Milan beat Rennes 3-0 at San Siro and can feel safe before 2nd leg

AC Milan won against Rennes 3-0 at San Siro in the 1^st leg of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, and the result means that 99% of the Italian team will advance to the next round of the competition.

A brilliant first-leg display 💪#ACMSRFC #UEL #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/fKUZaIgXKE

— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 15, 2024

Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave the lead to the home side with his goal in the 32^nd minute after Alessandro Florenzi’s assist. The English midfielder doubled his team’s lead with his 2^nd goal in the game at the beginning of the 2^nd half in the 48^th minute after Simon Kjaer’s assist.

In good company! 🤝

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Ruben Loftus-Cheek is the first AC Milan player to score two or more goals in a European knockout game since Kaka in 2007.#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/vsBTnXw3S5

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) February 15, 2024

Only 5 minutes later, Milan’s superstar Rafael Leao scored after Theo Hernandez’s assist to lead the Italian side to 3 goals.

Rennes will welcome AC Milan next week at Roazhon Park, but their chances are very limited, and they will need a miracle in front of their fans if they want to eliminate their Italian opponent.