
Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan: Score and Reaction from 2016 ICC
Penalties were needed to break a 3-3 draw between Bayern Munich and AC Milan on Wednesday night at Soldier Field in Chicago, and it was the Italian side that reigned supreme, winning the shootout 5-3.
Milan delivered their former manager Carlo Ancelotti, who managed the team for eight years from 2001-2009, his first loss as Bayern manager after three preseason wins.
Plenty of eyes were on Milan's 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who will assume first-team duties come the start of the Serie A season in August. Amid rumors he could move to another team after Milan's disappointing seventh-place finish last year, Donnarumma made it clear to Gazzetta dello Sport (via Football Italia) he wants to spend his entire career with the Rossoneri.
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He provided the lone save of the shootout, denying Rafinha on Bayern's fourth attempt.
There was added interest for Americans during the match as Bayern started 21-year-old striker Julian Green, who is fighting for a regular spot in the starting 11 in 2016. Ancelotti already revealed to the media that the American will be "important to [Bayern] in the season," as reported by Paul Tenorio of FourFourTwo.
However, Green was invisible for 79 minutes on Wednesday night, making little impact during his time on the pitch.
He watched as Milan broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute thanks to a Munich mistake. Defender Holger Badstuber's poor touch at the back sent in M'Baye Niang all alone against goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, and the striker was able to score easily with a low shot to the 'keeper's left.
The 21-year-old's composure impressed Fox Sports' Aaron West, who sees big things in the Frenchman's future:
It was an unceremonious return for Badstuber, who played his first match in 171 days after recovering from a fractured ankle that saw him miss 22 games last season—he also missed time with a ruptured thigh muscle earlier in the campaign. Even worse, it looked as though he experienced a knock during play, which forced Bayern to sub him out in the 31st minute
But before he left, Franck Ribery, the elder statesman of Bayern's lineup on Wednesday night, knotted things up in the 29th minute when he was able to control David Alaba's cross and cannon a left-footed strike past the young Donnarumma.
Alaba was able to take advantage of a dormant Milan defense in the 38th minute to fire Bayern into the lead. With his back turned to goal well outside the box, Milan's defense backed off, allowing the Austrian to turn and launch a fizzing shot that bounced once before beating Donnarumma to his left side.
Milan had to wait just four minutes into the second half to knot things back up as they took advantage of unconvincing defending from Bayern. A ball into the box wasn't headed cleanly away, and it fell to the foot of Andrea Bertolacci, who thumped a volley past a rooted Ulreich.
The Rossoneri took a 3-2 lead in the 61st minute when a left-footed shot by Juraj Kucka from around 40 yards out took a deflection that Ulreich was unable to judge as it rolled past him.
It left beIN Sports' Matteo Bonetti looking for an excuse for how that went in:
After a myriad of substitutions, Bayern looked destined for the loss. But Jherson Vergara took down Juan Bernat in the box in the 89th minute, and the official awarded the Bavarians a penalty.
It was Ribery who stepped up and narrowly beat Donnarumma, who guessed the right direction but was unable to get fingertips on the shot.
It was just a preview of things to come, but it was Donnarumma who had the last laugh as Milan were able to pull out the victory on penalties.
Bayern will meet the blue side of Milan next when they play Inter on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. On that same day, Milan will head to Santa Clara, California, as they square off against Premier League side Liverpool.
Stats courtesy of InternationalChampionsCup.com.






