AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso is sorry that controversies overshadowed his side s hard-fought win over Bologna earlier this week.
The Rossoneri ground out a 2-1 victory at San Siro in a clash which saw Lucas Paqueta dismissed for slapping the referee s arm, while Gattuso visibly argued with Tiemoue Bakayoko on the sidelines over his substitutions.
Gattuso is now keen to move on from the incidents ahead of his side s trip to face Fiorentina on Saturday.
I m sorry that the victory has been overshadowed, he said at a news conference.
There has been more talk of Bakayoko. Tomorrow we will need a great game, if we do things well we can put them in difficulty.
We must think of ourselves. We haven t won away at Fiorentina since 2014. Up front…
Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud scored as Chelsea earned a 2-1 win away to Malmo in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 meeting.
Chelsea had lost their past four straight away games in all competitions without scoring, a run that had its nadir in Sunday s 6-0 humiliation at the hands of Premier League champions Manchester City.
Against more modest opposition at Swedbank Stadion on Thursday, Chelsea took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals either side of the break by Barkley and Giroud.
But although Maurizio Sarri s men appeared to be cruising to a morale-boosting win, Malmo will travel to London with hope after Anders Christiansen s excellent late reply.
Chelsea took the lead with the game s first shot on target after 30 minutes.
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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand revealed he and his team-mates doubted whether star David de Gea would go on to become a world-class goalkeeper following his arrival in 2011.
De Gea produced a wonderful performance to earn United a goalless draw at Sevilla in the opening leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, pawing away Luis Muriel s point-blank header in a moment of brilliance on Wednesday.
It further strengthened De Gea s case as the best goalkeeper in the world amid constant speculation of a possible move to Real Madrid, however, it has not been all smooth sailing for the Spain international at Old Trafford.
De Gea initially struggled with the physicality of the Premier League after being lured from boyhood club Atletico Madrid as a baby-f…