Stephan El Shaarawy helped himself to two goals as Real Madrid were comprehensively beaten by AC Milan in a mid-season friendly in Dubai on ...
Stephan El Shaarawy helped himself to two goals as Real Madrid were comprehensively beaten by AC Milan in a mid-season friendly in Dubai on Tuesday evening.
Carlo Ancelotti's side entered the winter break on the back of a record 22 consecutive wins but Cristiano Ronaldo and Co were second best to a Milan side currently occupying seventh place in Serie A.
Jeremy Menez opened the scoring for Pippo Inzaghi's side before El Shaarawy doubled Milan's lead after half an hour.
Ronaldo pulled a goal back for Real before half time but El Shaarway netted his second of the game just minutes after the restart.
Substitutes Giampaolo Pazzini and M'Baye Niang combined with the former heading home the latter's cross with under 20 minutes to play to add extra gloss to the victory.
Karim Benzema did add a second for La Liga leaders Real from the penalty spot in the closing stages as Los Blancos tasted defeat for the first time since September, albeit in a meaningless friendly.
Ronaldo pulled a goal back for Real before half time but El Shaarway netted his second of the game just minutes after the restart.
Karim Benzema did add a second for La Liga leaders Real from the penalty spot in the closing stages as Los Blancos tasted defeat for the first time since September, albeit in a meaningless friendly.
