AC Milan took a big step towards direct qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League as they beat Girona 1-0 at San Siro last night.The only goal of the game came late in the first half

AC Milan and Inter closed in on spots on the last 16 of the Champions League with 1-0 wins over Girona and Sparta Prague at home and away respectively on Wednesday. Rafael Leao scored Milan's winner at the end of a dazzling run to move his side into the top eight,

Rafael Leao boosted AC Milan's chances of direct qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League with a brilliant goal in Wednesday's 1-0 win over Girona. The second was much lower key, with Bryan Gil's fizzing strike for Girona ruled out for a razor-thin offside being the only real incident of a match which ended with Conceicao's first Champions League win as Milan coach.