Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 AC Milan: Rossoneri finish 13th after disaster in Croatia

AC Milan’s worst nightmare came true on Wednesday night as they lost 2-1 against Dinamo Zagreb to surrender their top eight place in the Champions League.

Dinamo went ahead in the first half after a slip from Matteo Gabbia allowed Martin Baturina to stroll through on goal and score, and then Yunus Musah got two yellow cards in relatively quick succession to make the task harder.

Christian Pulisic got an equaliser early in the second half with an impressive strike, yet parity was short lived as Marko Pjaca restored the lead for the home side, one that they would see out in the end.

The result means that Milan dropped from sixth in the table before a ball was kicked to 13th, and now a potentially tricky play-off tie is on the cards in February.

Faced with a crisis in the right-back position, Sergio Conceicao made one change from the team that beat Parma in dramatic fashion on Sunday. Fikayo Tomori was named on the right side of defence, with the rest of the side remaining unchanged.

The home side actually started the game better as their compact block off the ball allowed them to spring forward quickly. Baturina fired the first warning sign as he was allowed to cut in onto his right foot and shoot from the edge of the box, but Mike Maignan watched it drift safely wide. Moments later, Stojkovic nearly surged through on goal but overran it a touch.