Ismaël Bennacer’s first-half strike gave AC Milan a narrow first-leg win at home to ten-man Napoli in an all-Italian Champions League quarter-final.
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| Ismaël Bennacer drills in emphatically to put Milan ahead. Photo: AFP via Getty Images via uefa.com |
AC Milan survived early pressure from Napoli to seize a narrow advantage in their all-Italian Champions League quarter-final, scoring a goal on the counterattack by Ismaël Bennacer before the visitors were reduced to ten men late on.
The goal unsettled the visitors, who almost fell further behind when Simon Kjær headed Bennacer’s corner against the underside of the crossbar on the stroke of half-time.uefa.com
