AC Milan’s woes in Europe continue as Feyenoord knock the Rossoneri out in stunning fashion

Feyenoord caused a major upset in the Champions League by knocking out AC Milan. (Image credits - FMT, License Details)

Feyenoord's fairytale journey in the Champions League has begun as they knocked AC Milan out of the Champions League in the knockout playoffs by holding on to a 1-1 draw at the San Siro to win the tie 2-1 on aggregate.

The Dutch side, despite their inexperience on the big stages and being riddled with injuries, managed to create history.

Former Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez, who switched to Milan this January, gave the Rossoneri the lead on the night just 36 seconds into the game, following a brilliantly executed corner.

The Italian side looked to be cruising while being pretty comfortable in possession as well. As the first half ended, Milan had the better odds to reach the knockout stages of the competition, with the visitors' chances appearing to fade away.

However, the game took a dramatic U-turn when Theo Hernandez received a silly second yellow card for diving, which led to Milan going down to 10 men in the 51st minute of the game.

After Hernandez's red card, Feyenoord started to find spaces in the Milan defence and soon managed to find the equaliser with Julian Carranza's brilliant header, pushing the final nail in Milan’s coffin.

The Rossoneri continued their poor run in European competitions, failing to reach the Round of 16 of the Champions League yet again, despite assembling a good squad over the course of the last two seasons.

What is going wrong with AC Milan this season?

AC Milan's struggle in front of the goal has continued to haunt them despite signing multiple attackers this season.

As per SofaScore, Conceiçao's men have generated an xG of 40 in the league but have only scored 36 out of them.

Their poor form in front of the goal has resulted in them currently being placed in 7th spot in the Serie A points table, with just 41 points in 24 games.

The manager was heavily criticised for subbing off Christian Pulisic in the second half against Feyenoord when the team desperately needed a goal, as the American international has been one of the most prolific goal scorers for Milan since his arrival.

Letting go of Alvaro Morata in January has also turned out to be probably a bad choice for the Rossoneri as they are lacking a clinical talisman in front of the goal.

Even though Joao Felix is impactful and talented, he still doesn't pose as much threat as the Spanish captain did.

Despite the striker issue, the subpar performances of star players like Raphael Leao and Theo Hernandez, who have become very inconsistent this campaign, have also majorly contributed to Milan's struggles this season.