AUGUST REVIEW
DRAMATIC START FOR CLARENCE SEEDORF
Clarence Seedorf will make his head coaching debut when A.C. Milan takes on AS PAOK Salonika at San Siro on Tuesday. Seedorf will quickly discover the weight of expectation that comes with managing side like A.C. Milan and his learning curve will almost certainly be a steep one. Around 64,000 tickets are expected to be sold for the Champions League best placed playoff first leg clash on Tuesday.
PAOK fans have travelled some 1.235 kilometers from their native Greece to Milan in Italy ahead of their first leg match against A.C. Milan, a match they are expecting to lose heavily but will nonetheless dream of a famous win for their team.
PAOK BATTEL FOR VICTORY
A.C. Milan
: 24' El Shaarawy
AS PAOK Salonika
: 11' Lucas, 51' Necid
Man of the Match
: Ninis
HOME DEFEAT IRKS SEEDORF
2-1 home defeat against AS PAOK Salonika pushed the chance of playing Champions League group stage in danger. Despite having more shot on target i.e. 14 than PAOK i.e. 4 they are defeated.
NovaSPOR FM94.6 chose the main focus point for the conference with journalist Sakis Makrys Asking, "Playing in front of your home fans, you must have been hoping to build a solid platform for the second match of the series. Isn't that result a huge disappointment for you then?"
Seedorf responded calmly, saying "I wasn't happy with the performance today at all- now we have to go away and try to save the match."
REVENGE TIME FOR A.C. MILAN
A.C. Milan fans are gearing up for a trip to Salonika where their team will meet PAOK in the return leg of their Champion league playoff. A.C. Milan supporters will be hoping the trip ends with a positive result for their team, a result which most expert believe is a forgone conclusion. A.C. Milan have tough task ahead of them in the second match of the series after they suffered 1-2 home defeat in series opener.
A.C. Milan
: 44' Mario Balotelli, 55' Salvio
Man of the Match
: Kevin Constant
Mario Balotelli an Eduardo Salvio fires A.C. Milan in Champions League group stage. A.C. Milan overcame a first leg defeat to beat PAOK 3-2 on aggregate after an entertaining second leg at toumba.
Flamboyant striker Mario Balotelli gave A.C. Milan the lead with an effort from range in 44th minute. Winger Eduardo Salvio completed the scoring for A.C. Milan with a deftly executed finish from close range in 55th minute. It was a superb solo effort and Salvio looked delighted.
Kevin Constant put in a player of the match performance during A.C. Milan's 3-2 Champions league best placed second leg aggregate win over PAOK this evening. The defender looked in played fantastically, distributing the ball well and led the line well with some committed defending. The left back's impressive timing of the challenge was very much evident in this impressive display.
A.C. Milan
: 13' El Shaarawy
Cagliari
: 35' Ibarbo
Man of the Match
: Kevin Constant
A.C. Milan
: 28' Montolivo, 85' Niang
Bologna: 56' Kone
Man of the Match
: Morleo
A.C. MILAN PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Kevin Constant became the key player for A.C. Milan. Two back to back Man of the Match performances makes him the player of the month for A.C. Milan.