Substitute Pedro Leon struck an injury-time equaliser against Italian giants AC Milan to send Real Madrid through to the last 16 of the Champions League and preserve the Spanish club's unbeaten record under coach Jose Mourinho.
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| Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho (left) celebrates the 2-2 draw against Milan with Karim Benzema and Pedro Leon (right) last night. pics/afp |
Substitute Pedro Leon struck an injury-time equaliser against Italian giants AC Milan to send Real Madrid through to the last 16 of the Champions League and preserve the Spanish club's unbeaten record under coach Jose Mourinho.
Milan replacement Filippo Inzaghi looked to have consigned Madrid to defeat after netting twice in the second half as the Italians overturned a 1-0 deficit, given to Madrid by Gonzalo Higuain on the stroke of half-time.
However, with Mourinho set to suffer a losing return to the San Siro where he enjoyed so much success with his previous club Inter Milan, Leon popped up in the fourth minute of
additional time to drill in the equaliser.
The result means nine-times European champions Madrid are guaranteed a place in the knock-out stages even though they lost their 100 percent record in Group G.
Both sides had chances during an entertaining opening period, although it was in-form Madrid ufffd with 10 wins from 13 competitive games under Mourinho this season ufffd who looked much the more likely scorers for large periods.
