Milan: The Champions League is becoming a distant dream

At the end of the 26th matchday of Serie A, Milan suffered an away defeat in Bologna and is now eight points behind fourth-placed Juventus Turin.

27. February 2025

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The last few weeks have not been easy for AC Milan. After being knocked out of the Champions League by Feyernoord Rotterdam, the Rossoneri are now eight points behind a Champions League place. As Italy is currently only in third place in the UEFA rankings, there is unlikely to be a fifth starting place in the Champions League for Serie A this season. This makes the prospects of a top-four place for the current Super Coppa winners all the more bleak.

The seven-time European champions took the lead in the 1-2 loss in Bologna. Raphael Leao put the visitors in front in the 43rd minute. Just three minutes after the restart, Bologna equalized and the Lombards got a cold shower eight minutes before the end thanks to a goal from Dan Ndoye. Milan drops to eighth place in the league table as a result of the defeat.

Serie A, Thursday’s match:

Bologna - Milan 2:1
0:1 Leao (43rd), 1:1 Castro (48th), 2:1 Ndoye (82nd)

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	26	17	6	3	59:24	57
2. Naples	26	17	5	4	42:21	56
3. Atalanta	26	16	6	4	59:26	54
4. Juventus	26	12	13	1	43:21	49
5. Lazio	26	14	5	7	47:34	47
6. Fiorentina	26	12	6	8	41:28	42
7.Milan	25	11	8	6	37:26	41
8.Bologna	25	10	11	4	38:31	41
9. Roma	26	11	7	8	40:29	40
10.Udinese	26	10	6	10	33:37	36
11. Torino	26	7	10	9	29:32	31
12. Genoa	26	7	9	10	24:34	30
13. As	26	7	7	12	32:41	28
14. Hellas Verona	26	8	2	16	27:54	26
15. Cagliari	26	6	7	13	26:40	25
16. Lecce	26	6	7	13	18:42	25
17. Parma	26	5	8	13	32:45	23
18. Empoli	26	4	9	13	22:43	21
19. Venice	26	3	8	15	22:41	17
20.Monza	26	2	8	16	21:43	14