AC Milan Chose to Celebrated Their Failure in the Champions League

AC Milan chose to celebrate the moment when they won over Newcastle at St James Park. In fact, this victory was not enough to bring Milan through to the last 16 of the 2023/2024 Champions League.

The match between Milan and Newcastle was played on Thursday early morning. Milan won 2-1 in the match at Newcastle headquarters, through goals from Christian Pulisic and Samuel Chukwueze. This result made Milan finish in third place in Group F standings. Milan was unable to compete with PSG for the runner-up position. Both have eight points, but Milan lost in head to head goals with PSG.

Being in third place in the final standings of Group F, Milan failed to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. Even so, Milan still celebrated this moment. When the match against Newcastle ended, Milan felt two moments. First, they won away from home in the Champions League. Second, Milan knows that they failed to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.


"We wanted to go further in the Champions League, but we celebrated after the final whistle because these are still three important points," Milan striker Rafael Leao told Amazon Prime.

Being in third place in the group phase, Milan will still play in European club competitions. Milan will play in the Europa League play-offs. If they qualify, Milan will compete in the last 16 of the Europa League.

"Now we enter the Europa League and will try to win it, because this is a trophy that Milan has never won," continued Rafael Leao.


The Europa League is often considered the second caste competition in Europe. The level is considered to be still below the Champions League.