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Milan got off to a good start in the Champions League playoffs.
But on the sidelines of the pitch, concerns are growing for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
– That is the only explanation, says Kim Källström in the C More studio.
It was from the stands Zlatan Ibrahimovic got to see his Milan get the perfect start to the Champions League play-offs in the round of 16 against Tottenham. Brahim Diaz scored the only goal of the game in the 1-0 victory and now the red and black have the advantage on their side before the return meeting in England.
Zlatan’s future
41-year-old Zlatan returned on Friday to Milan’s squad again after the long injury absence. But then the Swede had to watch the entire match against Torino from the bench.
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For the Champions League game, “Ibra” is not even registered and therefore has to settle for a seat in the stands. In connection with the match, the former teammates got Mikael Lustig and Kim Kallstrom give his honest view on the Swedish star’s future as a footballer.
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“Its over”
They are directly worried that the end is now very close for one of Swedish football’s greatest players of all time.
– Unfortunately, I think it’s almost over for Zlatan if you look at his career. I would think he might have five minutes in some Serie A game at the end of the season. The difficult thing about Zlatan is that he doesn’t directly like driving with straight pipes, it’s not like he says how it is, says Lustig in the C More studio.
– If there is one thing you have learned about Zlatan, it is that he wants to play in the Champions League. If there had been any percent chance that he could have played a semi-final or final in the Champions League, they would have taken it. But unfortunately, my feeling is that things are not looking good for Zlatan.
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Expert colleague Källström states that the only reason why Milan do not have Zlatan in the Champions League is because he is not fully fit yet.
– The feeling is that Milan must know that he is not ready to play, that is the only explanation. That they have settled this with Zlatan, because they would do this without Zlatan’s good memory, I find it very hard to believe, he says in the CL broadcast.
– Then it is incredibly surprising that he turns up against Torino but does not play, but it must be that he is not ready for Champions League football.
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