Pulisic admits he was ‘a bit lucky’ with Olimpico goal: “I didn’t try to score” | OneFootball

Christian Pulisic has rather honestly admitted that he did not try to score with his corner kick against Club Brugge, but he will take the Olimpico goal anyway.

In the 34th minute, Milan took the lead and it came via a strange fashion. Pulisic lined up to take a corner on the left side and went for the usual low whipping delivery to the near post, yet it somehow evaded both runners and Mignolet between the posts to end up in the back of the net.

When that goal went in and then the away side went down to 10 men it looked like being a straightforward night, but ten-man Brugge got themselves level through Sabbe to stun the San Siro crowd.

Two substitutes – Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze – each set up Tijjani Reijnders as the Rossoneri scored twice in quick succession to earn a first victory in the 2024-25 edition of the Champions League.

Pulisic spoke to Milan TV at full-time to give his thoughts on what was a bit of a rollercoaster night, and one that ultimately ended with three points. MilanNews relayed his comments.

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Tell us about your goal…

“Today I was a bit lucky but it still counts as a goal. I’m very happy. I didn’t try to score directly but it was a good cross and then a nice goal came out.”

How do you feel condition-wise?

“I work very hard every day and I always want to be decisive in the matches. I’m scoring a lot of goals and assists, I hope to continue like this.”

Getting points in the Champions League was crucial…

“A lot of confidence for us, we needed this result. Let’s continue like this.”