Red Star Belgrade 2-2 Milan: Milan Denies Milan! Last-gasp Pavkov Rocks Rossoneri In Europa League

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These teams won European Cup titles in successive years a generation ago, with Milan's 1990 success followed by Red Star landing the title 12 months later, but this season they are scrapping for success at the last-32 stage in the second tier of UEFA club competition.바카라 웹사이트

An own goal from Radovan Pankov gave Milan a slender half-time advantage, which was wiped out when바카라 웹사이트Guelor바카라 웹사이트Kanga netted a penalty for the hosts soon after the break.바카라 웹사이트

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Milan winger Samu Castillejo had a sixth-minute goal disallowed for offside, but the Rossoneri looked to have gone ahead in the 12th minute. Goalkeeper Milan Borjan failed to catch Pierre Kalulu's cross from the right, as Mario Mandzukic made a nuisance of himself,바카라 웹사이트and the ball ran loose for Hernandez to tap in.바카라 웹사이트

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Mirko Ivanic was then denied twice by Gianluigi Donnarumma, either side of Ante Rebic spurning a decent chance for Milan when firing over the crossbar.바카라 웹사이트

Milan's breakthrough came in the 42nd minute, with Castillejo's low cross from the right바카라 웹사이트touched past Borjan by home defender Pankov, almost in slow motion, for an own goal. Borjan got gloves to the ball but it trickled beyond him and across the line.바카라 웹사이트

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Milan바카라 웹사이트were바카라 웹사이트awarded a spot-kick themselves eight minutes later when Hernandez went down under Pankov's challenge. Hernandez placed his penalty to the left corner as Borjan dived the other way.바카라 웹사이트

Rodic's late red card, for a pair of bookable offences,바카라 웹사이트might have finished off some teams, but Red Star kept going and Pavkov's terrific header keeps them firmly in the tie.

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Ahead on the scoreboard and with a one-man advantage, this should have been a game that Milan closed out. However, they are going through a sticky spell and that made Pavkov's late바카라 웹사이트equaliser, which arrived in the third added minute, not the great surprise it would have been had this fixture taken place a month ago.바카라 웹사이트

They have relinquished top spot in Serie A to Inter after recent losses to바카라 웹사이트Atalanta바카라 웹사이트and Spezia, and this was another unconvincing show, with Red Star leading the shot count 21-12. That said, Milan left Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Franck Kessie on the bench for the duration,바카라 웹사이트signalling바카라 웹사이트the quality they can bring in for the second leg.바카라 웹사이트

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As well as winning and converting his penalty, Hernandez was a frequent irritant to the Red Star바카라 웹사이트defence. He바카라 웹사이트was바카라 웹사이트unlucky when denied a goal early on after the ball struck his hand prior to tapping home, but his energy down the left drove Milan forward repeatedly. He gained possession eight times, matching a team-high, and made a useful three clearances.

Perhaps his main rival to be acclaimed Milan's best performer was on-loan defender바카라 웹사이트Fikayo바카라 웹사이트Tomori, who made more passes (50) than anyone else in blue바카라 웹사이트and also바카라 웹사이트produced two handy blocks.바카라 웹사이트

Pankov's nightmare바카라 웹사이트

It was a night to forget for the poor Red Star바카라 웹사이트centre-back, who looked put out by his goalkeeper failing to deal with the ball he played back from close range, instead letting it roll into the back of the net. And Pankov seemed aggrieved with the penalty decision that went against him too, but his attempted tackle on Hernandez was clumsy at best.

He made a couple of clearances and won possession five times for his team, but Pankov was no doubt delighted that Pavkov transformed the narrative with his late intervention.바카라 웹사이트

What's next?바카라 웹사이트

Milan have a huge Serie A derby with Inter awaiting them on Sunday, while Red Star take on Spartak Subotica in the SuperLiga on Sunday.