Ibra and his relentless jinx: He still hasn’t won the Champions League!

Milan’s elimination at the hands of Inter, their eternal city rivals, in the semifinals of the Champions League extended the ‘rossonero’ team’s title drought in the competition. Seven-time European Champion, second only to Real Madrid’s 14, he lifted ‘Orejona’ for the last time in 2007, so with There are now 16 consecutive seasons without reigning again at the continental level.

The departure is especially painful for the most emblematic player of the current Milan squad. Zlatan IbrahimovicAt the age of 41, he still hasn’t won the Champions League in his entire career. Quite an irony considering that the Swedish He is one of the most prolific goalscorers in world soccer in the last two decades.

It is already known that Ibra will not receive the champion’s medal if Milan wins the title by not registering the coach this season in the Champions League. Stefano Pioli due to a lingering knee injury that kept him out in dry dock from the beginning of the course until last February 26. Since then his physical problems have only allowed him to participate in four games.

Reference to the squad

Despite not being eligible to receive the champion’s medal, Ibra was left with the consolation that Milan won the Champions League by being part of a youth-rich squad that became the benchmark for his extensive football experience.

However, the elimination against Inter continues to leave Ibra an orphan in the long-awaited Champions League despite coming through the ranks of big clubs such as Ajax, Juventus, Inyter himself, FC Barcelona, ​​​​​​PSG, Manchester United and Milan.

His last chance?

Now it remains to be seen if he will have another chance to win next season. At 41, he will turn 42 on October 3, his contract with Milan expires on June 30 and, although he has occasionally expressed his desire to remain active, he has yet to sit down with the board of directors to negotiate his renewal.