'All over the shop' – Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard slam 'passive and bizarre' AC Milan performance after loss to Inter

AC Milan produced a «passive» performance that was «so far away» from what you would expect in a Champions League semi-final during the 2-0 loss to Inter Milan, according to BT Sport experts. Inter took control of the tie courtesy of an early first-leg onslaught with Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan putting Simone Inzaghi’s side two goals ahead after just 11 minutes. Ad AC Milan may well be relieved to still have a fighting chance when the sides meet again at San Siro on Tuesday, May 16, such was Inter’s dominance.

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They were second best for large parts of the game. “There’s a slight improvement in the second half, but that performance from AC Milan is so far away from semi-final level in the Champions League. It was a frightening performance.

«The heart of the team was non-existent. AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan: Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan fire Inter to first leg lead Sergio Busquets to leave Barcelona at the end of the season Pep Guaridola wants Manchester City to learn from draw against Real Madrid »For the full 90 minutes, the two centre-backs [Fikayo Tomori and Simon Kjaer], and two centre midfielders [Rade Krunic and Sandro Tonali] were so passive and weak and so far off in terms of what you need to be like in a semi-final of the Champions League. «For a team like AC Milan with a manager like [Stefano]