Milan had a bad start to 2023, and the victory over Tottenham in the Champions League (round of 16, first leg, 1:0) can rightly be considered a surprise. Ciprian Tetarushanu started in the starting line-up of the Italian champions, the Romanian goalkeeper received one of the highest ratings in Stefano Pioli’s team.

Ciprian Tetaroushanu, the third match in a row without conceding goals in the Champions League

Brahim Diaz’s goal (7′) was the winner of the tour with Tottenham and Milan fans are beginning to hope that their team can get out of the black pass that they went through on their debut in 2023.

Ciprian Tetaruşanu was an integral part of the home team, and the Romanian goalkeeper celebrated his third consecutive match in the Champions League without conceding a goal (wins against “Dinamo” in Zagreb, “Salzburg” and now “Tottenham”).

Although his style of defense is not considered aesthetic by Italian journalists, Cipriano has been praised for his interventions being effective.

In addition, Tetarushanu received a rating of 7.4 from Sofascore. Only Rafael Leao (7.7) received more than him.

Ciprian coped well with the shots of Dier (13′), Emerson (26′) and Sarr (75′).

Italian media say full-time goalkeeper Mike Magnan will return to the Italian champions for the second leg against Tottenham on March 8 in London.

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On Tuesday, they played in the Champions League:

PSG – Bayern Munich 0-1

Milan – Tottenham 1-0

They will take place on Wednesday:

Brugge – Benfica (from 22:00)

Borussia Dortmund – Chelsea (from 22:00)