El Shaarawy was instrumental in Milan’s triumph over Anderlecht Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League and praised the opposition for putting up a good fight despite being a man short
The win was important for Milan as they needed these points to secure the second position behind Malaga CF, who had already qualified by drawing with Zenit 2-2 earlier the same day.
This was a do-or-die match for Milan who had to proceed to the next round in order to partially cover up for their disapproving performances in the Serie A.
The little Pharaoh opened up the score tally by scoring the first goal of the game and giving his side the advantage. The goal was a very calm and collected one with excellent ball control on the striker’s part.
In the dying minutes of the game, he assisted Pato to score an easy goal. He is very supportive of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexandre-Pato-c4901 and holds him in high regard.
The attacker had this to say about the Brazilian “Pato is a great champion who needs to rediscover his form and consistency. I’m happy to have scored, but above all to have qualified.”
Anderlecht had the lion’s share of the possession in the first half of the match but could not convert that in to anything due to lack of creativity.
El Shaarawy had this to say about the Belgians “Anderlecht are a good side who played well and created good chances, but we defended strongly and must now think about Juve.”
Juventus are another threat the Rossoneri must turn their attention to. The two teams meet on Sunday at the San Siro. This match holds importance for Milan because they desperately need to improve their standings in Serie A.
El Shaarawy acknowledged the support of the crowd who were few and far in between the Belgian venue “I dedicate the win to us and to our fans who came all this way to support us. We’re very happy.”
Milan would have definitely liked these results at the start of the football season but they still have hope that by the end of it they will have a decent standing.
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