AC Milan 5-0 Real Madrid 1988/89 European Cup : FULL MATCH

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https://www.facebook.com/classicfootballtv 1988–89 European Cup 19 April 1989 Milan 5–0 Real Madrid Goals : Ancelotti 19',Rijkaard 25',Gullit 45',Van Basten 49',Donadoni 60' San Siro, Milan Attendance: 73,112 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) There are times when a sportsperson or a team reaches such a level of perfection that the only option is to sit back and enjoy. Arrigo Sacchi’s AC Milan side of 1980’s was such an example. They were as close to perfection as you can get in football – sturdy defence, all-action midfield and accomplished strikers. And they have rarely played better than they did against Real Madrid on a summer night in 1989. AC Milan: Giovanni Galli; Mauro Tassoti, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini; Angelo Colombo, Carlo Ancelotti, Frank Rijkaard, Roberto Donadoni; Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten Real Madrid: Francisco Buyo; Chendo, Manuel Sanchis, Jesús Ángel Solana, Rafael Gordillo; Michel, Martin Vazquez, Bernd Schuster, Paco Llorente; Emilio Butragueño, Hugo Sánchez Few minutes after the kick-off there was a period of silence to mourn the Hillsborough tragedy. Both teams started with a 4-4-2 formation and it was Real Madrid who got off the blocks quicker as Milan looked under pressure. The visitors got the first chance on 7th minute. Schuster started the move with a defence splitting pass and Galli had to parry away a dangerous cross from Michel. Milan came close three minutes later as van Basten’s header narrowly missed the mark. Milan tried to penetrate Real Madrid’s left flank in first few minutes but were undone by Angelo Colombo’s mistimed runs. The Rossoneri finally took the lead two minutes after quarter-hour mark. Gullit did the spade work as he darted past three opponent players before passing to Ancelotti. Ancelotti, seeing Buyo off his line unleashed a perfect long ranged shot. It was a wonderful shot but Real ‘keeper had to take some blame for his positioning. Milan calmed down after the goal and took control of the midfield with Donodani and Maldini drifting in and out of central midfield to outnumber Real’s midfield. Milan doubled their lead on 23rd minute after scoring a very “English” goal. Donodani played a short corner to Tassoti who lunched a flat cross towards the far post. Rijkaard rose highest among players inside the box and headed strongly past a diving Buyo. Two minutes before the half hour mark Michel released Butragueño with a wonderful through pass but the Spanish striker failed to reach it as Galli came out of his line. Real Madrid’s best chance in the match came on 35th minute as Sachis’ floated pass went over Milan defence to Gordillo on left flank, who launched a pin point cross to Michel at far post. Michel beat his marker but his shot flashed across the goal. Marco van Basten who had a quiet start, was coming into his usual self as he dinked and dribbled past multiple markers and became a constant threat. He drifted to the wings often and interchanged quick passes with Gullit, opening up Real defence with ease. Gullit almost made it 3-0 on 43rd minute but his close range header was straight at Buyo. Milan’s third goal came at the stroke of half time. The move was started as Ancelotti intercepted Michel’s pass to win possession in midfield. He passed to Donodani on left-wing who played a pass to Gullit on edge of penalty box, to receive it back near corner flag. Donodani dribbled past Sanchis and crossed into penalty box with Gullit meeting it with his head, Buyo was left a mere spectator. Milan’s third goal and it’s timing effectively ended this contest. Second half was less action packed, as expected. It started with Donodani trying an audacious long ranger but missing the target by miles. The three Dutchmen combined to score Milan’s 4th goal on 50th minute. Rijkaard’s cross from right side was headed down by Gullit to van Basten. The Serie A top scorer took two touches before unleashing an unstoppable left footer into roof of the goal. The humiliation was completed at the hour mark when Donodani capped off an excellent game with a goal from edge of the box. Buyo, again was at fault as he failed guard his near post. After playing 60 minutes of perfect football Milan took their foot off the gas pedal as rest of the match was played in a slower pace. Referee Ponnet preferred to run a clean game as he dished out very few cards and was lenient on both teams in terms of not giving penalties. http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/classic-clashes-ac-milan-5-0-real-madrid-baresi-gullit-stun-spanish-champions/