BATE holds Milan to 1-1 draw

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　　Milan's striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the visitors ahead in the 22nd minute. BATE was enjoying several promising² counterattacks but lacked the quality to break decisively through the Milan defence.

　　After the break, BATE upped the tempo³ and were rewarded when Milan's defender⁴ Ignazio Abate⁵ leaned on Artem Kontsevoy in the area to concede a penalty. Renan Bressan's 55th minute penalty cancelled out Zlatan Ibrahimovic's early opener to ensure that the sides would have to settle for a share of the spoils.

　　Milan upped the pressure but could find no way past Gutor, who pulled off smart stops to twice deny Ibrahimovic.

　　Milan have nearly qualified⁶ for the next round of the Champions League, although the team would have liked to dedicate a victory to hospitalized Cassano, who has been in hospital after falling ill on the flight back to Milan following its 3-2 win at Roma on Saturday.

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