AC Milan traveled to Pisa today to kickoff matchday 25 in Serie A. The Rossoneri looked to take care of an easy win against Pisa, before moving on to Como at home on Wednesday. However, the visitors would be no push over as the game started fairly even between both teams.

AC Milan had more of the ball, but the two sides had the similar amount of chances. It looked like Pisa might be able to get a smash and grab win at home. However, that thought became a dream, when Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored Milan’s first goal from a header in the 39th minute. This goal would be the only thing separating the two at the break however.

Despite, being ahead Massimiliano Allegri would make an attacking change at halftime for Milan. Christopher Nkunku would be bought off for Niclas Fullkrug. Fullkrug would manage two minutes after coming on, however the goal would be ruled out due to handball.

Fullkrug would have another chance to double Milan’s lead in the 55th minute, with a penalty. Milan won it when Stranjha Pavlovic was brought down from behind in the box. However, Fullkrug put the penalty just to the left of the post being unable to double Milan’s lead.

However, the second half wouldn’t be lopsided to Milan as Pisa would look for an equaliser. After putting pressure on Milan, they finally found a break in the 70th minute. Felipe Loyola would put away a tidy finish into the bottom right corner to give the homeside a chance for a point or more.

However, Milan would dash these hopes as Luka Modric would score off a 1-2 with from Samuele Ricci in the 84th minute. AC Milan would manage to hold on from their however, despite a late scare of going down to 10 men. Adrien Rabiot was sent of in added time, for a foul on the edge of Pisa’s box, which resulted in a poor free kick.

Player Ratings:

The Best:

Luka Modric – 7.5: Luka Modric managed to wind back the clock once again for AC Milan, as he had a stunning performance. He controlled the game for the full 90 minutes, which lead to him scoring the winner, creating the play he scored from with a Ricci assist.

Feleipe Loyola – 6.5: Feleipe Loyola was the key player for Pisa, as he covered the most ground in midfield. He was unlucky to concede the penalty which Fullkrug ultimately missed. However, he would write those wrongs with his goal.

Stranjha Pavlovic – 6.5: Stranjha Pavlovic was key from defence once again for AC Milan today. It is not only his defensive abilities which make him so valuable for Milan, but also his counter attacking nature, and how he is always pushing the ball up the pitch. This ultimately led him to winning the penalty for Milan today.

The Worst:

Niclas Fullkrug – 5: Niclas Fullkrug struggled after coming on at halftime, as his goal which was disallowed for his own handball would summarise his game. Fullkrug should have found the back of the net missing multiple chances for Milan including the penalty which was just poor.

Christoper Nkunku – 4.5: Nkunku struggled in the first half for the game for Milan as he failed to have a real impact. Most of Milan’s attack came from the midfield or the other striker Ruben Loftus-Cheek. This lead to him being bought off at halftime for Niclas Fullkrug.

Antonio Caracciolo – 4.5: Caracciolo might get thrown under the bus for a bad defensive performance for Pisa today as he was the worst. While they did make it difficult for Milan at times, for both goals the Rossoneri walked through them. Caracciolo needed to provide the pillar and the structure for Pisa as the captain and central centre back.

Juventus travelled to Monaco today, as they looked to move up the table, for a top spot in the Champions League. However, they wouldn’t manage to do themselves in the first half as Juventus couldn’t get on the scoreboard. Juventus started the game on the front foot but only managed four shots on goal.

This is because the game slowly shifted as the half went on, by about the 30th minute Monaco came in control, but before that Juventus were in charge. A lot of that came from Teun Koopmeiners, playing deeper in midfield then usual who controlled the game with class.

While having a little less possession in the first half, Juventus didn’t give up any goals. This is thanks to a strong defence mainly from Glieson Bremer, who took charge of Juventus’s defence once again. However, Juventus nearly conceded at the beginning of the game when Mattia Perin gave the ball away to Monaco, high up the pitch but they missed that chance.

The second half of the game was much the same, as both teams struggled to score, even as the game opened up more. Both teams had their share of chances but neither managed to score. Juventus especially pushed to score, as they had a chance of a top eight finish, which couldn’t come to fruition.

Juventus will only have themselves to blame as they blew a lot of half chances to score, the most of them came down to Andrea Cambiaso. Cambiaso was in some more bad form as he just looked lost in the tactics of Luciano Spalletti, and could have cost Juventus’s a goal.

Napoli hosted Chelsea in the last match day of the Champions League needing a win to stay in the tournament. The game wouldn’t start well for Napoli as Chelsea would dominate most of the early game. This lead to Chelsea winning a penalty in the 15th minute, after a handball from Juan Jesus.

However, Napoli wouldn’t be stopped for long, as Antonio Vergara scored for Napoli in the 33th minute. He spun Wesley Fofana and then finished nicely in the bottom corner past Robert Sanchez. Napoli wouldn’t stop there however as they wanted to take the lead to make it through the league phase.

It took only ten minutes for Rasmus Hojlund to score to give Napoli the lead. Mathias Oliveira sent in a low cross for Napoli, and Hojlund smashed it away to give the lead to Napoli. Napoli would go into the break with the lead, however Napoli wouldn’t manage to hold on for long.

Napoli where clearly tired by the 60th minute of the game, and couldn’t manage to compete with Chelsea. This lead to Joao Pedro, using his pace and finesse to tuck away two goals. The first one came in the 62nd minute to equalise for Chelsea, then he scored again 21 minutes later in the 82nd minute.

Napoli failed to earn a point today, and with others around them picking up points they dropped down the table. This lead them to finish 30th in the league phase, meaning that they are out of the competition. While this is a negative for Napoli, as they won’t advance to the knockouts, but the less games could be a positive for Napoli’s league campaign.