Milan recorded an emphatic 4-2 friendly victory over Real Madrid in Dubai, with Stephan El Shaarawy getting a brace.
Jeremy Menez opened the scoring for Filippo Inzaghi’s side after Real defender Nacho played him in with a poor backpass, the Frenchman leaving Keylor Navas on his backside before stroking into the empty net.
Stephan El Shaarawy doubled the Rossoneri’s advantage with a low shot from the edge of the box with half an hour played.
Milan recorded an emphatic 4-2 friendly victory over Real Madrid in Dubai, with Stephan El Shaarawy getting a brace.
Jeremy Menez opened the scoring for Filippo Inzaghi’s side after Real defender Nacho played him in with a poor backpass, the Frenchman leaving Keylor Navas on his backside before stroking into the empty net.
Stephan El Shaarawy doubled the Rossoneri’s advantage with a low shot from the edge of the box with half an hour played.
Cristiano Ronaldo brought Los Merengues back into the game just four minutes later, bending the ball around Diego Lopez from the edge of the area.
El Sharaawy got his second goal of the evening on 48 minutes, passing the ball low into the near corner, before Giampaolo Pazzini made it 4-1 with a header at the back post.
A Karim Benzema penalty reduced Milan’s advantage to two goals, but the Rossoneri held on for victory.
Real Madrid 2-4 Milan
Menez (M) 23, El Shaarawy (M) 30 48, Ronaldo (RM) 34, Pazzini (M) 73, Benzema, pen 83 (RM)
Real Madrid: Keylor Navas; Arbeloa, Varane, Nacho, Coentrao; Isco, Khedira, Illaramendi; Jesé, Hernandez, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Milan: Diego Lopez (Agazzi, 59); Bonera (Zaccardo, 45), Mexes, Alex, Albertazzi (Armero, 45); Montolivo, De Jong (Essien, 45), Muntari (Mastour, 77); Bonaventura (Niang, 59), Menez (Pazzini, 45), El Shaarawy (Saponara, 69).