Milan drew 0-0 with Barcelona

 　　AC Milan survived a prolonged Barcelona onslaught to hold their illustrious visitors goalless, but wasted some chances at the beginning.

　　A series of sublime¹ Barca attacks produced no end product, while Milan managed to shut out Lionel Messi in red-hot form, though, to give themselves hope for the second leg at the Camp Nou.

　　Barcelona head coach Pep Guardiola criticised the notorious San Siro turf as "not suited to a football match".

　　"We knew Milan's quality and not scoring in the away leg is a bit damaging for us. The pitch was slippery and it was difficult to play," he said.

　　"It is always a pleasure to play at San Siro. It's just a shame that this pitch is not suited to a football match. Inter² and Milan both deserve a better playing surface," he added.

　　His Milan counterpart Massimiliano Allegri said his side drew strength from the draw with Barcelona.

　　"We defended in a very organized fashion. We must be happy with the result," he said. "Barcelona have scored in almost all their games, so I must compliment my lads for doing so well. It will be very tough in Spain, but this result gives us strength."

　　Milan should have been ahead just after the kick-off as Robinho found himself in space in the area, but he was unable to keep his close-range volley down.

　　Barca began to take control of the game, and Alexis Sanchez felt he should have been awarded a penalty as he went down following contact from goalkeeper Christian³ Abbiati, but the officials did not agree. Lionel Messi had the ball in the net soon afterwards, but the flag had already gone up for offside.

　　Barca continued to dominate the match, and Sanchez had a good opportunity as he burst clean through only to be denied by a last-ditch Luca Antonini tackle.

　　Chances in the second half were few and far between, but Abbiati had to make a smart save from Lionel Messi in the 88th minute and Antonini superbly blocked Cristian Tello's follow-up effort.

1 sublime   

adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的

参考例句：

• We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
• Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。

2 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。