MN: Milan a ‘two-faced’ team – the positive data in the Champions League so far | OneFootball

AC Milan have won three on the spin in the Champions League but in Serie A they continue to struggle, and the stats highlight the rollercoaster season so far.

MilanNews write that Paulo Fonseca’s Milan are not only unbalanced on the pitch but also off it, when looking at the data related to the league and European competitions, where the comparison is stark.

In the Champions League Milan seem to have found its dimension after a start that was anything but easy, given that they lost to Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen in the first two games.

After three consecutive victories, the Rossoneri are now on nine points in the standings, right in the play-off zone. With Red Star, Girona and Dinamo Zagreb to come, the top eight is in sight.

The UEFA website and SofaScore provide the following stats which highlight the positive side of the UCL campaign compared to the difficulties domestically:

➤ ⁠Milan are the team in the Champions League with the highest number of successful dribbles per game (13.8). ➤⁠ ⁠Milan are the team in the same competition with the highest number of blocked shots (30). ➤⁠ ⁠Milan are second in best average of passing accuracy (90%), tied with Bayer Leverkusen and behind Manchester City. ➤⁠ ⁠Milan are the only team to score against Liverpool in the Champions League so far. ➤⁠ ⁠⁠Milan defeated Real Madrid at home 15 years after they last did. ➤⁠ ⁠⁠Fonseca equalled Arrigo Sacchi’s record from 1989 by scoring 3 goals in 3 consecutive games. ➤⁠ ⁠In the2 023-24 Champions League, after 5 games Milan had collected 5 points. This year, after the same number of games, Fonseca’s team already have 9 points.