Rafael Leao guilty of bad miss as Newcastle earn point in UCL opener at AC Milan

The Portugal international completely fluffed his lines with only goalkeeper Nick Pope to beat.

Newcastle drew with AC Milan (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Rafael Leao was guilty of an incredible miss which let Newcastle off the hook as their Champions League opener at AC Milan finished goalless.

The Portugal international, who was Newcastle star Sandro Tonali’s team-mate at San Siro until his £53million summer switch to Tyneside, completely fluffed his lines with only goalkeeper Nick Pope to beat after attempting an audacious flick at the end of a stunning 34th-minute run and only succeeded in tripping himself.