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Pulisic, AC Milan Upset Real Madrid in Champions League

AC Milan beat Champions League winner Real Madrid 3-1. Liverpool also keeps rolling with win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Pulisic, AC Milan Upset Real Madrid in Champions League
AC Milan's American forward #11 Christian Pulisic (L) is challenged by Real Madrid's German defender #22 Antonio Ruediger during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid CF and AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Nov. 5. Pierre-Philipe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images
Todd Karpovich
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U.S. International Christian Pulisic shook off an early knock and served a perfect cross on a corner kick to Malick Thiaw, providing AC Milan with an early lead over defending Champions League winner Real Madrid.

That play set the tone for the Italian squad to pull off a 3–1 upset at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Todd Karpovich
Todd Karpovich
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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.