Mohamed Magdy  

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Pulisic helps AC Milan to 'special' UCL win

Christian Pulisic hailed AC Milan's win at the home of Champions League holders Real Madrid as a "really special night" after the United States star helped put the Italian side on the path to a memorable 3-1 victory at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Pulisic sent in a corner for Malick Thiaw to head the visitors into a 12th-minute lead before further goals from Álvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders ensured back-to-back wins for Milan.

"Amazing result for us," Pulisic told CBS Sports. "I mean to come here and play is of course not easy [because of] their history in the champions league.

"A Tough place to come and play so for us to put on a performance like that and win the game, obviously a really special night for us."

Vinícius Júnior had equalized from the penalty spot in the 23rd for Madrid after he'd been tripped in the box.

But Pulisic again played a role as Milan went back ahead. His pass into the box found Rafael Leão, whose shot was saved by Andriy Lunin only for Morata to pounce on the rebound to restore the visitors' lead against his former club.

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