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Joyous Málaga hold off Milan to seal progress
Málaga CF continued their dream debut season in the UEFA Champions League as they held off an AC Milan fightback to secure the draw which puts them in the round of 16 with two games to spare.
An individual piece of brilliance by Isco allowed Eliseu to give the visitors the lead five minutes before the interval. Pato restored parity in the second half with a close-range header and, although the Rossoneri pushed for a winner, they could not end Málaga's unbeaten start. While the Spanish side progress, Milan stay second in Group C with five points, one clear of RSC Anderlecht.
Match in 5
- Málaga into knockout stages on competition debut
- Visitors concede first ever UEFA Champions League goal
- Milan second in Group C, a point ahead of Anderlecht
- Eliseu gives Málaga lead five minutes before break
- Pato heads equaliser for Milan from Emanuelson cross
Reaction
The group is wide open at the moment and I think we will all be in contention for qualification until the last game. It was not easy for us, but I think we did better than two weeks ago.
Riccardo Montolivo, Milan midfielder
We were playing in the second division recently and now we are here, playing in the Champions League. Now we have to finish top of the group and we will keep fighting to achieve our goal.
Eliseu, Málaga striker
Lineups
 | Milan |  | Málaga |
| 32 | Abbiati (GK) (C) | 13 | Willy (GK) |
| 5 | Mexès | 2 | Gámez |
| 9 | Pato 73 | 3 | Weligton (C) 64 |
| 18 | Montolivo53 | 5 | Demichelis |
| 20 | Abate 6 | 6 | Camacho |
| 21 | Constant | 7 | Joaquín82 |
| 22 | Bojan Krkić | 9 | Saviola69 |
| 25 | Bonera | 16 | Iturra5975 |
| 28 | Emanuelson4380 | 18 | Eliseu40 |
| 34 | N. de Jong34 | 21 | Sergio Sánchez64 |
| 92 | El Shaarawy62 | 22 | Isco |
Substitutes | |||
| 1 | Amelia (GK) | 1 | Kameni (GK) |
| 2 | De Sciglio6 | 8 | Toulalan75 |
| 7 | Robinho80 | 11 | Seba82 |
| 10 | Boateng62 | 17 | Duda |
| 11 | Pazzini | 23 | Onyewu |
| 23 | Ambrosini | 24 | Santa Cruz69 |
| 76 | Yepes | 27 | Portillo |
Coaches | |||
| Massimiliano Allegri (ITA) | Manuel Pellegrini (CHI) | ||
Referee | |||
| Howard Webb (ENG) | |||
Standings
Group C
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Málaga | 4 | 10 |
| 2 |  Milan | 4 | 5 |
| 3 |  Anderlecht | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Zenit | 4 | 3 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 82Seba (in) - Joaquín (out) (Málaga)
- 80Robinho (in) - Emanuelson (out) (Milan)
The Brazilian will be hoping to find the net against Málaga once again. He scored against them in a 2-0 win during his time at Real Madrid. - 75Toulalan (in) - Iturra (out) (Málaga)
The French international comes on to try and limit Milan's attacking forays. - 73Pato (Milan) scores!
Málaga fail to clear Emanuelson's corner and he picks up the loose ball on the left and picks out the Brazilian at the far post, who heads down for the first goal that Málaga have conceded in the UEFA Champions League.
The draw is enough to send Málaga into the knockout stages, while Milan stay second in Group C . Pato's equaliser leaves the Italians one point ahead of RSC Anderlecht.