Pulisic gets assist in Milan loss to Real Madrid

Christian Pulisic was named within the beginning XI for AC Milan in a preseason loss to Real Madrid on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Sunday evening.

The match ended 3-2 in favor of Madrid after a second-half comeback by the LaLiga giants, however Pulisic performed effectively over 71 minutes and assisted on Fikayo Tomori’s opening purpose from a nook kick earlier than being changed by Rafael Leao.

Milan led 2-0 at half-time, however Carlo Ancelotti made a bunch of adjustments on the break and Federico Valverde acquired Madrid again within the recreation with a pair of well-taken targets earlier than Vinicius Junior sealed the win with a late strike.

The 24-year-old officially joined Milan from Chelsea on June 13, after spending 4 seasons within the Premier League with the Stamford Bridge outfit.

He took the sector alongside his teammates on the iconic venue as Milan kick off their preseason tour of the U.S., which incorporates matches in opposition to Juventus on Thursday and Barcelona on Aug. 1, earlier than starting A league play away to Bologna on Aug. 21.

Pulisic additionally performed for Milan on July 20 in a scrimmage in opposition to Serie D aspect Lumezzane, however this was his first motion in opposition to top-level European competitors within the Rossoneri colours.

Stefano Pioli’s Milan adopted up a Serie A successful marketing campaign in 2021-22 with a fourth-place end within the league final season, whereas additionally reaching the semifinals of the Champions League earlier than shedding to metropolis rivals Inter.

Pulisic turns into the third American to play for Milan after defender Oguchi Onyewu and Sergiño Dest, who spent final season on mortgage on the San Siro from Barcelona.

Milan — owned by American funding agency RedBird Capital Companions — are seven-time European champions.

Pulisic moved to Chelsea in a €64 million deal in 2018 from Borussia Dortmund however was hampered by accidents. He made 145 appearances throughout 4 seasons at Stamford Bridge, throughout which he was part of the membership’s Champions League-winning aspect in 2021.

Throughout that point, Pulisic starred on the worldwide stage, twice guiding the USMNT to win the Concacaf Nations League, in addition to serving to lead the aspect to the spherical of 16 on the 2022 World Cup.

His enjoying time at Chelsea had grow to be more and more restricted because the membership signed a number of attacking gamers previously yr, together with Mykhailo Mudryk, Raheem Sterling and Christopher Nkunku.

Pulisic joins former Chelsea teammate Ruben Loftus-Cheek at Milan and turns into the 14th senior participant to go away Chelsea for the reason that finish of final season.