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AC Milan 0-1 Barcelona: Ansu Fati stunner seals victory in Las Vegas

2023-08-02 16:58
Barcelona wrapped up their pre-season tour of the United States with a 1-0 victory against AC Milan in Las Vegas. Ansu Fati scored a stunning goal to secure victory for the Spanish champions.
AC Milan 0-1 Barcelona: Ansu Fati stunner seals victory in Las Vegas

Barcelona wrapped up their pre-season tour of the United States with a 1-0 victory against AC Milan in Las Vegas.

Ansu Fati scored the game's only goal as Barca finished their preparations across the Atlantic having beaten the Rossoneri and Real Madrid, though were beaten by Arsenal and their clash with Juventus cancelled due to a virus outbreak in Xavi's camp.

Milan have now lost to Barcelona and Real Madrid while they were defeated on penalties following a draw with rivals Juve.

The Spanish champions went close to taking an early lead when Milan failed to clear a corner and the ball fell kindly to Jules Kounde, who struck the post with a driven strike from just inside the box.

Barcelona were then hit on the break by some neat Milan interplay which saw Ruben Loftus-Cheek slip through fellow summer signing Tijani Reijnders, but his near-post shot was pushed aside by Inaki Pena.

Rafael Leao too was denied by Pena after racing away down the left flank shortly after, while a cleverly worked Barca corner ended with Ferran Torres being thwarted by Mike Maignan from mere yards out.

Less than ten minutes after the restart, Barcelona found themselves ahead through a Fati screamer. The winger shifted inside from the left past a helpless Alessandro Florenzi before unleashing a fierce strike from just under 18 yards, picking out the very top corner of Maignan's net.

Ronald Araujo had a goal chalked off for offside after the hour mark as Barcelona went in search of a second, though they ultimately did not need one to secure the win.

Barcelona's final pre-season match comes next Tuesday against Tottenham in the Joan Gamper Trophy, while Milan will honour the late Silvio Berlusconi with a trip to Monza.

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