Tottenham still without stability: Milan forgets the crisis for one night and dreams

In the 2011/2012 season, AC Milan managed to get into a quarter-finals of the Champions League for the last time, then it was quiet about the winner of 2007.

Tottenham still without stability: Milan forgets the crisis for one night and dreams

In the 2011/2012 season, AC Milan managed to get into a quarter-finals of the Champions League for the last time, then it was quiet about the winner of 2007. Despite a crisis in the domestic league, Milan beat the equally fickle Tottenham Hotspur and dream of returning to the Elite.

AC Milan can hope for their first place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in eleven years. In the round of 16 first leg, the Italian football champions won 1-0 (1-0) against Tottenham Hotspur. Brahim Díaz scored the only goal after seven minutes and set the stage for the second leg in London on 8 March.

From the beginning there was nothing to be seen of the Italians' poor form, who have only been able to win one of eight competitive games since the beginning of the year. With the first chance to score, Milan took the lead. France's runner-up world champion Theo Hernandez first failed at Spurs keeper Fraser Forster, the Englishman also parried Díaz's follow-up shot, but he was powerless on the third attempt: Spaniard Díaz made it 1-0 with a diving header (7th).

The hosts withdrew as the game progressed, leaving control to the English. However, Harry Kane and Co. rarely got in front of the Milan goal. Even after the change of sides, Tottenham didn't get any real chances against the good defense of the fifth in Serie A around former Schalke player Malick Thiaw.

With the substitution of the Brazilian World Cup star Richarlison, who had recently been linked with Real Madrid, guest coach Antonio Conte hoped for more danger in attack (70th). However, that was only in front of their own goal: Charles de Ketelaere (78') and the strong Thiaw (79') each headed just wide and missed an even better starting position for Milan.

As in the Premier League, Tottenham continues to look for stability. In the domestic league, a surprise win against heavyweight Manchester City was followed on Saturday by a bitter 4-1 defeat at Leicester City. So the Spurs remain hopeful that they will show their different face again in early March.