Sensational, beautiful and important. The words marked to qualify the high-flying performance of the Algerian international, Ismaël Bennacer, Wednesday with AC Milan in the Champions League.
If Bennacer allowed his team to win an essential victory before the return leg against Naples, he especially distinguished himself by writing history with the Milanese in C1.
Thus, Bennacer is the Rossoneri’s first scorer in the 1/4 Champions League since 2007. Milan’s last scorer during this stage of the competition was a certain Ricardo dos Santos Leite, alias Kakà. During this season, 2006/2007, in this case, Milan won the title of the most prestigious of European competitions.
? AC Milan’s last victory in the 1/4 Champions League dates back to the 2006/2007 season?
During this season, the Milanese were crowned champions ?
It can give ideas to the men of Pioli ??? ?#AC Milan | #UCL pic.twitter.com/ajgbKIWroW
— Club Football (@Clubf00tball) April 12, 2023
Through his goal against Naples, Bennacer granted himself a place in a restricted circle of African footballers. Thus, the Fennec is the 4th player from the African continent to have scored with AC Milan in the Champions League. Milan’s other 3 African scorers are George Weah, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Ali Muntari.
Champions League: Bennacer celebrates at Madjer, an enchanting coincidence?
We played the 40th minute of the first half between AC Milan and Naples. A purely Italian match for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Leading a counter-attack, the Milanese managed to reach the surface of the Neapolitans, on a back pass from the young Brahim Diaz after his magnificent solitary rush, Ismaël Bennacer did not hesitate to unleash a powerful shot which ended up in the net of the Neapolitan cage. It was Bennacer’s first career goal in the Champions League.
By celebrating his goal, Bennacer recalls a legendary celebration of another Algerian Champions League scorer. Bennacer’s slide is reminiscent of Rabah Madjer’s legendary slide after his historic goal against Bayern Munich in the 1987 Champions League final. A slide for joy. A slide for history as the similarity is striking and delightful.
Madjer’s celebration in 1987.
Bennacer’s celebration in 2023
With his first goal in the Champions League, Bennacer also becomes the third Algerian player in history to have scored at least one goal in this competition so dear to football fans. The other two only Algerian scorers in C1 are Rabah Madjer and Riyad Mahrez.
? More winning placement for Bennacer ??
The Maestro ? has just scored the first goal of his career in the Champions League?✅#ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/jF7La4OJfI
— Our fennec (@Ourfennec) April 12, 2023
