Milan miss big chance to make Barca sweat

The hosts managed to shut out Messi and give themselves hope for the return

As European heavyweight clashes go, they don’t get much bigger than this. AC Milan survived a prolonged Barcelona onslaught to hold their illustrious visitors goalless, but will be left wondering how they fluffed some golden chances to take a first-leg lead in last night’s Champions League quarter-final.

A series of sublime Barca attacks produced no end product, while Milan had, but wasted, by far the better openings in the match.