsayttan milan'ın 2. golünü attı ve san siro adeta yıkıldı...
işte bu golden sonra oyunu soğutma konusunda milan çıktı ortaya... üstte yazdğım gibi barcelona, manchester, real madrid gibi takımlar artık öne geçince maçı rolantiye almak için topu ayaklarında tutuyorlar ama milan eski taktikle yani kavga dövüş, yerde yatmaca, sakatlık numaraları, topu ileriye şişirmelere başladı. bunda başarılı da oldular doğrusu. real eli kolu bağlı maçın bitmesini bekledi... derken 90+5 de herkes ceza alanına son bir şişiriş beklerken yerden nbenzemaya atılan nefis pas ve onun da leon'a çıkarttığı pas ve atılan beraberlik golü, reali 10 puana çıkartırken ajax'ın süprüz bir şekilde yenildiği haftada milanı sadece 5 puana çıkartıyordu....
golden sonra mourinho'nun bilindik koşuş, el kol hareketlerini izledik. dahiliği için helal, ukalalığı ve şımarıklığı için de yuh dedik ve günü kapattık...
pedro león struck a 94th-minute equaliser after filippo inzaghi had turned the game on its head as josé mourinho's side advanced to the last 16.
real madrid cf booked their place in the uefa champions league round of 16 as pedro léon's added-time equaliser earned a 2-2 draw at ac milan.
the spanish side were heading to their first defeat in 14 games under josé mourinho after two goals from second-half substitute filippo inzaghi turned the group g fixture on its head. yet madrid, who forged ahead through gonzalo higuaín just before the interval, had the last word when two of their own replacements combined, karim benzema releasing léon to fire through christian abbiati's legs.
that the visitors came so close to losing was startling having dominated the first half with a display of attacking football that should have produced more than higuaín's opener. the argentina striker brought the best out of abbiati while pepe headed xabi alonso's free-kick just over the bar. alonso came closer still with a long-range shot that flew narrowly past the far post.
the hosts could barely get out of their own half, grateful for a combination of profligacy – ángel di maría was particularly guilty – and goal-line clearances from andrea pirlo, to deny higuaín and di maría. yet midway through the first period the rossoneri should have gone ahead as kevin-prince boateng broke through and teed up zlatan ibrahimović, only for the former fc barcelona man to fire straight at iker casillas.
ibrahimović lobbed another chance wide following an inspired pass by ronaldinho, but just as milan were coming into the game the visitors caught them cold. di maría was the instigator, slipping a perfectly weighted pass through for higuaín to fire into the bottom corner.
but for abbiati, los merengues could have extended their advantage. cristiano ronaldo's 25-metre effort was arrowing towards the top corner before the goalkeeper intervened. then milan, aided by the ever defiant gennaro gattuso, somehow conjured an equaliser on 68 minutes. a pepe slip gifted possession to ibrahimović, whose centre was spilled by casillas and into the path of inzaghi, who dutifully nodded in.
only introduced on the hour, the veteran completed a remarkable double ten minutes after his opener, racing onto gattuso's pass and slipping the ball under the advancing casillas. if it looked like he had done it all before then it was because he has – that was a record-equalling 70th goal in uefa club competition. it looked like inzaghi's night, but léon had other ideas.
milan'ın 2 golünü atan filippo inzaghi, avrupa kupalarındaki 69 ve 70. gollerini bu maçta atarak “avrupa kupalarında en fazla gol atan futbolcu” ünvanını raul gonzalez'le beraber 1. sırada paylaştı.
