AC Milan have forgotten the derby loss, even though cruel and heavy, and are looking forward to the next big challenge in the Champions League after achieving three victories in a row in the Serie A.
Stefano Pioli now wants to see a strong performance against the German side and he wants Olivier Giroud to find the net again.
While Giroud did not score lately, AC Milan found a good replacement. We are talking about Noah Okafor who scored against Cagliari and Lazio. This is evidence that the Rossoneri now have more choices from the bench and the new signings in particular.
Speaking of Giroud, let's take a look at the last match against Lazio and the one against Torino as an example (not only for the two goals scored), the difference is clearly evident both in the areas of the field covered, and in the number of balls played by the French forward, as per Calciomercato.com.
In addition to this, there's the number of duels won (80% to 15%), attempted shots (4 with 2 goals to 1 saved brilliantly by Provedel), chances created (3 to 0), and fouls suffered (4 to 0).
Giroud with 4 goals this season is all pre-break. Today, Milan perhaps do play better, thanks to the integration of the new players, and they do manage to dominate matches better. However, the return of the 37-year-old veteran to scoring is missing, and against Dortmund, it will once again be the Frenchman starting from the front to help his teammates in this difficult group.
