AC Milan cruises to 3-0 win over Sparta Prague in Europa League

Zlatan Ibrahimovic misses a penalty but it makes little difference as AC Milan beats Sparta Prague in a Europa League contest at San Siro.

Published : Oct 30, 2020 09:19 IST

Diogo Dalot celebrates after scoring AC Milan's third goal, at San Siro on Thursday night. - REUTERS
Diogo Dalot celebrates after scoring AC Milan's third goal, at San Siro on Thursday night. - REUTERS
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Diogo Dalot celebrates after scoring AC Milan's third goal, at San Siro on Thursday night. - REUTERS

Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed another penalty, the third in his last five attempts, although it made little difference as AC Milan cruised past Sparta Prague 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday.

MATCH CENTRE

Brahim Diaz and Portuguese pair Rafael Leao and Diogo Dalot shared the goals for Milan, which extended its unbeaten run to 23 games in all competitions and top Group H with six points from two matches.

Diaz started and finished the move as he put Milan ahead in the 24th minute. The Spaniard dispossessed David Lischka, laid the ball off for Ibrahimovic, collected the return pass and fired into the net.

Lischka was in trouble again 12 minutes later, conceding a penalty with a foul on Ibrahimovic, but the 39-year-old Swede fired against the crossbar from the spot.

 

Ibrahimovic also missed a penalty against Cagliari on the final day of last season and again in the derby against Inter Milan, although he scored from the rebound.

It did not really matter as Leao turned the ball in from Dalot’s cross in the 57th minute and Dalot scored the third from a raking Ismael Bennacer pass 10 minutes later.

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