Last night Ancelotti put Real Madrid to shame

Arrigo Sacchi’s super Milan imposed on ‘Quinta del Vulture’ a historic ‘European beatdown’ in the top continental competition. The historic ‘little hand’ took place on April 19, 1989, 35 years ago today, in the second leg semi-final of European Cup. He real Madridwhich was only tied 1-1 with Bernabeusuffered a scandal San Sirowith five goals in just one hour of play.

That Real Madrid thrashing coached by the Dutchman Leo Beenhackerwhich did not continue after the deadly campaign, started it Carlo Ancelottito lose Paco Buyo with whiplash from outside the area (1-0). This is one of the best goals of the now first coach of the merengue team.

2-0 was a header from the Dutchman Frank Rijkaardwho, 17 years later, would win the Champions League as coach of Barça. Your countryman Ruud Gullit, with another unappealable header, condemned Madrid before the break (3-0). Amidst the Dutch celebration, Marco van Basten, another ‘tulip’, scored his fourth of the night with a left-footed shot that went into the top corner. and the Italian Roberto Donadoni rounded off the shame of Madrid (5-0). Surprisingly, the whites did not make any changes throughout the 90 minutes.

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Milan: Galli; Tassotti, Costacurta, Baresi, Maldini; Donadoni (Virdis, 70′), Rijkaard, Colombo (Filippo Galli, 78′), Ancelotti; Van Basten and Gullit

Real Madrid: Buoy; Chendo, Sanchís, Gallego, Gordillo; Michel, Schuster, Martín Vázquez; Butragueño, Hugo Sánchez and Paco Llorente

The objectives: 1-0 Ancelotti (17′); 2-0 Rijkaard (24′); 3-0 Gullit (45′); 4-0 Van Basten (49′); 5-0 Donadoni (60′)

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium). He shows a yellow card to Hugo Sánchez (3′)

Spectators: 73,112 in San Siro (Milan).

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The technician who then conducted the Milan symphony was Arrigo Sacchia technician already Silvio Berlusconi signed from Parma in 1987. Amazingly, after three decades, he ended up the merengue president, Florentino Perez, as Director of Football, but the Italian lasted only one year. On the day of his farewell, Sacchi said he had “lost a bit of prestige.”

After defeating the real Madridthe hard to handle Milan crushed the Romanians in the final Bucharest Steaua within Camp Nou (4-0). Dressed in ‘rossoneri’ white for greater merengue mockery, Gullit and Van Basten They scored twice.

Milan knocked Madrid out again

He Milan, who thus began to write his legend of an invincible team, once again dropped the real Madrid in the next season (89/90), in the second round of European Cup. The Lombard team won 2-0 at home, with goals from Rijkaard and Van Basten while the whites won at the Bernabéu with a goal from Butragueño before the break, but the second did not come thanks to the perfect work of Milan’s defense. Mauro Tassotti, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini They ended the options of a Madrid led by Hugo Sanchez that fell 24 times! offside. The ‘rossoneri’ ended up re-proclaiming themselves as champions in the European Cup after winning the final Benfica (1-0).