Bayern's Nesta Stunned, Su Dong's Eight Goals Propel Him to the Top of the Champions League Scoring Chart!
The morning after the match, Milan Sports Daily ran a front-page headline report on this globally watched clash, with Su Dong on the cover.
In its report, the Milan media outlet believed that Su Dong had been the key to Bayern's comeback victory away to AC Milan. His hat trick had helped Bayern defeat AC Milan 3–1, virtually securing their place in the quarterfinals ahead of time.
"During the match, we could clearly see that Leon had indeed made extensive defensive arrangements to deal with Su Dong. But all of them had been completely ineffective against him. Su Dong scored twice in the first half, turning the scoreline around for Bayern."
Milan Sports Daily believed that Su Dong's two goals had demonstrated not only the player's individual ability, but also the two teams' control over the match. Bayern's two goals had come just eleven minutes apart.
"It was obvious that, during the opening stages of the match, the initiative had appeared to be in AC Milan's hands. In reality, Bayern had been controlling everything from behind the scenes. It could be said that Heynckes's biggest mistake throughout the match had been Ronaldinho. The Brazilian genius's flash of brilliance had been completely beyond everyone's expectations, including Leon's."
Milan Sports Daily analyzed that Bayern had started cautiously, but had not expected AC Milan to catch them off guard. Ronaldinho's goal in particular had completely disrupted Bayern's plans, after which Ronaldinho had repeatedly created threats.
"But AC Milan's attack relied too heavily on individual performances."
"In the battle at San Siro, Ronaldinho had produced the best form of his career. This might have been his best match since joining AC Milan. But he still had