#dinamo-zagreb

#dinamo-zagreb

Southampton have signed Croatia winger Mislav Orsic from Dinamo Zagreb on a two-and-a-half-year contract.The 30-year-old scored 91 goals in 216 games for the Croatian side, and arrives for a reported £8m fee.He helped Croatia to a third-place finish in the 2022 World Cup , scoring the winning goal against Morocco.

And so, it has come to this.Just nine weeks on from the raucous celebrations in Eindhoven and the giddy excitement of the following day's Champions League draw, Rangers have one more chance to spare themselves continental ignominy.All the hope and anticipation has been whittled away, exposing the grim reality of trying to compete last season's runners-up, one of the last 16, and a side that might well go on and claim the big shiny pot themselves this term.

With the prevalence of scouting these days, the Men's World Cup is no longer an event where unknown players can jump out of the blue as much and make a huge name for themselves.For better or for worse, scouts already have the book on talents like Croatia's 27-year-old keeper Dominik Livaković of Dinamo Zagreb, or Fiorentina and Morocco's outstanding six, Sofyan Amrabat.

Timing is everything.Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livaković was having an incredible World Cup until running into the buzzsaw that is Argentina.With those prior performances, however, rumors of interest from Bayern Munich began to emerge and it looked like things might happen quickly, given that Manuel Neuer will miss the rest of the season.

Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn was spotted in the stands of Croatia's quarter-final penalty shootout victory over Brazil at the FIFA 2022 World Cup.Likely he was there just to enjoy a spectacular showdown - and maybe to catch a glimpse of Bayern defender Josip Stanišić - but if he had business on his mind at all, then he'd have done well to get the number of the representatives of Croatia's brilliant goalkeeper, Dominik Livaković.

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The Real Madrid midfielder led his country to the World Cup final in 2018 and now, with a quarter-final against favourites Brazil looming on Friday, there is an ambition to emulate that achievement - and it might not even be his last try at a major international trophy.

Stefano Pioli wanted to share the credit around after signing a contract extension to keep him as Milan coach until the end of the 2024-25 season.Former Inter coach Pioli took over at Milan in 2019, and has overseen a rejuvenation in the Rossoneri's fortunes.Having finished second in the 2020-21 campaign, Milan clinched their first Serie A title in 11 years last term.

Chelsea sailed through to Champions League knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb at Stamford Bridge.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) In their first fixture since Halloween, the hosts were given an early fright when Bruno Petkovic capitalised on some poor defending, but goals from Raheem Sterling and Denis Zakaria ensured Graham Potter's men finished as group winners.

Chelsea 3:05 PM GMT Graham Potter is quickly learning what big clubs are all about / Bryn Lennon/GettyImages Chelsea manager Graham Potter has accepted that clubs the size of the Blues are only ever one game away from being considered in crisis'.Potter has generally made a decent start to life at Stamford Bridge, recording three consecutive Champions League victories.

AC Milan travelled to face Dinamo Zagreb at home in Croatia at a stadium where the domestic champions had not been beaten in 2022 including by Chelsea FC and RB Salzburg.Milan came away with their biggest win in the competition in a decade since the 4-0 win over Arsenal in 2012.Stefano Pioli went ultra attacking for this game starting Ante Rebic, Charles de Ketelaere and Rafael Leao all at once and it paid off.

Stefano Pioli will set his Milan side out to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 in style by beating Salzburg in a decisive San Siro showdown next week.The Rossoneri moved above Salzburg into second place in Group E on Tuesday with a 4-0 demolition of Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Maksimir.Matteo Gabbia opened the scoring with his first Milan goal, heading in a Sandro Tonali free-kick, and the Serie A champions ran away with it in the second half.

Matteo Gabbia scored his first goal for Milan as they thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 to move just a point away from the Champions League round of 16.Chelsea's victory at Salzburg earlier on Tuesday gave Stefano Pioli's side the chance to go second in Group E and they grasped that opportunity with both hands.

AC Milan take on Dinamo Zagreb away tonight in a crunch tie in the Champions League as a win is critical.Milan are tied on points with the Croatian side hence need to jump up to fight with RB Salzburg on the final matchday.H2H Milan 3-1 Zagreb
Form Guide (all competitions) Zagreb: W, L, D, W, D
Milan: L, W, L, W, W
Players to Watch Rafael Leao Leao is in some brilliant form in the league but is yet to bag his first Champions League goal for the season and only had one last season, this needs to change.