Bournemouth enjoy night to remember as 10-man Milan fail to weather storm

The Guardian

This was a momentous night in Bournemouth’s history, although the truth is they would have been given a far sterner examination by Coventry or Hull. Whatever this rotten impersonation of a Milan side was, it bore no relation to those that forged such a celebrated history. The visitors resembled holograms even before their goalkeeper Mike Maignan, with an extraordinary rush of blood resulting in a penalty and red card, rendered their task impossible. They never showed the slightest hint of putting up a fight. Bournemouth simply swamped the seven-time European champions and, amid a swirling…