MILAN TOPS UP EURO BID

AC Milan 4 Hellas Verona 1

AC MILAN moved back into Serie A’s top six with a 4-1 win at San Siro that relegated Hellas Verona.

The Rossoneri, aiming to leapfrog Atalanta and get back among the Europa League places, took the lead in the 11th minute when Hakan Calhanoglu converted a cutback from Suso (right).

Milan doubled their lead in the 32nd minute when Patrick Cutrone latched on to a pass from Giacomo Bonaventura and drilled the ball into the bottom corner.

It was 3-0 early in the second half when, in the 48th minute, Ignazio Abate stabbed home from 10 yards out after a break down the right from Suso.

In the 85th minute, Lee Seung-woo scored a late consolation for Verona but Milan restored their three-goal advantage when Fabio Borini steered home an angled drive. Meanwhile in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes hailed his players’ mental strength after they bounced back from their Champions League disappointment with a 3-1 win at relegated Cologne. The German champions missed out on a place in the Champions League final after drawing 2-2 with Real Madrid in midweek and looked jaded when Niklas Sule put through his own net after 36 minutes.

However, the visitors fought back with two goals in as many minutes.

Thomas Muller assisted both strikes, teeing up James Rodriguez after 59 minutes and then squaring for Robert Lewandowski in the 61st minute, with Corentin Tolisso adding a late third.