Centre-back Malick Thiaw gave AC Milan a surprising lead against Real Madrid as he headed Christian Pulisic’s corner home to beat Andrij Lunin.
Thiaw puts Milan ahead against Real Madrid
It was a fast-paced start, with the play quickly going from end to end, but the Merengues immediately struggled to cope with the Rossoneri initiatives, particularly when coming from Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez.
In the end, Thiaw took advantage of a perfect corner kick from Pulisic to jump with perfect timing to put Paulo Fonseca’s side ahead after just 12 minutes.
However, Vinicius Junior levelled from the penalty spot shortly after.
Real Madrid are off to a nightmare start 😬
Malick Thiaw heads home to give AC Milan a shock lead at the Bernabeu ⚫️🔴
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