"Creams" conceded to "Rossoneri" three goals.
Madrid “Real” of Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin suffered a defeat from “Milan” in a home match of the fourth round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid ended with a score of 1:3.
In the 12th minute of the match, the “Rossoneri” opened the scoring – Malik Tshau scored. In the 23rd minute, the “creamy” team got even – Vinicius Junior converted the penalty.
But the team of the former coach of Donetsk “Shakhtar” Paulo Fonseca went into the break as leaders – in the 39th minute, Alvaro Morata scored.
In the second half, the Italian club increased its lead – in the 73rd minute, Tijani Reynders scored.
Carlo Ancelotti's team tried to save themselves from defeat, but were unable to do so. In the 81st minute, the goal of the “Blancos” defender Antonio Rudiger was cancelled due to offside after reviewing the video replay (VAR).
It should be noted that Lunin played the entire match, as the main goalkeeper of the “Royal Club” Thibaut Courtois continues to recover from an injury.
Real Madrid vs. Milan match review
After this defeat, Real Madrid with 6 points occupies 17th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. Milan now also has 6 points and has moved up to 18th place.
In the next round, Real will play away to Liverpool on November 27, while Milan will visit Slovan Bratislava the day before.
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.