No one expected AC Milan to shine in their maiden Champions League game of the season, yet Rosonerri’s display at Salzburg and that 1-1 draw were anything but fantastic.The Austrian champions were a much better team in the majority of the game but lacked the strength and courage to go all in and grab all three points.Our #UCL opener ends in a draw ❌#SALACM #UCL 1-1 #SempreMilan️ pic.twitter.com/uTLcYMbf8W— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 6, 2022 It was the intense first half, which saw RB Salzburg dominating in the opening minutes. Milan’s defence was under a severe barrage, but Maignan kept a clean sheet until the 28th minute. It would maybe stay the same for some more time if it wasn’t for Bennacer, who made a terrible mistake serving the ball on a silver plate for Salzburg. Okafor made a fool of Kalulu, placing it lovely below Maignan for a deserved 1-0 lead.⬅️ #tb Noahs Tor Wir gerne würden wir euch die Aktion heute schon im Bewegtbild zeigen! 😫 #SALMIL #UCL pic.twitter.com/ooB9Fy2VAm— FC Red Bull Salzburg (@RedBullSalzburg) September 6, 2022 Rossoneri were on the ropes, but a counter-attack out of the blue 12 minutes later surprisingly brought the match into a stalemate.It was a meticulous piece of the action, with Leao’s superb assist making it easy for Saelemaekers to level the score just before half-time.
For some reason, both teams seemed satisfied with 1-1 on the scoreboard, with Divock Origi coming in to shake things up a bit. Awkwardly enough, the first thing he did was to save Maignan from a dangerous Salzburg attempt. Our player had a decent game, but his presence was not enough for a total comeback. Yet, this draw seems fair enough and both slots looked satisfied with such an outcome.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1Tuesday Dinamo Zagreb – Chelsea 1-0 (1-0)/Orsic 13/Dortmund – Copenhagen 3-0 (2-0)/Reus 35, Guerreiro 42, Bellingham 83/Salzburg – Milan 1-1 (1-1)/Saelemaekers 40 – Okafor 28/Celtic – Real Madrid 0-3 (0-0)/Vinicius Jr 56, Modric 60, Hazard 77/RB Leipzig – Shakhtar 1-4 (0-1)/Simakan 57 – Shved 16, 58, Mudryk 76, Traore 85/Sevilla – Man City 0-4 (0-1)/Haaland 20,67, Foden 58, Dias 90+1/Benfica – Maccabi Haifa 2-0 (0-0)/Silva 50, Grimaldo 54/PSG – Juventus 2-1 (2-0)/Mbappe 5,22 – McKennie 53/Wednesday 19.45: (1.50) Ajax (4.60) Rangers (7.00)19.45: (2.25) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.50) Sporting (3.35)22.00: (3.80) Napoli (3.60) Liverpool (2.05)22.00: (1.85) Atl.Madrid (3.50) Porto (5.00)22.00: (3.40) Club Brugge (3.60) Leverkusen (2.20)22.00: (1.07) Barcelona (15.0) Plzen (35.0)22.00: (4.10) Inter (3.80) Bayern (1.92)22.00: (1.53) Tottenham (4.30) Olympique Marseille (7.00)***odds are subject to change